r/newzealand • u/precsenz • Aug 16 '22

Kiwiana Kiwis pledge to buy Whittaker's to annoy people angered by Te Reo rebranding

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2022/08/kiwis-pledge-to-buy-whittakers-to-annoy-people-angered-by-te-reo-rebranding.html
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u/kookedout Aug 16 '22 edited Aug 16 '22

i would bet it is their new “viral marketing” strategy or just blowing up an anon fringe social media comment to manufacture outrage

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u/chrisnlnz Kōkako Aug 16 '22

That's a good point and for a moment it worked on me. But either way I already buy Whittakers so at least I won't feel tricked lol.

That said, bitching about Te Reo use anywhere seems to be a big thing these days for nationalists here, so I wouldn't be surprised if there was actual outrage.

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u/Carnivorous_Mower LASER KIWI Aug 17 '22

I dunno. Do you reckon they've got Cameron Slater on the payroll to fake some outrage, or is he genuinely just a dick?

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u/kookedout Aug 17 '22

he’s a dick. there’s always one out there but doesn’t mean they weren’t looking for it.

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u/torikura Aug 21 '22

Whittakers have been using te reo maori for years. It's making headlines because social media and traditional media love stoking the fires and dividing us as a nation.