AC Milan did the haka as a marketing ploy and everyone hated it

Maybe you should leave the traditional Polynesian war dances to New Zealand’s rugby team.

Maybe you should leave the traditional Polynesian war dances to New Zealand’s rugby team. 

Before Thursday’s game against Carpi, Italian soccer club AC Milan had some actors perform an especially awkward rendition of the All Blacks’ famed haka dance.

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Why? To sell skin cream.

Yeah, that’s weird. 

And how did this go over with fans? Not well!

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What does this have to do with skin care, anyway?

- Dan Gartland