Rainie Yang Banned from McDonald’s Ads

**naxus** · #1 (**permalink**) 24-01-2007, 11:02 AM

According to TOM.com, McDonald’s latest promotional advertisements starring Alan Luo (罗志祥) and Rainie Yang (杨丞琳) have been replaced by a new version starring Alan Luo by himself.

Chinese online forums are rampant with speculation, with the vast majority of the opinion that McDonalds may change the advertisement because of pressure from the Chinese public. Several years ago, Rainie displayed a lack of knowledge of Chinese history, resulting in a large portion of Chinese mainlanders seriously criticizing her.

Rainie (23) has starred in "Meteor Garden or 流星花园" and was hostess in "Guess Guess Guess, or 我猜我猜我猜猜猜". She is popular in Taiwan, but not so in mainland. Once when asked by Jacky Wu (吴宗宪) how many years the War of Resistance against Japan lasted, she didn't know the right answer. After hearing the right answer, she cried: "Only eight years?"

On 5th this January, there was one post titled "Rainie Yang Endorses McDonald! Can You Accept that?" The post asked people to resist products endorsed by Rainie Yang. In just two weeks' time, more than 3000 replies followed.

Mcdonalds confirmed that they have changed the commercial, but they didn't give a reason.

Credits: AsianFanatics , Asianbite.com

**coolhunt** · #2 (**permalink**) 24-01-2007, 04:42 PM

=.=
so what if she don't know her chinese history, we cant blame her.
she is a star, not someone from the university. >.<

btw, must celebraties know their chinese history in order to get the mcdonalds advertisement?
confused.

ps:i kinda like her, so im a little harsh on my words. Pls pardon me

**kittycat1314** · #3 (**permalink**) 24-01-2007, 08:53 PM

wow they got rid of her because she doesn't know her history? What kind of reason is that? Not everyone is good at history.....

**unfob** · #4 (**permalink**) 25-01-2007, 11:41 AM

i like her too and thats pretty harsh. but i guess the mainland people would be like that, since she did not know that, and gave that response afterwards.

**nice2858** · #5 (**permalink**) 25-01-2007, 02:56 PM

man thats crap. its not fair cos she only young how on earth would you know how long the war of resistance when your only 23 years old. I don't even know the population of china now let alone something that happened years ago.

**MasteR88** · #6 (**permalink**) 26-01-2007, 02:23 AM

lol thats pretty funny

**lukyboy91** · #7 (**permalink**) 26-01-2007, 09:46 PM

Mcdonald are from USA not China!! What's the point if she don't like history??? I hate the people who think one has to know what you know and what you think is important!! Just like those old history teachers!!! Rainie is the best! History s****!!!

**Doodles** · #8 (**permalink**) 27-01-2007, 12:54 AM

that is so stupid .....
a star is not always always bright as an historian