ALBAWABA - Social media users split up over McDonald’s latest advertisement to celebrate Father’s Day which is marked on June 21st.
In the advert, McDonald’s shared its logo with a "Happy Father’s Day" note below it and at the bottom appears a bread bun with some sesame seeds on the side.
من ينضم لي في الاحتجاج والاعتراف وطلب تعويض؟ pic.twitter.com/4khVdE6eNa
— فهد اليحيا (الحساب البديل) (@drfalyahy1) June 21, 2021
Translations: “Who will join me in protesting, confessing, and asking for compensation?”
Some people thought this advert was super clever; however, others disagreed and slammed the US burger company for sharing a stereotype picture of all dads.
We never knew McDonald's had a Father's Day ad until we saw this very subtle creative.#FathersDay pic.twitter.com/BCWzjy5jdJ
— Mad Over Marketing (@MadOMarketing) June 20, 2021
An online publishing company called, Media Samosa, shared the advert which it thinks is super creative and wrote: “The Hamburger is one of McDonald’s symbols. This ad uses the symbol as a father’s head, both interesting and touching.”
#OcassionSpot: McDonald's put out this Father’s Day print ad campaign with what seems to be a balding man’s head or the top part of a Big Mac bun.
Hamburgers is one of McDonald’s symbol. This ad use the symbol as a father’s head, both interesting and touching.
#FathersDay2021 pic.twitter.com/s2Zs1aB0U7— Media Samosa (@MediaSamosa) June 19, 2021
McDonald's Canada Twitter account shared two photos of two dad's socks one is highlighted in the company's logo and the other has McFlurry.
Dad fit or dad fiiiiiiit? Share your dad’s iconic fit with us for Father’s Day - we wanna see if our socks match his vibe (we’ve got extras). pic.twitter.com/6AneGmau5n
— McDonald’s?? (@McDonaldsCanada) June 20, 2021
McDonald's Corporation is a US fast food company, opened in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. It is the largest restaurant chain by revenue as it serves over 69 million customers every day in more than 100 countries.
According to data, McDonald's operated and franchised about 39,198 branches in the world in 2020.
About Father's Day:
Father's Day is a holiday honoring one's father, or relevant father figure, as well as fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society in general. According to sources, many countries observe Father's Day on the third Sunday in June.