Japanese McDonald's Makes Fun of White People
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Hasn't America and Europe done the same thing to Japan for years; treating them like stereotypes. With all the ridicule they have received from us, they're allowed to make as much fun of us as they want.
Can hardly complain about this compared to the asian-mocking Oasis advert that's been on brittish TV recently.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl9CQuAWhLM
Also, who doesn't like water?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl9CQuAWhLM
Also, who doesn't like water?
And how is this different than how people are portrayed in American commercials? Seriously, now! Frankly I find this quite hilarious.
Wait, what? So you say whites live under their own heel of oppression? Seems an awkward way to try to get around, walking on your own head.squid5580 said:
Yeah but that advert is awesome, what would we do without rubberduckzilla?silver scribbler said:
agreed and besides whats so bad about a joke its not funny unless someone gets hurt rught?Sparrow Tag said:
Well, at least not any white people in America or Europe.SirSchmoopy said:
I wasn't really into DBZ, but can anyone tell me if there was any fuss made over Mr. Popo? Japanese people are stereotyped as being xenophobic and racist but also really obsesed with western culture. I haven't been to Japan so I an't say how accurate that is.
One thing that seems to be a constant, however, is tourists being either crazily ignorant or believe that stereotypes apply to everyone. I'm sure that there are Japanophiles that will go to Japan and act like Mr. James, even if the majority of them don't. This commercial is probably making fun of the American tourists who believe that Japan is made of catgirls and pocky rather than white people in general. Complaining about this is silly, especially if the complainers think that it is a universal statement.
And now, I will complain for a bit just because I'm not done rambling.
I know what these kind of tourists are like, too, because I've had to deal with many of them. I live in Texas, and so I have had to deal with people ask me where they can find Cowboy hats/boots and have been asked by many people if I own any livestock. It's annoying as hell to have to deal with these kind of tourists, and people will make fun of you if you do. I'm sure Japanese people are tired of being asked where all the cosplayers and porn are as well, so I say let them do this because it's going to make more than one person rethink how they've been acting while on vacation.
Agreed. It's the double standards of political correctness that annoy me, not political correctness itself. In the case of this advert, the usual rule regarding racism seems to apply: you can be as racist as you like, so long as you're not white. This, in my humble opinion, is utterly disgraceful.Baby Tea said:
It annoys me no end. There would unquestionably have been an uproar if a Western advert had featured an offensive portrayal of a Japanese person, so I think it's right that people are demanding the removal of this one.
