{"id":114206,"date":"2018-04-13T14:22:46","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T14:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/?p=114206"},"modified":"2018-04-13T14:22:46","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T14:22:46","slug":"five-things-zuck-apu-puma-national-lottery-and-mike-bushell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/five-things-zuck-apu-puma-national-lottery-and-mike-bushell\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Things: Zuck, Apu, Puma, National Lottery and Mike Bushell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>This week\u2019s Five Things You Shouldn\u2019t Have Missed includes Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s time on Capitol Hill, The Simpsons\u2019 offensive stereotype, Puma\u2019s apology, National Lottery on the move and Mike Bushell\u2019s fall.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>1. Zuckerberg\u2019s hearing<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-114207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Zuckeberg-congress.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Zuckerberg\" width=\"760\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Zuckeberg-congress.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Zuckeberg-congress-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Zuckeberg-congress-705x399.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Zuckeberg-congress-450x255.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Zuckeberg-congress-500x283.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re struggling to remember a Five Things that didn\u2019t feature Facebook. This week, Mark Zuckerberg went to Congress to sit through two hearings. He was questioned for hours, with the focus split between data privacy concerns and Russian interference in the US election.<\/p>\n<p>Zuckerberg apologised, which drew <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2018\/4\/10\/17220290\/mark-zuckerberg-facemash-testimony\" target=\"_blank\">criticism<\/a> from those that pointed out he has been apologising since he created Facemash. He was questioned by what are effectively old people, whose grasp of social media was also <a href=\"mailto:%3cblockquote%20class=%22twitter-tweet%22%20data-lang=%22en%22%3e%3cp%20lang=%22en%22%20dir=%22ltr%22%3e&amp;quot;don&amp;%2339;t%20forget%20to%20drink%20the%20water,%20humans%20like%20water&amp;quot;%20%3ca%20href=%22https:\/\/t.co\/RyhWE74Sl4%22%3epic.twitter.com\/RyhWE74Sl4%3c\/a%3e%3c\/p%3e&amp;mdash;%20\uff32\uff35\uff29\uff2e\u2122%20(@BravingRuin)%20%3ca%20href=%22https:\/\/twitter.com\/BravingRuin\/status\/983775963199746048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22%3eApril%2010,%202018%3c\/a%3e%3c\/blockquote%3e\" target=\"_blank\">criticised<\/a>. A couple of senators landed some stinging accusations but generally very few revelations came out of the hearings, beyond the meme-worthiness of Mark Zuckerberg. One piece of good news for the company \u2013 Facebook\u2019s share price recovered slightly from its dip after the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Looks like Zuck is on their side.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the most popular Zuckerberg-as-a-meme tweets:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ladies and Gentlemen, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorDurbin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenatorDurbin<\/a>. ? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Zuckerberg?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Zuckerberg<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gi4Lf9RGzZ\">pic.twitter.com\/Gi4Lf9RGzZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRickyDavila\/status\/983821032615305216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MQx582r9c2\">pic.twitter.com\/MQx582r9c2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Erinn Clark (@postessive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/postessive\/status\/983802089007697921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">*gasp*<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Zuckerberg?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Zuckerberg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NEnpJCyGsH\">pic.twitter.com\/NEnpJCyGsH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Toby Earle Toby Earle Toby Earle Toby Earle Toby E (@TobyonTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TobyonTV\/status\/983787097504014336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;don&#8217;t forget to drink the water, humans like water&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RyhWE74Sl4\">pic.twitter.com\/RyhWE74Sl4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \uff32\uff35\uff29\uff2e\u2122 (@BravingRuin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BravingRuin\/status\/983775963199746048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>2. Apu Nahasapeemapetilon<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-114208\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Apu.jpg\" alt=\"The Simpsons\" width=\"760\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Apu.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Apu-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Apu-705x399.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Apu-450x255.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Apu-500x283.