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Nestle: Our new mascot isn't Pedobear
A laugh for any familiar with this meme...
Quote:Nestle has issued a statement to clarify that its new mascot isn't Pedobear — the Internet symbol of pedophile behaviour — after publishing an image that resembles the notorious cartoon.
The move comes after the food company posted a photo to Instagram, a popular picture-sharing application, of a man in a bear costume drumming with two Kit-Kat bars.
Before long, folks were drawing comparisons between the costume and Pedobear, a cartoon image used to mock people who display a sexual interest in minors online.
"We produced this photo — of a real guy in a bear suit — to launch Instagram through our Facebook community," a spokeswoman for the company told The Age newspaper.
"We had never heard of Pedobear," she said. "But when the possibility of its similarity to the so-called 'Pedobear' was raised with us, we immediately removed it."
"Get it together," wrote David Kiefaber on AdWeek.com. "If more companies would start hiring people under 35 again, we wouldn't have to go through this every six months."
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RE: Nestle: Our new mascot isn't Pedobear
Oh dear. Priceless.
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08-06-2012 09:32 AM |
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