Groupon's Tibet spot pisses off the Chinese

Which is most surprising: that Timothy Hutton is an Oscar winner, that he's still alive, or that he appeared in the most controversial Super Bowl spot of the night? In a move that makes Kenneth Cole's Egyptian foray look tepid, Groupon stirred up some anger with its Super spot, which started like a celebrity-driven "Save Tibet" PSA (the marketer does support The Tibet Fund) only to finish as an unabashed (many say sarcastic and/or offensive) pitch for its online couponing services.

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