I've seen some pretty distasteful MLK Day ads, but this one...
It's somehow even worse in the original email. It has a little animation of the chocolates jumping into Dr. King's mouth.
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The chocolate industry also does a lot of slavery.
And has children working in the supply chain.
For anyone unsure, of course Cadbury isn't exempt:
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/cadbury-exposed-dispatches
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2022/apr/03/cadbury-faces-fresh-accusations-of-child-labour-on-cocoa-farms-in-ghana