Australian ad asking ‘Can you haka Kiwiberry?’ and depicting Maori warrior performing a haka described by New Zealander as ‘inaccurate and offensive representation of Maori people’
Australia’s advertising standards authority has dismissed a complaint against an advertisement for 7-Eleven’s Kiwiberry Slurpee that was described as “incredibly racist and offensive” to Maori.
The clip, posted to Slurpee Australia’s Facebook page asks: “Can you haka Kiwiberry?” It shows a Maori warrior startling two young 7-Eleven customers at the Slurpee machine with an approximation of the traditional war dance.
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