Voice of “Aflac Duck” Gets The Boot
For whatever my two cents is worth, the recent events in Japan are tragic, horrific, and making jokes about it is not only insensitive , but just plain stupid.
The Associated Press reports doing just that has cost the voice of the "Aflac Duck" his job. Aflac has terminated its relationship withComedian Gilbert Gottfried over comments made on his Twitter account.
(AP)
The tasteless tweets are particularly problematic for Aflac because it does 75 percent of its business in Japan. One in four homes in Japan buys health insurance from Aflac. The insurer's CEO, Daniel Amos, flew to Japan on Sunday to show support for the company's employees and agents.
Aflac said in a statement Monday that Gottfried's jokes do not represent the feelings of the company, which previously announced it would donate 100 million yen ($1.2 million) to the International Red Cross to help with disaster assistance.
"There is no place for anything but compassion and concern during these difficult times," Chief Marketing Officer Michael Zuna said.
The tweets in question were removed from Gottfried's Twitter feed Monday after Aflac announced it would stop working with the comedian.
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