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Warpy

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55. Agreed

Sun Jun 5, 2016, 05:08 PM

Jun 2016

However, one of the main things to normalize integration in this country was the use of POC in stupid commercials. Before the Civil Rights legislation was passed, television was largely a lily white wasteland, the only POC were seen in old Amos n Andy reruns.

After the legislation passed, black men were giving women the stinkeye over ring around the collar just like their white brethren and that normalized seeing black faces in other unexpected places (like anywhere but doing shit work).

So long live the stupid ass, borderline stereotyped commercial. It has power the admen never anticipated.

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Racist Dairy Queen ad [View all] Old Union Guy Jun 2016 OP

I didn't think race. I thought very irresponsible. Kids learn to do crap based on what they see. CurtEastPoint Jun 2016 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author rock Jun 2016 #78

I thought: black folks making money thru ads. nt Jitter65 Jun 2016 #82

where the racist part? 2 people doing something weird in an ad is what I see. nt msongs Jun 2016 #2

I think those samsung ads are racist Mosby Jun 2016 #3

That's his bit... TipTok Jun 2016 #15

who is he? Mosby Jun 2016 #17

I had to google to be sure... TipTok Jun 2016 #19

I saw that one last night ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2016 #20

lot's of negative stereotypes in those commercials Mosby Jun 2016 #33

I counted zero SickOfTheOnePct Jun 2016 #4

I didn't see any either. EL34x4 Jun 2016 #10

Zero here as well. braddy Jun 2016 #35

"Ditzy blondes going around in circles?". . . Journeyman Jun 2016 #5

I don't see where its racist. I thought it was a good ad Travis_0004 Jun 2016 #6

Point them out. I have no idea what you're seeing in this ad Ed Suspicious Jun 2016 #7

I tried but I give up PJMcK Jun 2016 #8

Another vote for "zero" here. Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #9

I see nothing either. cwydro Jun 2016 #41

It's very sneaky jberryhill Jun 2016 #51

Bwah! cwydro Jun 2016 #57

I think calories, not race for DQ funnel cake. Cute ad, why do you think it's racist? Sunlei Jun 2016 #11

Dairy Queen - the polite way to say FU to your cardiologist jberryhill Jun 2016 #46

FU to the cardiologist? Eat funnel cake and you are buying him a boat. AngryAmish Jun 2016 #58

Put down the pipe. linuxman Jun 2016 #12

I count five--scandalous! Orrex Jun 2016 #13

Bwah! cwydro Jun 2016 #42

Now I want funnel cakes. cagefreesoylentgreen Jun 2016 #14

You work for DQ, right? And you just suckered a bunch of us Greybnk48 Jun 2016 #16

Very funny. Old Union Guy Jun 2016 #21

That was the take away? Raine1967 Jun 2016 #26

Aha! Of course! jberryhill Jun 2016 #48

*snort* Raine1967 Jun 2016 #67

I think it's about black folks stealing bumper cars. immoderate Jun 2016 #27

Its just an ad Travis_0004 Jun 2016 #28

Whites stealing china and silverware is! FrodosPet Jun 2016 #39

You do realize that bumper cars are powered through that pole jberryhill Jun 2016 #43

Well thanks a whole bunch for ruining the magic for me, you fink. Orrex Jun 2016 #61

The generator runs on the tears of kidnapped children jberryhill Jun 2016 #62

Okay, that makes me feel a *little* better. Orrex Jun 2016 #63

I think it's pretty funny linuxman Jun 2016 #54

OMG......Really?!! I mean REALLY??!!! WillowTree Jun 2016 #59

Holy hell romanic Jun 2016 #70

No. All our car thieves are white here. n/t Chan790 Jun 2016 #73

That's what I'm thinking jberryhill Jun 2016 #45

Is everything so right in your world that this is the thing you chose to expend energy on? TipTok Jun 2016 #18

Sorry, my poutrage meter doesn't go down that far. n/t X_Digger Jun 2016 #22

zero Takket Jun 2016 #23

I think that I know racist stereotypes when I see them MrScorpio Jun 2016 #24

It's sad, but some people, even liberals, can't see black people without seeing race Bucky Jun 2016 #77

Dairy Queen has funnel cakes? gollygee Jun 2016 #25

Don't take yes for an answer. It is black people in an ad. I don't see race. Not even as bad as brewens Jun 2016 #29

None Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #30

none rollin74 Jun 2016 #31

None Liberal_in_LA Jun 2016 #32

Anti democratic promotion of monarchical society jberryhill Jun 2016 #34

This has the smell of Whataburger operatives. Rex Jun 2016 #50

None matt819 Jun 2016 #36

I read the title, clicked, saw :30 sec and thought "I better keep my eyes peeled" LiberalElite Jun 2016 #37

That is quite a stretch rufus dog Jun 2016 #38

The outrage police having a slow day? Don't go looking for shit to offend you. NightWatcher Jun 2016 #40

With all the ACTUAL racism going on atm, THIS is what you hold up? Tarc Jun 2016 #44

What part is the racism? Vinca Jun 2016 #47

I dunno, if it was the two white girls in the bumper car and the two POC in the tea cup Rex Jun 2016 #49

It's still reaching Warpy Jun 2016 #52

It is a stretch we could find a thousand more obvious stereotypes in no time. Rex Jun 2016 #53

Agreed Warpy Jun 2016 #55

The only commercials that I cannot stand are the ones for monster conglomerates Rex Jun 2016 #56

The racism is yours, for finding racism in this innocuous ad. nt Dreamer Tatum Jun 2016 #60

None brettdale Jun 2016 #64

cricket ad brettdale Jun 2016 #65

Oh, I get it. Dr. Strange Jun 2016 #66

When I see funnel cakes I think of white people at county fairs. rug Jun 2016 #68

shirley, you jest. spanone Jun 2016 #69

Oh. Iggo Jun 2016 #71

One basselope Jun 2016 #72

I found the square-root of negative-one. kentauros Jun 2016 #74

The zeta function plot is real, though. bvf Jun 2016 #75

It's the old "black people drive wrecklessly at the mention of funnel cakes" canard Bucky Jun 2016 #76

OP seems pretty thin... leeroysphitz Jun 2016 #79

None? rock Jun 2016 #80

Read title, watched ad, haven't read comments- = FUCKING idiotic OP snooper2 Jun 2016 #81

Whenever an OP says something controversial, and the poster doesn't hang around to respond... brooklynite Jun 2016 #83

Yes, as Mrs Doubtfire said, 'It was a run-by fruiting.' CurtEastPoint Jun 2016 #84

Surely you jest. NaturalHigh Jun 2016 #85