It’s fair to say that KFC massively cocked up on Twitter last night.
In a massive PR disaster for KFC Australia, it seems they clearly misjudged on how its audience would handle an adult joke.
The fast food giant tweeted the NSFW image on Friday as part of a social media campaign for its new Hot & Spicy chicken range.
Here it is in all its glory:
The image features a woman appearing to be grabbing for something from near her mates crotch.
Those with a not-so-dirty mind can clearly see it’s a bucket of chicken wings, unlike the rest of Australia who seemed to think it was his dick. Awkward.
The tweet was swiftly removed from the platform, but the damage was already done.
And, of course, the people of Twitter had a massive field day:
@KFCAustralia so new hot and spicy KFC is cumming soon. How soon? like a couple of minutes lol
— Richard Edwards (@richieaussie) April 15, 2016
Today @KFCAustralia learned that chicken is not THAT sexy.
— Barbara J (@mintie) April 15, 2016
https://twitter.com/BklynMiddleton/status/720762078324256768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
@KFCAustralia anyone looking for a job in social media, looks like KFC will be advertising a new role very soon.
— David Kock (@stupidbomberfan) April 14, 2016
@KFCAustralia anyone looking for a job in social media, looks like KFC will be advertising a new role very soon.
— David Kock (@stupidbomberfan) April 14, 2016
With a couple of them going a bit Daily Mail reader on it too:
Here's another reason never to eat at KFC. NSFW or anyone really https://t.co/zCzSpRaQyk
— Asher Wolf (@Asher_Wolf) April 15, 2016
https://twitter.com/langmonster/status/720800943105658882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
There’s no denying it was in pretty bad taste, but someone has either probably lost their job or received a massive payrise, because this NSFW marketing campaign still seemed to get the job done:
https://twitter.com/fatlazyhappy/status/720788037567782914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
I would just stick to making fried chicken guys, that joke was certainly no zinger. (I will see myself out).
KFC have since removed the tweet and apologised.