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Paddy Power has angered people with this 'tasteless' joke about UK immigrants
PADDY POWER IS at it again.
These sponsored trucks were spotted driving around the ferry ports in Dover early this morning:
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The betting company is no stranger to shock marketing attempts, and this ad ticked everyone off – with many saying it was a “tasteless” attack on migrants.
In a blog on the Paddy Power website, Aidan Elder explained that the ad was meant to highlight the ‘double standards’ in the English public’s view of immigrants.
Elder named Mo Farah, Andy Murray, Raheem Sterling and Irish cricketer Eoin Morgan as some of the ‘foreign’ sportsmen who represent the country.
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He even gets a dig in at Ireland, the scamp:
Watch out everyone. Paddy Power stunt ads are now reaching for deeper commentary on social issues. Who’s gonna be next?
Paddy Power has just taken a major dig at Scotland’s ‘freedom’ ahead of the match>
Look what happened to the Paddy Power shop on Baggot Street>
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