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Originally Posted by mosaicbuster
Not the real All Blacks but actors, this advertisement hasn't gone down too well here... according to that article, although in reality I can't see it bothering too many people.
"We would have been happy to work with them, but it sounds like crap."
"the New Zealand Rugby Union last night was unaware of the advertisement and expressed concern it might be inappropriately using the All Black brand."
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10626033 |
Well, it wouldnt be the first time companies highjack a sacred tradition somewhere and try to emulate it for advertising. But the way the actor was talking about the Haka in the ad was very convincing. One would have thought it was the real team.