pixyled:
whatfreshhellisthis:
Oh good christ
Apparently our ongoing legacy of colonialism and genocide makes great advertising fodder.
Jesus Christ BBC what the fuck is wrong with you? First Blind Banker, now this?
You are aware it’s 2012?
OH I hadn’t thought of that! I had seen some “ughs” and stuf in regard to this but I wasn’t sure why? I get why people have a problem with it now.
Yeahhhh, BBC America, you have kind of a problematic history with regards to “we claim this space, now it’s ours”-ing. The last time you came here and said that, it didn’t turn out great for the people who were already living here..
-Jess
As somebody from a (former) Dominion [read: New Zealand], I love this ad. It’s brilliant! Some days it’s actually okay to laugh at historic events as being kind of dumb. That’s what they’re doing. :3