And, in your opinion, does that ad promote racial prejudice and/or discrimination?
It does not, in my opinion. And I also think most would be sensible to get and accept the context.
But I can also see how that particular image, as an outtake and out of context, can be misused. At a very tense time of heightened emotions, who knows what people can or can't be sensitive about.
It obviously wasn't meant that way, don't think anyone thinks that. But it is also not completely insane to remove that one still, from an already daft advert, or not use it in their online marketing. Which is what happened when the image has been shared on social media as an image with a caption, and that's where the responses have come in, rather than to the video itself.
If it was an image of light blue and yellow ribbons burning for example, the context would be the same, but people would similarly argue it is insensitive to Ukraine, particularly given all the effort put into flying the flags in support everywhere etc.
I don't really think that myself. But it hurts nobody to remove it, say something sensitive, and move on.
Until it gets turned into yet another reason to kick up a fuss, and start another line of the culture war, which is the unfortunate consequence of pretty much every news item now.
