Is This Ad Racist?

4north1side2 said:
Their's white, asian, latino etc jamacians too..... Some of you need to realize their's a whole world outside y'all little bubbles.

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Holy shiiiiiitttt a white chick my parents would have been thrilled for me to date when I was younger. Good find north. Rep coming
 
pettyofficerj said:
how can making fun of jewish people (or christian people, since Judaism is a religious belief) be 'racist'

they are NOT a race

jesus, people
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jesus right back at you, big guy. "Race" is bullshit. At it's essence, it just means a stream of people, which is why throughout history it has been interpreted differently by whoever's using the word. You'll have people refer to the "german race", "the nordic race" "the japanese race" and even "the american race".

Don't let people sell you on the nonsense that there are 3 or 4 scientific "races" corresponding to "black," "white," "asian" etc., like philipinos and japanese are the same race, sicilians and swiss, papua new guineans and zhosas, etc.

In fact, germans exterminated slavs because they were a different race. Japanese looked down at chinese and koreans as "inferior" races. Scientists say "black" people such papuans and australian aborigines are genetically more closely related to other asians than they are to, let's say, nigerians.

"Race" - as you think of it - is bullshit. Culture is what counts. Ask an israeli and a palestinian (both "semites") about that.

All people are basically mutts. The people who sell you that "scientific" race stuff are doing so for the only real thing it's good for: punishing you because you're born to the wrong lineage.

I'm a "black" man. I have neices who look as white as michael jackson's daughter, complete with blonde hair. Their grandma is "black", so what race are they? ("mixed?" :|) We're all mixed, as far back as you can go, which is why the race stuff should be dumped.
 
The Dark King said:
I know its just a commercial but how would you guys feel if the ad was a white person talking the way they thought people from "the hood" spoke. .
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Exactly. The ad is not particularly offensive, just a little stupid. It sure wouldn't make me want the car, but I can see how it would work for some people.
 
medullaslashin said:
jesus right back at you, big guy. "Race" is bullshit. At it's essence, it just means a stream of people, which is why throughout history it has been interpreted differently by whoever's using the word. You'll have people refer to the "german race", "the nordic race" "the japanese race" and even "the american race".

Don't let people sell you on the nonsense that there are 3 or 4 scientific "races" corresponding to "black," "white," "asian" etc., like philipinos and japanese are the same race, sicilians and swiss, papua new guineans and zhosas, etc.

In fact, germans exterminated slavs because they were a different race. Japanese looked down at chinese and koreans as "inferior" races. Scientists say "black" people such papuans and australian aborigines are genetically more closely related to other asians than they are to, let's say, nigerians.

"Race" - as you think of it - is bullshit. Culture is what counts. Ask an israeli and a palestinian (both "semites") about that.

All people are basically mutts. The people who sell you that "scientific" race stuff are doing so for the only real thing it's good for: punishing you because you're born to the wrong lineage.

I'm a "black" man. I have neices who look as white as michael jackson's daughter, complete with blonde hair. Their grandma is "black", so what race are they? ("mixed?" :|) We're all mixed, as far back as you can go, which is why the race stuff should be dumped.
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go the fuck on with that now bobby
 
4north1side2 said:
Their's white, asian, latino etc jamacians too..... Some of you need to realize their's a whole world outside y'all little bubbles.
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I doubt the ad is airing in jamaica. Where it's airing, people think of jamaicans as black.

And even if the ad was indeed offensive, or "racist", it would be offensive and racist to all people who speak with the jamaican accent - i.e. all jamaicans of whatever color - so the fact that jamaicans are actually a very diverse harmonious rainbow of people is irrelevant.
 
Thump said:
There are some people saying this commercial is racist, thoughts?

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I personally don't think that it is racist, but it's not quite right.
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racist? No. Bad imitation? Hell yeah!!.....lol

by the way, i love those new punch buggies!!!! :)
 
medullaslashin said:
such an intelligent response, I realize I'm out of my league... so I'll concede the argument to you. :lol:
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pettyofficerj said:
not really...

i thought it was funny

as a people we want more social acceptance, but bitch and whine when white people get comfortable and imitate positive/cool things we do

just read the youtube comments...

from what i seen on the first page, a lot of people didn't find it offensive
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how is that social acceptance? it's a stereotype!
 
The Dark King said:
As the only Jamaican on here I will say its not racist since Jamaica has people ranging from those of African descent to Chinese and European descent but that shit was a little culturally insensitive. I know its just a commercial but how would you guys feel if the ad was a white person talking the way they thought people from "the hood" spoke. It comes across as a little annoying right? Or Aussie from the outback with everything being about damn shrimps on the barbie? There's a lot more to the culture than that right?
And the happy go lucky everything is gonna be alright Jamaican man is a fucking myth outside of the resorts. Walk around Spanish town or even certain parts of Montego Bay and when you see all the devastating poverty you'll see how bullshit that whole thing is. Like any other people Jamaicans are forced to make lemons out of lemonade but the whole slightly high dreaded overtly friendly image can be annoying to the people. I guess that's why they did this, to get people talking. They wouldn't have pulled it off if Bob was another stereotypical happy go lucky type from the midwest.
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truth.....
 
The Dark King said:
As the only Jamaican on here I will say its not racist since Jamaica has people ranging from those of African descent to Chinese and European descent but that shit was a little culturally insensitive. I know its just a commercial but how would you guys feel if the ad was a white person talking the way they thought people from "the hood" spoke. It comes across as a little annoying right? Or Aussie from the outback with everything being about damn shrimps on the barbie? There's a lot more to the culture than that right?
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Its like that everywhere, champ.

As for the add: Weed (the best kind), can make you happy and care free, kinda like this car. I guess that was the emphasis. But ofcourse, its all subliminal.

Using challenging stereotypes has always been a good marketing tool and sometimes for the good.[YOUTUBE]_dntfod-Cbo[/YOUTUBE] ;)
 
BlackMasterJay said:
Its like that everywhere, champ.

As for the add: Weed (the best kind), can make you happy and care free, kinda like this car. I guess that was the emphasis. But ofcourse, its all subliminal.

Using challenging stereotypes has always been a good marketing tool and sometimes for the good.[YOUTUBE]_dntfod-Cbo[/YOUTUBE] ;)
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Fam come on when you think Jamaican you definitely don't think Asian person just like you don't think Ugandan person and think white person let's keep it real.
 
The Dark King said:
Fam come on when you think Jamaican you definitely don't think Asian person just like you don't think Ugandan person and think white person let's keep it real.
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not our fault you're ignorant

:lol:

the jamaican white guy ad is as harmless as an english black guy speaking like Prince Charles, or irish black guy drinking guiness and starting a pub fight

ur acting like that mothafucka was in blackface and fake dreads
 
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