Dude. This has got to be the most racist ad I think I’ve ever seen. Most ads that people say are racist, really aren’t.
But this ad from a Chinese detergent company totally is!
Watch:
HURRIYET DAILY NEWS – A Chinese detergent commercial showing a black man stuffed into a washing machine and transformed into a fair-skinned Asian has provoked outrage, although more so overseas that at home, where it was greeted with apparent acceptance.
The commercial for the “Qiaobi” brand shows a black man whistling and winking at a young Chinese woman, who calls him over, puts a detergent packet into his mouth, and forces him headfirst into a washing machine.
She sits on the lid while the man shrieks. Moments later an Asian man emerges in clean clothes, and the woman grins.
The advertisement has provoked an uproar on US news websites, which cited it as an example of racist attitudes towards black people in China.
Oh man. I just don’t know what these people were thinking coming up with such an ad. Wow.