McDonald’s Fry Emoji Controversy

Text on the meme

맥도날드의 맥은 맥인다는 뜻입니까? 한남으로서 너무 불쾌합니다. Hey, McDonald, your tweet is a direct insult to Korean male. We don't use 👉 to steal a fry because it is regarded as a symbol of our small penis. Please change it to more P.C. icon, unless, we will boycott your fry. reply 👉 to steal a fry

What it means

A parody tweet screenshot shows a McDonald’s post inviting users to reply with a pointing-finger emoji to steal a fry. The Korean caption pretends that the emoji is offensive to Korean men because it resembles a symbol of a small penis, turning a harmless marketing joke into an absurd boycott threat. EN: A parody tweet screenshot shows a McDonald’s post inviting users to reply with a pointing-finger emoji to steal a fry. The Korean caption pretends that the emoji is offensive to Korean men because it resembles a symbol of a small penis, turning a harmless marketing joke into an absurd boycott threat.

Objects

Twitter post / пост в Twitter McDonald’s logo / логотип McDonald’s French fries / картофель фри red fry carton / красная упаковка для картофеля фри yellow arches / жёлтые золотые арки pointing finger emoji / эмодзи с указывающим пальцем black interface / чёрный интерфейс Korean caption / корейская подпись English text / английский текст