Article 75YDH South Korean Starbucks Apologizes For Ad That Evoked Massacre

South Korean Starbucks Apologizes For Ad That Evoked Massacre

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South Korean businessman Chung Yong-jin, chairman of an investment group that owns a majority stake in Starbucks Korea, bowed three times to apologize for an ad that appeared to mock the victims of a violent 1980 military crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators. What do you think?

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You gotta be careful which massacres you depict in ads."

Miranda Suarez, Land Purchaser
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Eventually you run out of ways to say we sell coffee.'"

Ronnie Platt, Placard Hanger
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This really shakes my faith in South Korean businessman Chung Yong-jin."

Neil Schmitz, Cheese Dehydrator

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