VIDEO: Is That the President on a Fried-Chicken Commercial?

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AOL News reports that KFC China ran an Obama-themed commercial in advance of Chinese President Hu Jintao's January visit to the United States. 

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"Change, not only for your mom, but for you, your stomach, for a better taste!" the sorta look-alike proclaims in the commercial, before being crushed by a giant sandwich.

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The company has said the ad was "meant to be a spoof and no disrespect was intended," but "it is no longer airing and will not be reaired." 

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How do you think this one would go over in the U.S.? (And does it make a difference to your racial-stereotype detector that this appears to be a fish rather than a chicken sandwich?)

Read more at AOL News.

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