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/strong><\/span>The Simpsons has inexplicably doubled down on an offensive stereotype, upsetting fans with its tone-deaf approach to modern times. Long-time character Apu was previously featured in a documentary by Hari Kondabolu called \u2018The Problem With Apu\u2019. That documentary explores the ways in which Apu is an offensive portrayal, including the fact he is voiced by a white actor doing a bad impression of what the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tv-and-radio\/2018\/apr\/11\/should-little-britain-and-the-simpsons-change-with-the-times\" target=\"_blank\">Guardian describes<\/a> as, \u2018Peter Sellers doing an Indian accent\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The Simpsons hit back this week in an episode, with the least morally repugnant character Lisa saying: \u2018Something that started decades ago and was applauded and inoffensive is now politically incorrect. What can you do?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Fans are upset Lisa voices the words and that The Simpsons are effectively telling people to get over it. There are many things that could be done, with people making suggestions on Twitter, including this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bobvids\/status\/983436377214930944\" target=\"_blank\">remarkable example from Warner Brothers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>3.\u00a0What are Puma smoking?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-114209\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Puma-hustle.jpg\" alt=\"Puma\" width=\"760\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Puma-hustle.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Puma-hustle-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Puma-hustle-705x399.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Puma-hustle-450x255.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Puma-hustle-500x283.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Puma has apologised this week after a campaign misstep. The fashion brand organised an event based around drug dealing culture \u2013 with invites on \u2018burner phones\u2019 being sent out in puma shoe boxes full of fake money. Once the phone was turned on a message appeared that read: \u2018Yo G what u sayin today? Pass tru the House of Hustle\u2019. As reported by <a href=\"http:\/\/wwd.com\/fashion-news\/fashion-scoops\/puma-apologizes-for-using-terms-associated-with-drugs-in-its-invitations-1202648398\/\" target=\"_blank\">WWD<\/a>, the event location was designed to resemble a \u2018trap house\u2019 (a place to buy, sell and produce drugs) with graffiti on the walls, dirty mattresses on the floor, and blacked-out windows.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign faced heavy criticism, especially in light of the recent violent crime surge in the capital. Puma released a statement, which said: \u2018We want to make clear that Puma in no way endorses or intends to glamorize drug culture. We never intended associations with drug usage, drug culture or drug dealing in any way and we regret any misunderstandings in this respect. We apologise for any upset or offense caused in the usage of this language.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>4. National Lottery moves to ITV<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HKm1xemSue8\" width=\"760\" height=\"427\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The National Lottery has moved to ITV, after more than 23 years with the BBC. The results will be aired as a 90-second segment fronted by Stephen Mulhern during the advert break of Britain\u2019s Got Talent on Saturday. The results have been confined to BBC iPlayer since 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Camelot, which operates the Lottery, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/entertainment-arts-43750448\" target=\"_blank\">has said<\/a> a range of well-known ITV personalities would join Mulhern in future editions. The actual draw won\u2019t be aired live but will be available on the National Lottery\u2019s YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<p>Mulhern said: \u2018I feel privileged to be bringing those lucky numbers to the nation but also being able to show players how the money they&#8217;ve helped raise has made a difference to communities across the UK\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>5. In at the deep end<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>BBC reporter Mike Bushell had a nasty surprise while interviewing Commonwealth athletes this week \u2013 which is hilarious:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;I&#8217;m going to be very careful&#8221; &#8211; if only BBC reporter Mike Bushell had listened to his own advice ?\u200d\u2642\ufe0f?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u28ivzFqW2\">pic.twitter.com\/u28ivzFqW2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCNews\/status\/984037337247244288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s Five Things You Shouldn\u2019t Have Missed includes Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s time on Capitol Hill, The Simpsons\u2019 offensive stereotype, Puma\u2019s apology, National Lottery on the move and Mike Bushell\u2019s fall. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":423,"featured_media":114210,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7356,7365,7272,4038],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114206"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/423"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114206"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":114383,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114206\/revisions\/114383"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}