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  • 2022-02-08 (xsd:date)
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  • KFC Trinidad post falsely shared as Black History Month tweet (en)
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  • Social media posts share an alleged KFC tweet celebrating Black History Month that features an image of a chicken drumstick casting a shadow shaped like a Black Power fist. But the image was originally posted and then quickly removed by KFC Trinidad as the Caribbean country marked Emancipation Day in 2020, and a spokeswoman said it was not shared by the famous chicken restaurant in the United States. I hear you, I see you and I stand with you #BlackHistoryMonth, says the text of the purported tweet, which circulated on Facebook and Twitter in February 2022 and includes the KFC Twitter handle and its former Twitter profile picture . Screenshot of a Facebook post taken on February 8, 2022 The image sparked mockery and outrage in February, the month in which Black history and culture is celebrated in the United States and Canada. KFC's DEI in Wyoming: 'Chicken. I heard they like chicken, one wrote , referring to a racist stereotype about Black people. TF did y'all hope to accomplish with this insensitive shit? another commented. However, the fast food company said it did not post the image in the United States for Black History Month. KFC US did not post this image or statement, spokeswoman Lori Eberenz told AFP, adding: This is a fake, altered version of an old post from KFC Trinidad that was posted in 2020 and removed shortly after. While KFC removed the original image, it was shared by other social media users in 2020. Screenshot of a tweet taken on February 8, 2022 The unaltered image has a reference to KFC's branch in Trinidad and Tobago in the lower right-hand corner and text at the top that said Happy Emancipation Day -- a reference to the holiday celebrated on August 1 in many former British colonies. Local media Buzz-Caribbean reported that the posts were deleted after causing outrage online. KFC also posted a statement on the @kfc.tt Instagram account that said: We recognize that our posts commemorating Emancipation Day drew some negative responses. Clearly, we got it wrong and we want to unreservedly apologise for the offence caused. (en)
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