SpaghettiOs apologises for #PearlHarbor tweet
SpaghettiOs, the Campbell Soup owned brand, has apologised for a tweet sent on the 72nd anniversary of Pearl Harbour, featuring its smiling logo holding up an American flag with the text ‘Take a moment to remember #PearHarbour with us’.Now deleted, the tweet received thousands of retweets complaining about how it suggested celebration, when over 2,000 Americans died on the day, which led to America entering World War 2.
Hey @SpaghettiOs, it takes real balls to use a bloody and horrific tragedy as marketing. #shameful pic.twitter.com/CTM3GIDnmp
— jam (@jamileh) December 7, 2013I remember it being sadder than this in History class RT @SpaghettiOs Take a moment to remember #PearlHarbor with us. http://t.co/03gjyQvkeZ
— Daniel (@TheUnDaniel) December 7, 2013
You know thousands died, right? RT @SpaghettiOs: Take a moment to remember #PearlHarbor with us. http://t.co/7hMvcmQSg9
— Kyle Madson (@MadSports8) December 7, 2013
The company has since tweeted an apology, saying it "meant to pay respect, not to offend."We apologize for our recent tweet in remembrance of Pearl Harbor Day. We meant to pay respect, not to offend.
— SpaghettiOs (@SpaghettiOs) December 7, 2013
The account is handled internally.