Racist Toothpaste Commercial?

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http://filecabi.net/video/racisttooth.html

[Sanhedralite]

what the hell was that? Disgusting.

[LuckyChef]

It could be interpreted as racist but then again a strange man offering to give your child a balloon when your not looking I'm sure racism isn't the first thing on your mind. What the commercial is trying to say is that their toothpaste is black probably because it's an herbal toothpaste and that people shouldn't judge what colour it is so long as it works.

[nano]

ya its racist.

[Ojam]

ok, maybe its just my whiteness showing, but how is that Racist? The guy went up a pole, he needed to use both hands to climb down, so he needed to use his teeth to get the balloon down. The mother saw a stranger trying to give her child a balloon, ok. He goes home, you see more balloons, so the guy is either nice guy who gets balloons often for kids, and then their mothers only see him as a stranger, or he likes balloons. Then he lies down on his bed, which happens to look like a tooth brush, and he turns into tooth paste and they say black herbal tooth paste. Which is not the only think that uses black herbs, there is also black herbal tea, black herbal soap, black herbal everything its a type of herb that is used for lots of things. So what is racist? Is it because he is black, because they really couldn’t use a white guy to turn into black colored toothpaste?

[Sanhedralite]

I don't think the average person watching will see it that way. You have to think of the masses in media. I can see your point though.

[formalentity]

That was Strange, I didn't like it, seemed kinda racist..

[x86asm]

wth was that?

[Moot]

First off, that was an odd commercial to say the least.

Secondly, the only racist thing I saw in that commercial was that asian broad. She grabbed her child and ran off because that guy was black. Burn in hell asian bit**.

The commercial was promoting anti-racism in that it doesn't matter what colour your skin(or toothpaste in this case ) is, they are all equal.

[cheeseshredder]

How is this racist...

[emptypocket]

ok, maybe its just my whiteness showing, but how is that Racist? The guy went up a pole, he needed to use both hands to climb down, so he needed to use his teeth to get the balloon down. The mother saw a stranger trying to give her child a balloon, ok. He goes home, you see more balloons, so the guy is either nice guy who gets balloons often for kids, and then their mothers only see him as a stranger, or he likes balloons. Then he lies down on his bed, which happens to look like a tooth brush, and he turns into tooth paste and they say black herbal tooth paste. Which is not the only think that uses black herbs, there is also black herbal tea, black herbal soap, black herbal everything its a type of herb that is used for lots of things. So what is racist? Is it because he is black, because they really couldn’t use a white guy to turn into black colored toothpaste?

Um, the tagline is "Appearance can be deceiving." Just what about his appearance do you think the commerical is referring to? His clothing?

And don't blame it on your "whiteness showing". It's you that's showing.

[cheeseshredder]

Um, the tagline is "Appearance can be deceiving." Just what about his appearance do you think the commerical is referring to? His clothing?

And don't blame it on your "whiteness showing". It's you that's showing.

What are you talking about, if anything this commercial is AGAINST prejudice?
Just because they're using a black person automatically makes this racist? I'm so tired of the sensitivity.

[nano]

they should have had an asian or white guy wearing black clothes

[gordholio]

Just a dumb commercial to me!

[kgen]

I agree with some of the above, it is apparent that some people (thai?) have stereotypes towards african people, but the commercial is trying to show that such stereotypes can be deceiving. i personally don't think it's racist per se; but a little unusual for playing the race card;