ALFAC taking feeling some flack.

This week Gilbert Gottfried was fired as the voice of the talking duck for the insurance company AFLAC.  This came as a result of Gottfried posting some racially degrading tweets in response to the Japanese tsunami and earthquake. Saying things like "Japan is so advanced they don't go to the beach, the beach comes to them."  What an untimely and all around rude comment to make. A comment like this would never be acceptable, but especially in a time of crisis in Japan, it is simply appalling.

I wonder how much heat AFLAC will take for their former employee's comments or will the majority of the media attention be focused on Gilbert himself.  I think in this instance it is more important to focus on the actual person.  The organization has no control over what their employee is going to tweet in regards to current events and really shouldn't have control when it is not concerning a company matter. I am not sure how much of a career Gilbert Gottfried has to salvage, but whatever it is, it is going to be hard to regain the world's respect.

If you would like to see a news report on the event click here