Nigeria Demands Apology From Sony For Mentioning Nigerian Fraud In A Commercial?
from the really? dept
I have to admit that this story seems so bizarre that I'm not quite sure I believe it. A bunch of folks have been submitting the news that the Nigerian government is apparently so upset by a Sony Playstation commercial that it's demanding an apology from Sony for allegedly "portraying Nigeria as a home of fraud where its citizens hardly do genuine business." Must be quite a commercial right? The only problem is that the commercial does no such thing:Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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http://consumerist.com/5364321/nigeria-demands-apology-for-district-9
Did someone over at the Nigerian government suddenly got enlightened or just went brain dead?
BTW, I though Nigeria is known for its proliferating and lively sex trade, not scam, gangsters and cannibals. /end sarcasm/
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I don't know
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Nigerian Government to do list:
2. Curtail all those extrajudicial killings that keep getting brought up in pesky UN Human Rights meetings.
3. See if we can figure out how to get more than 26% of the population to go to school as children.
4. Figure out why a Next Eleven nation and the world's fastest growing economy still has 70% of its population living below the world poverty line (according to the CIA factbook).
But first, we MUST get our apology!!!
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Oh yeah?
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Oyinbo, I go chop your $ - video
http://www.kotonteej.com/?p=240
Sincerely
DJM
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From Sony...with Love
Sony
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Refund for Greviences
I am the presidant of Sony Corp, and wish to make up to you for the missunderstanding. we are willing to pay $5,999,999 to your goverbment to appologize for any inconvience.
If you can send the following information, we can transfer the funds to your banking account.
Bank Account Number:
Bank Routing Number:
Bank Passwords (For Deposit Authority)
First & last Name of Account:
Thank you.
Presadent of Sony.
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What some may simply say is that we have racial mistrust. It's not that he's worse than me.
Listen, I don't trust people based on experience, I don't trust people based on their life experience, I don't trust people based on where they originate from or who they know, and where they've been. I know Whites, Hispanics and Asians that I don't trust because of who they are.
And I might think that an African American is automatically coming from an experience that's so different than mine. It doesn't make them worse than me, it's just that it's so different than me that I have a trust issue going on.
It's not that I don't trust African Americans, in fact in Middle School I really thought I was going to marry into an African-American family.
Do you see what I'm saying? It's that racism is the belief that one race is inferior, or superior. That there is something that is something biologic, physiologic, psychological different and that those guys are superior.
I just don't think that's what is going on our country anymore. I think it's this discomfort from the idea that we're equal, and that's cool... Um, how do we do this?
I mean, a lot of my best friends say "Their best friends are black," and, "They don't have a problem with black people." This is a joke. An absolute joke when you hear this from a white person.
I typically try not to embarrass them but sometimes, I sometimes follow this up with a question of:
"How many black folks have you had to your house"? But I know that the answer honestly would be "Well, last week, there was um.. actually none."
This is about people feeling superior, or the others feeling inferior or is there just this discomfort, and I don't know how else to put it, but between races that we're not getting at, and I think the way we're handing is just making the situation worse.
But, having that said that, you need to look at this from the other side of the coin. I really think there's this problem with anyone within Nigeria's governance requesting Sony an apology for Nigerian Fraud, when these cats put sons of their presidency in key positions to ensure their most profitable export stayed in place.
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080822/0315012062.shtml
http://www.techdirt.com/arti cles/20080602/0003451286.shtml
http://www.techdirt.com/blog.php?tag=419
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I for instance do not believe that blacks and whites are inferior or superior to each other biologically in any significant way. There are physical and biological differences, but few to none of any actual consequence. Blacks and whites, in general, are equally able in 99.9% of endeavors.
On the other hand, I DO truly believe that there is serious cultural problem in the African American community today, particularly in major metropolitan areas. It stems from a lack of proper role models, an identity that is traditionally tied to their history of being oppressed by whites, and a general lack of valuing education. This stems from a variety of reasons, some on the black community, some on the white.
I just think that instead of trying to find someone to blame, the black community is seriously due for some self-correction of their priorities. I have no idea how that happens, only that it must come from within. The good news is they can do it. The bad news is that to date, they haven't seemed all that interested.
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Was that a Su-Fi or dual middle fingers? I'm confused!
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You win this round, non-white people.
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Nigerian Scam
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That's part of the .01%
The other parts are:
1. Running short distances really, really fast
2. Running super long distances really, really fast
3. Dancing
4. Appearing to be muscular and "cut" no matter how overweight they are.
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This "exception process" is especially true when their own model has you positioned to something less. Their inability to find and put in place exception models is what I know, and what I will continue to fight for.
http://techdirt.com/article.php?sid=20090918/0307366238#c162
For far too many companies, this exception process doesn't exist.
What ever happened to "Hey, the guy/gal pays their bill on time, let's keep them around" The problem is that a lot of people try to bring in other information, stupid statistics, and models that try again to pin one person against another, all based on their educational background. But deviation from this has multiple issues, and issues I'm not willing to give up.
Kenneth Chenault will continue to be my one and only hero, regardless of anything else.
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Old News, and...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Eg9TLWJS6Q
I assume they did multiple takes with different lines. That or this was a part of Sony's marketing plan all along...
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How Many Nigerians Approve
See: http://www.usaid.gov/policy/budget/cbj2010/
"The resources in this request put the United States on a path to double U.S. foreign assistance by 2015, thereby providing the resources needed to help the world’s weakest states reduce poverty, combat global health threats, develop markets, govern peacefully, and expand democracy worldwide. The FY 2010 Function 150 International Affairs request totals $53.9 billion, an increase of 9 percent over the FY 2009 total, which includes both enacted and requested emergency supplemental funding."
It seems to me that America should reallocate about $50 million of aid and block Nigerian internet traffic from entering the US (and yes, I understand that we cannot effectively block all of it).
Ronald J. Riley,
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Re: Nigerian Scam
Secondly, Madoff, Enron, which crippled the world economy, is not seen as "American scam" but simply Madoff...why would you ascribe a scam committed by individuals to a specific country?....it is born out of prejudice (my opinion). Just because an African American robs a bank...does that mean that all blacks are thieves (try, and see what happens to you!)….get it right people. Nigeria has a problem i agree. I am sure they have crime fighting outfits that are trying to combat this problem. BTW, when is the “western banks “going to stop receiving STOLEN money from fraudulent “third world” government official. Your banks harbor their money but nobody…not even the UN wants to address that.
Just a random thought!
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