Many people thought that the apology was unnecessary, however. In an Instagram post, KFC Trinidad showed a chicken drumstick with the silhouette of a ‘black power’ fist that has been recently popularized by the Black Lives Matter movement. Friday 14 August, 2020 Responding to the anti-racist demonstrations sweeping the United States following the death of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police, Popeyes Chicken tweeted that the restaurant chain would be © Autonomous Nonprofit Organization “TV-Novosti”, 2005–2020. One observer argued that while the post would likely be considered racist in the United States or Europe, it matches the Following the outcry, the company pulled the Instagram message and replaced it with an apology.
KFC has apologised for ads posted on social media on Emancipation Day which drew negative responses from followers. In a brief statement posted to its Facebook page later in the day… Popular fast-food eatery KFC Trinidad has issued an apology to citizens following a full day of backlash towards a post intended to commemorate Emancipation Day, August 1. August 13, 2020
We recognise that our posts commemorating Emancipation Day drew some negative responses.Clearly, we got it wrong and we want to unreservedly apologise for the offence caused.As a result, we are reviewing the approval process of all of our communications to avoid situations like this reoccurring.Copyright 2017 BY Trend Media | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
KFC has apologised for ads posted on social media on Emancipation Day which drew negative responses from followers.In a brief statement posted to its Facebook page later in the day, the fast food restaurant acknowledged that it may have gotten it wrong and apologised for any offence caused.KFC said it’s in the process of reviewing its approval process to avoid any future occurrence of such situations.At KFC Trinidad, we always strive to recognise our nation's multicultural history and make up, and to play our part in recongising it.Our intention was to support and recognise the importance of this historically significant event. KFC has apologised for ads posted on social media on Emancipation Day which drew negative responses from followers.
August 13, 2020
It wasn’t long before the post caught the attention of internet users. August 13, 2020 In a brief statement posted to its Facebook page later in the day, the fast food restaurant acknowledged that it may have gotten it wrong and apologised for any offence caused. Subscribe to RT newsletter to get stories the mainstream media won’t tell you KFC Trinidad was grilled by angry social media users after the fast food chain marked a holiday celebrating the end of slavery with a BLM-inspired chicken ad. KFC Trinidad and Tobago has issued an apology after an ad it posted on social media to celebrate the end of slavery sparked outrage on Twitter.
All rights reserved. “Happy Emancipation Day,” the graphic read. It wasn’t long before the post caught the attention of internet users.
Darlisa Ghouralal The company later apologized for the post. In an Instagram post, KFC Trinidad showed a chicken drumstick with the silhouette of a ‘black power’ fist that has been recently popularized by the Black Lives Matter movement.