SUBWAY pulls French/Chicken Ad

[Bonhomme Richard]

I just recieved a response to a nasty email I sent them about the Ad asking what goes better together than France and Chicken.
They sent back:

Thank you for taking the time to share your comments regarding one of our
> current advertisements.
>
> We apologize if you were offended. It was certainly not our intention to
> insult anyone with the design of the ad.
>
> We understand that what might not be offensive to people in one part of
> the world may be offensive to people elsewhere. As a result, we have
> instructed all of our restaurants participating in this promotion to
> remove the advertisements immediately.
>
> The ad was designed to promote a French-style chicken sandwich, The
> Chicken Cordon Bleu. It was our intention to show to customers that fine
> French cuisine and our chicken sandwiches are a complimentary pairing.
>
> Again, thank you for taking time to express your views. Your input and
> concern is appreciated.

[Fescue4u]

1. lol! I didnt really make the connection at first

Ironic. If it was intentional, thats pretty offensive, but if it was truly a faux pas, thats pretty damn funny.

[otohara]

2. Tres Chicken Shits!

time to boycott Subway too!

[melody]

3. Subway NeoCon mentality

Same old, same old. They're a bunch of goose-stepping chickens themselves.

[theHandpuppet]

4. I wrote to them as well

Thanks for following up on this -- I'm glad they pulled that offensive ad!

[WeRQ4U]

5. I have my reservations about the intentions of that ad.

The would have to assume that the American public is smarter than they are. Sure, we get it, but would the average Neocon war hawk? I doubt it.

[Lisa]

6. it didn't get many laughs up here in Canada

(nous parlons Francais ici)

[redwitch]

7. I never saw the ad. So I'm not sure what this post refers to.

Could someone please enlighten me?