THE DUTCH DO IT AGAIN: Racist PSP ad from 2006 (www.polygon.com)

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[-] purpleworm@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago

“Whilst the images used in the campaign were intended solely to highlight the contrast between the different colors available for the PSP, we recognize that the subject matter of one specific image may have caused concern in some countries not directly affected by the advertising,” Sony Computer Entertainment of Europe said in a statement at the time.

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