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HONG KONG (AP) - Soft drink giant Coca-Cola pulled a promotional robot figurine adorned with what looks like Nazi swastikas following criticism from a local Jewish leader.
The company withdrew "Robowaru'' from a promotional set of plastic figurines derived from the Japanese television series "Robocon'' following a complaint by Rabbi Yakkov Kermaier of Hong Kong, Coca-Cola spokesman Kelly Brooks said Wednesday in Atlanta.
The original Robowaru has two Buddhist symbols printed on its chest _ but the Coca-Cola promotion inverts the ancient symbols, making them very similar to Nazi swastikas.
"We regret any misunderstanding this may have caused,'' Brooks said in a telephone interview from Atlanta.
The ancient Buddhist symbol common in Asia is nearly a reverse image of the swastika adopted by the Nazis. The four arms on the Buddhist symbol point counterclockwise, while the arms on the Nazi swastika point clockwise.
The arms on the swastika on Coca-Cola's robot figurine point clockwise.
Esse lançamento aí em cima tá causando o maior qüiproquó no sofrido e esperto povo judeu do mundo todo. Quem produziu isso aí pra Coca ao inverter as pontas do símbolo budista transformando-o em suástica, ou se enganou ou tá botando pra fora seu anti-semitismo e difudindo o nazismo no meio dos curumins.
É o bom a gente não esquecer que esse símbolo representa um dos mais terríveis e horrorosos momentos pelos quais essa nossa humanidade biruta ja passou.
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