Post by Peanut on Aug 30, 2018 8:18:15 GMT -5
KFC is promising $11,000 to the first baby named after Colonel Sanders and born on his birthday.
What do you think about this?
Harland is the first name of the fast-food company’s founder (and now mascot), Colonel Sanders, and the company announced on Wednesday that it will award $11,000 to the first baby born on September 9th, Sanders’s birthday, bearing the name Harland. Per a press release, the gift of $11,000 is “in honor of KFC’s 11 herbs and spices” and is intended for the newborn Harland’s college tuition.
In other words, there might soon be a child whose naming rights were effectively purchased by a company that sells fast food. Surely KFC intended for this stunt to get attention and press, which is a disappointing confirmation of the lengths to which corporations will go to set themselves apart in the churn of the social-media age.
In other words, there might soon be a child whose naming rights were effectively purchased by a company that sells fast food. Surely KFC intended for this stunt to get attention and press, which is a disappointing confirmation of the lengths to which corporations will go to set themselves apart in the churn of the social-media age.
What do you think about this?
