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McDonald’s Japan has around six million followers on its official Twitter account

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https://twitter.com/i/status/1704420133140132045

However, one of its most recent posts has surpassed all expectations, attracting over 133 million views in less than a week.

The reaction to the video hasn’t been entirely positive, though, with a large number of foreign viewers taking offence at the post, sending it viral for all the wrong reasons. While it contains a seemingly innocent short anime clip to advertise the chain’s fries and nuggets deal, available on the menu from 5 in the evening, some viewers have chosen to read the scene differently.

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Once the clip was picked up by foreign viewers, though, some of them weren’t smiling, instead criticising what they saw to be a white nuclear family unit.

“Looks like Japan isn’t in favour of commercials with interracial, childless or lgtbq [sic] couples. Who would’ve thought.”

“Thank you for making me depressed McDonald’s Japan. What would I do without you?”

“That anime McDonald’s ad is my greatest nightmare.”

“I love my mcbreeding ads.”

“It’s creepy how the mom has the exact same proportions as the child. Like literally down to the hands.”

“Theory: McDonald’s is now trying to appeal to pedophiles?”


https://soranews24.com/2023/09/26/mcdona...-overseas/