Burger King is in trouble with Belgium's monarchy over an advertising campaign asking Belgians to vote online to "crown" the global fast-food giant the true ruler of the country where the U.S. brand will launch next month.
Representatives of Belgium's King Philippe on Monday asked the local unit of Burger King, owned by Restaurant Brands International (QSR.TO)(QSR.N), to explain itself.
"We told them that we were not happy with them using an image of the king in their campaign," palace spokesman Pierre-Emmanuel De Bauw told Reuters, adding that the monarch's image -- he appears in cartoon form -- could not be used for commerce.
[...] The spoof poll may have touched a nerve in Brussels. In 1950 Belgians held a real referendum on a proposal to abolish the monarchy in light of the role of King Philippe's grandfather, Leopold III, during Nazi occupation. Leopold was forced to abdicate in favor of his son, Philippe's uncle.
Source: Reuters
(Score: 3, Touché) by idiot_king on Wednesday May 31 2017, @05:12AM (5 children)
A Capitalist King challenging a relic of European colonialism.
The backdrop: The Era of Der Trumpenfurher and Shadow of Racist Nationalism.
Truly, truly: life is stranger than fiction.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday May 31 2017, @05:16AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzDmV0_Uzq4 [youtube.com]
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 31 2017, @07:39AM
Capitalism is Good!
Colonialism is bad!
Racism is good!
Nationalism is bad!
I can't even anymore, these are dark times indeed.
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Wednesday May 31 2017, @04:37PM (2 children)
H before R, not vice versa. Or Fuehrer if you can't/don't want to umlaut.
Hilter was the worst Fürher.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday May 31 2017, @08:12PM (1 child)
I like you sense of respect: no matter how evil, the guy deserves at least the respect of having his title spelled correctly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Wednesday May 31 2017, @08:25PM
I mean, when you specifically make up a foreign-derived title for someone, the least you can do is spell it correctly. If you don't, you just look like an idiot.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"