South Korean businessman Chung Yong-jin, chairman of an investment group that owns a majority stake in Starbucks Korea, bowed three times to apologize for an ad that appeared to mock the victims of a violent 1980 military crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators. What do you think?
“You gotta be careful which massacres you depict in ads.”
Miranda Suarez, Land Purchaser
“Eventually you run out of ways to say ‘we sell coffee.’”
Ronnie Platt, Placard Hanger
“This really shakes my faith in South Korean businessman Chung Yong-jin.”
Neil Schmitz, Cheese Dehydrator
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South Korean businessman Chung Yong-jin, chairman of an investment group that owns a majority stake in Starbucks Korea, bowed three times to apologize for an ad that appeared to mock the victims of a violent 1980 military crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators. What do you think?
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