Intercultural Talk » interntional advertising http://interculturaltalk.org Stereotypes in Advertising, Intercultural Communications, Multicultural Parenting Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:18:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Advertising in China: The President, Blockberry, and Cultural Appropriation http://interculturaltalk.org/2009/07/01/advertising-in-china-the-president-blockberry-and-cultural-appropriation/ http://interculturaltalk.org/2009/07/01/advertising-in-china-the-president-blockberry-and-cultural-appropriation/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:26:21 +0000 cultureguru http://interculturaltalk.org/2009/07/01/advertising-in-china-the-president-blockberry-and-cultural-appropriation/ Obama Blockberry Ad My first reaction?  Totally inappropriate.  My second reaction?  If it meant not raising taxes due to new revenue streams, why not?   Although, “why not” might be answered by Conan O’Brien’s experience with international advertising (below).

The Wall Street “China Journal admittedly hasn’t verified this with Robert Gibbs, but we’ll go out on a limb and say that Obama’s presence in the ad is unauthorized.”

The ad and product seem to be ‘double shanzai,’ a Blackberry copy being advertised by an unauthorized Presidential image.  Is this a parody?  The ultimate in cultural appropriation?  Or just plain piracy?  If it’s cultural appropriation, when/where is the line between offense, flattery, or just plain humor or parody?

Conan O’Briens Venture into International Advertising

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