#AnakMalaysia Campaign Gains Traction Online For The Wrong Reasons
Well, they do say good design can speak on many levels…
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A poster promoting a film campaign titled “Anak Malaysia” has gone viral online, butt for the unintended reasons.
The original poster with a stylized logo for the campaign name was shared via screenshot onto social media.
Some Malaysians joked that the design was deliberate to catch attention.
Some chided others for being too hard on the designer.
You shouldn’t be so anal about things
— Helmy Øلمي 希尔米 🇲🇾 🌺 (@dochelmy) September 12, 2020
But everyone took the opportunity to make puns.
…. just an Anal ysis, I guess… 🤔🤔🤣🤣🤣
— Chap Krodit (@ChapKrodit) September 12, 2020
The original article has since been taken down, but the meme lives on thanks to screenshots (and Malaysians’ unwavering dedication to making jokes about everything).
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