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Video: KFC Pulls Fried Chicken Ad After It Was Branded Racist
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According to MSNBC, fast food giant KFC has pulled an Australian television advertisement after it was branded racist in the United States. The ad depicts a white Australian cricket fan subduing boisterous black West Indian fans by sharing his fried chicken.
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