Racist Chinese Detergent Ad

Sir Osis of Liver.

A great bunch of Lads.

Guy:Incognito

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkqT0La014c

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Nearly as good as this one...
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057603243

Phoebas

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

A great bunch of Lads.

Sexist.

Tipperary Fairy

I wonder when was the last time anyone actually looked up the definition of racism

TerrorFirmer

Had to laugh at the fact that he's wearing a white t-shirt, as well.

FTA69

That's fairly disgraceful to be honest.

Harry Palmr

I thought Raheem Sterling was rich enough not to need to debase himself like this.

It's less racist than it is nationalist.

BoJack Horseman

Harry Palmr wrote: »

It's less racist than it is nationalist.

Aah.... that's OK then.

Though, what nations are involved?

jcsoulinger

The biggest problem with it is its even got racism wrong everyone knows it goes White, Black, then Asian.

Harry Palmr

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

Aah.... that's OK then.

Though, what nations are involved?

China and er not China

Sir Osis of Liver.

Phoebas wrote: »

Sexist.

It would be sexist if the man pushed the woman into the washing machine.

Sir Osis of Liver.

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

It would be sexist if the man pushed the woman into the washing machine.

Except, perhaps, in the matrilineal (and Islamic) society of the Minangkabau, where the women boss the men around.

jcsoulinger

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

Phoebas wrote: »

Sexist.

It would be sexist if the man pushed the woman into the washing machine.

And then came out as a man, It would be considered both sexist and pro LGBT, my liberal mind would really struggle with it.

darkpagandeath

Wow a fictional person in a TV ad turns a different colour.... I'm triggered and need to go to my safe space.

Hans Bricks

Can we have more Chinese humour on boards.ie please ? Purely for the reactions.

genericguy

How long till that sensitive transsexual comes on expressing his/her disappointment that one of them isn't in it....

riffmongous

Wait till she sees what shrunk in the wash, she won't be smiling then

Panthro

You're all missing the point.
The black lad is a non Christian who hasn't a clue about god.
The Asian girl is a Christian who knows all about god.
The detergent represents god.

And the washing machine is a washing machine.

Depp

only whites can be racist duh! so,e people are so stupid!

arayess

people have little to be upset about if this is upsetting them

FTA69

arayess wrote: »

people have little to be upset about if this is upsetting them

It's not necessarily a matter of "being upset" rather feeling that as an ad it's racist and a fairly out of order thing to be putting on the telly to sell a product. It's reasonable to point that out without being accused of being some hysterical whingebag, similarly I didn't see anyone on this thread engaging in that sort of reaction.

ToddyDoody

The packaging of the washing powder is actually so cute. Pity the message is we can sort out your dirty clothes and people.

Junkyard Tom

So if I eat washing detergent it'll get rid of this farmer's tan I have?

Badly Drunk Boy

In work a few months ago, one of the (white) maintenance lads was doing a particularly dirty job, resulting in his hands and arms being substantially covered in black grease. As he got ready to clean up to go for lunch, he said to one of the few black lads in there "Hey brother! How do we get this stuff off our arms?".

The few people who witnessed it had a laugh about it (seeing the humour, and not feeling the need to be outraged) but if the wrong person had witnessed it, I'm sure HR would have been involved.

the groutch

It's no Mr Sparkle though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiAaEPcnlOg

Discodog

Cue an ad showing it turning a "yellow" Asian white.

gramar

Big willy went in, small willy came out. Her loss.

Myrddin

...and they're normally so progressive...

pickarooney

They?

The King of Moo

That's very racist.

If it had just shown the black guy turning Chinese you might be able to put it down to old-fashioned humour and cultural differences about representing race (e.g. there would be issues and public discussions about representations of black people in China).

But the kicker is that she's only happy with him when he's Chinese. Him being black was a problem for her.

It's really racist, and it's disingenuous to suggest it's not.

darkpagandeath wrote: »

Wow a fictional person in a TV ad turns a different colour.... I'm triggered and need to go to my safe space.

Could you find an example of someone reacting to this ad in such a manner? Just so your satire makes sense.
It might be hard though, as there aren't many safe spaces on campuses around the world.

c montgomery

Hilarious ad, should be more like it

darkpagandeath

The King of Moo wrote: »

That's very racist.

If it had just shown the black guy turning Chinese you might be able to put it down to old-fashioned humour and cultural differences about representing race (e.g. there would be issues and public discussions about representations of black people in China).

But the kicker is that she's only happy with him when he's Chinese. Him being black was a problem for her.

It's really racist, and it's disingenuous to suggest it's not.



Could you find an example of someone reacting to this ad in such a manner? Just so your satire makes sense.
It might be hard though, as there aren't many safe spaces on campuses around the world.

Or ... Or that they guy was filthy dirty covered in paint ?

c montgomery

The King of Moo wrote: »

That's very racist.

If it had just shown the black guy turning Chinese you might be able to put it down to old-fashioned humour and cultural differences about representing race (e.g. there would be issues and public discussions about representations of black people in China).

But the kicker is that she's only happy with him when he's Chinese. Him being black was a problem for her.

