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Off-topic forums => Completely Unrelated => Topic started by: Kudistos Megistos on 2009-09-09 16:00:30
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The Nigerian government is very upset with Sony (http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/09/08/sony-corporation-portrayed-nigeria-as-home-of-fraud-fg/) after they made a reference to Nigerian email scams in one of their latest adverts (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV8QM04Cg_U). Apparently, Sony has changed the line to a nonsensical one about WWI. As a European, I am very offended by this and demand an apology. :x
You'd have thought that the Nigerian government would have bigger things to worry about; after all, their country has a nominal GDP per capita of $1,500 (compare to around $30,000 - $50,000 in most Western countries), it comes 154th on the UN's Human Development Index and suffers from horrific levels of crime and ethno-religious conflict. Actually, that might be why the government is acting so butthurt; nothing works like creating an external enemy when you want to distract your people from problems at home, as all bad governments know :wink:
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They say any publicity is good publicity.
Sony shouldn't apologize, whomever writes those fraudulent e-mails should. It IS a fact that it's always Nigeria that's cited in the scams, so Sony didn't lie, or even insinuate anything.
It's as you said, KM. Nigeria's just being a sore-ass.
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According to Wikipedia, Sony's total assets are greater than Nigeria's total GDP :-D
They aren't in a position to be demanding things of Sony :-P