Talk about bad PR.
A flack at Chow Tai Fook, the world’s largest jewellery chain, is under fire for posting insensitive comments on Facebook about the sexual assault of female Occupy Hong Kong protesters.
Here’s what Joanna Kot said, according to SCMP:
“Assaulted? It’s late by a few days already! You all saw it! If there’s a problem, you [protesters] want the police, if there’s no problem you say they are bad guys. If you’re all that, then leave by yourself. Citizens of Mong Kok are only repaying you in the same way.”
“Molested? Remember not to report to the police; revolution requires sacrifice, fighting for democracy is above the law.
“Those anti-Occupiers are ‘peacefully’ molesting you. You should be understanding! LOL!”
Watch the Coconuts TV video on the sexual assault of a female Occupy Hong Kong protester here:
We find making fun of what happened to that young lady in extremely poor taste, and so did many online commenters who called for a boycott of Chow Tai Fook.
Kot’s Facebook profile and LinkedIn pages have since been deleted. It it is unclear yet whether she has been fired or disciplined by Chow Tai Fook, but the jewellery retailer did take to its Facebook page to make a statement:
“It is with much regret that the words posted by one of our staff members on her personal Facebook account have aroused discontent among members of the public.
We hereby clarify that any individual staff’s personal words and opinions have no relation with the company and do not represent the company’s stand. Your attention and understanding are much appreciated.”
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