Please Don't Listen to OutKast

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Does Euro RSCG MVBMS Partners know what it’s getting into by teaming Polaroid with OutKast?

When Wesley Clark invoked the band during his run for president—telling audiences, “I don’t know much about hip-hop, but I do know OutKast can make you shake it like a Polaroid picture”—he came across as lame, and probably didn’t know the song is about sex. Then, at the Grammy Awards, Andre 3000’s American Indian-themed act provoked cries of racism. But MVBMS’ problem may be that Polaroid itself seems to want a bit of distance from the band.

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