Apparently this Japanese commercial is quite old, but I only stumbled across it today. In some weird hybrid of female sexual exploitation for commercial gain and fast food capitalist consumerism, McDonald’s “sexed up” Ronald McDonald and brought us this:
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Miss McDonald is arguably way more interesting as a female Ronald McDonald.
Posted by Wesley
October 26, 2007, 2:39 PM
Wow.
That ad can't be that old, the "I'm Lovin' It!" slogan is new-ish, isn't it?
It's interesting that the ad is Japanese but the model is white. It reeks of "Fair and Lovely"...
Posted by Thea
October 26, 2007, 4:27 PM
How funny that you posted this today! Last weekend I Parodied Ronald McDonald (Ronda McDee) for a pre-Halloween Party. After ordering the dress portion of my costume I was looking for images of Ronald's face makeup and I, too, came across this female version of Ronnie.
Here's a link to my costume last (and this) weekend!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/platypus...
Posted by Lilith Attack
October 26, 2007, 8:09 PM
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