It's really racist, and it's disingenuous to suggest it's not.



Could you find an example of someone reacting to this ad in such a manner? Just so your satire makes sense.
It might be hard though, as there aren't many safe spaces on campuses around the world.

Maybe she just has a type and the first guy was not it.

The King of Moo

darkpagandeath wrote: »

Or ... Or that they guy was filthy dirty covered in paint ?

That's the first thing I noticed too.

c montgomery wrote: »

Maybe she just has a type and the first guy was not it.

I'd even go as far as to say that race clearly isn't a factor in the ad at all, and anyone reading that into it is a PC Liberal Sicko!
He clearly has a better personality after being in the washing machine.

darkpagandeath

The King of Moo wrote: »

That's the first thing I noticed too.



I'd even go as far as to say that race clearly isn't a factor in the ad at all, and anyone reading that into it is a PC Liberal Sicko!
He clearly has a better personality after being in the washing machine.

Aye, I worry about some people's grip on reality. Washing powder cannot change your skin tone so black guy goes in and then a Chinese guy comes out. Clearly not racist as it's impossible for a start. I think people clearly have some kind of American issue with tying blackface to everything.

biko

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGWsMac4iKQ

Eugene Norman

biko wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGWsMac4iKQ

Not very relevant.

That said I don't really believe that westerners look the same in the same way that Koreans do, I mean skin colour, eye colour, hair colour, nose shape, even facial shape are more widely divergent.

Assume that's a joke.

Anyway the add was racist. Also that detergent causes severe shrinkage.

RIGHTisRIGHT

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

A great bunch of Lads.

I like it let PC go to Hell.

rubadub

Its a copy of a 10 year old Italian ad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQQs3nl0LcY

RIGHTisRIGHT

rubadub wrote: »

Its a copy of a 10 year old Italian ad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQQs3nl0LcY

Well spotted.

Funny the left wing don't call that racist.

darkpagandeath

RIGHTisRIGHT wrote: »

Well spotted.

Funny the left wing don't call that racist.

Aye as it's a white guy to black.... :pac:

Eugene Norman

Eugene Norman wrote: »

Not very relevant.

That said I don't really believe that westerners look the same in the same way that Koreans do, I mean skin colour, eye colour, hair colour, nose shape, even facial shape are more widely divergent.

Assume that's a joke.

Anyway the add was racist. Also that detergent causes severe shrinkage.

I've been in Asia, Vietnam, Korea, Cambodia , Thailand.
No one could tell the difference in us western girls, looking at our passports.
In fact, me ( dark hair, late 30s at the time) & another girl ( blond, 20's & fairly overweight) got mixed up for each other, a LOT!
Oh and she wears glasses, 24/7.

RIGHTisRIGHT

darkpagandeath wrote: »

Aye as it's a white guy to black.... :pac:

Never a better time to say anti racist is a code word for anti white.
Now look at this thread die a death.

The King of Moo

RIGHTisRIGHT wrote: »

Well spotted.

Funny the left wing don't call that racist.

A lot of "left-wing" people would call that racist. It plays up ancient stereotypes about the objectified virile black male whose only value is his physical strength. It wouldn't be out of place in plantation-era USA. If they had TV ads for detergent then.

Is it racist against white men? One can find a touch of prejudice, sure, but whiteness is so ubiquitously presented as an assumed norm that I don't think anyone would see the ad as commenting on white men as a whole.

RIGHTisRIGHT

The King of Moo wrote: »

A lot of "left-wing" people would call that racist. It plays up ancient stereotypes about the objectified virile black male whose only value is his physical strength. It wouldn't be out of place in plantation-era USA. If they had TV ads for detergent then.

Is it racist against white men? One can find a touch of prejudice, sure, but whiteness is so ubiquitously presented as an assumed norm that I don't think anyone would see the ad as commenting on white men as a whole.

So different strokes for different folks the left wing notion of equality on full display.
Only whites can be racist right?

The King of Moo

RIGHTisRIGHT wrote: »

So different strokes for different folks the left wing notion of equality on full display.
Only whites can be racist right?

Actually, basically, yeah!

Cathy.C

RIGHTisRIGHT wrote: »

Only whites can be racist right?

The King of Moo wrote: »

Actually, basically, yeah!

What rubbish.

So you don't think this person was being racist or even this one?

The King of Moo

Cathy.C wrote: »

What rubbish.

So you don't think this person was being racist or even this one?

Strictly, no, they were probably being racially prejudiced.

pickarooney

The King of Moo wrote: »

Strictly, no, they were probably being racially prejudiced.

It was ethnic criticism

Eugene Norman

bubblypop wrote: »

I've been in Asia, Vietnam, Korea, Cambodia , Thailand.
No one could tell the difference in us western girls, looking at our passports.
In fact, me ( dark hair, late 30s at the time) & another girl ( blond, 20's & fairly overweight) got mixed up for each other, a LOT!
Oh and she wears glasses, 24/7.

Did they think you changed hair colour and put on and lost weight and years everyday?

I don't buy it. If identical twins have different hair cuts you can tell them apart.