365Black.com is a McDonald’s website targeted at the African American community. What the hell?
Keith Sweat stepped up to add quotes and music to the site. Shame.
From the site:
“McDonald’s® gave me a chance to share my love for Chicken McNuggets®.”
– Preach on Keith Sweat!
“Like the unique African Baobab tree, which nourishes its community with its leaves and fruit, McDonald’s has branched out to the African-American community nourishing it with valuable programs and opportunities.”
– You have to be kidding…
“There was a McDonald’s® across the street from the club we used to go to, and everyone always gathered there.”
– Thanks MC Lyte!
It gets better. Check the Keith Sweat love jam to McNuggets… and when you’re done be sure to read the comments over at MetaFilter
Doodie on Thu, 27th Aug 2009 8:27 pm
Good post. But, 365Black is ridiculous. I think this is one of those things that we’re all going to look back on and say “I can’t believe they thought like that!”
“Like the African Baobab Tree, which nourishes the community with it’s leaves and fruit, McDonald’s has branched out to the African-American community nourishing it with valuable programs and opportunities.”
Can someone please tell me what a Baobab tree has to do with culture and life in the United States?
And how many people of African decent have ever eaten Baobab fruit or even know what the hell a Baobab Tree is? I feel bad for the actual Africans being nourished be this tree if it’s fruit is compared to McDonald’s food. Does the Baobab Tree clog arteries and rob the body of essential vitamins and nutrients too?
Not to mention, the girl in the in the video is easily less than 50% recent African decent anyway. The whole concept is retarded.
Doodiepants.com wrote something up about it as well.
http://doodiepants.com/2009/08/25/mcdonalds-website-just-for-people-with-darker-skin-365black-com/