EPTYes, it is an advertisement for a chocolate bar, that has nothing to do with this lady other than it apparently being a diva.
Naomi Cambell threatens sue over "racist" advert - Page 3
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57 Corvette
Canada5941 Posts
Yes, it is an advertisement for a chocolate bar, that has nothing to do with this lady other than it apparently being a diva. | ||
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Supamang
United States2298 Posts
On June 01 2011 21:05 Sebzou wrote: Hm,, i would say my neighbourhood is 80% people from Pakistan, Somalia, Turkey and such places.. And it has happened that i've been taunted for eating meat from swine,,because they don't. Growing up me and my fellow ¨white¨ people were always called potatoes(for reasons i still don't understand). In school there has always been atleast a 40-60% ratio of people originally from where i live and people from other places, so i've spent most of my life in a place where i've racially been part of a minority,, and i have no issues with that. And there you have it. Youve been made fun of for things like that too. So how do you not understand that the "black people eating fried chicken" stereotype is not a flattering thing to see on TV? Edit: oh and 40-60 is barely a minority. im talking about youre 1 of 5 people of that particular race so when all of the other people make fun of you for being what you are, you have no one to turn to for support. | ||
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jlim
Spain943 Posts
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Kim_Hyun_Han
706 Posts
why the rage naomi? More Over Kate Winslet there is a new *milk box* in town More Over Lucy Liu there is a new *mango juice box* in town | ||
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Cyba
Romania221 Posts
Only way racism is ever going to vanish is if the fools using it to sue people would spend more time contemplating the context of the "insult". Compared to a chocolate bar ? Man please they call her that on those worship style shows on VH1 and shit all day, now she's got a problem with it all of a sudden? | ||
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LeLfe
France3160 Posts
btw LOL racismament | ||
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Bobble
Australia1493 Posts
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Cyba
Romania221 Posts
On June 01 2011 21:09 Supamang wrote: And there you have it. Youve been made fun of for things like that too. So how do you not understand that the "black people eating fried chicken" stereotype is not a flattering thing to see on TV? Edit: oh and 40-60 is barely a minority. im talking about youre 1 of 5 people of that particular race so when all of the other people make fun of you for being what you are, you have no one to turn to for support. That really sounds like you're forgeting what racism is man, skinny glasses wearing white guys feel stereotyped too, that's just how tv works and it happens because stereotypes do exist in real life. Racism is when you get harassed by the cops and kept at the police station for 10 hours in italy because you were a romanian driving through on your way to spain  Not comparing somebody to a cholocate bar, or showing a black guy eating chicken at TV. | ||
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popzags
Poland604 Posts
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Project Psycho
United Kingdom329 Posts
So we should just keep all black people from doing adverts now so the company cant be considered racists..... wait a minute. | ||
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WwA-Ace
66 Posts
However them using Naomi for chocolate brand is kind of wrong imo just like it would be for cracker commercials on white people. It's uncalled for rudeness in a commercial. | ||
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Supamang
United States2298 Posts
On June 01 2011 21:16 Cyba wrote: That really sounds like you're forgeting what racism is man, skinny glasses wearing white guys feel stereotyped too, that's just how tv works and it happens because stereotypes do exist in real life. Racism is when you get harassed by the cops and kept at the police station for 10 hours in italy because you were a romanian driving through on your way to spain Not comparing somebody to a cholocate bar, or showing a black guy eating chicken at TV.Youre absolutely right man. I completely agree with you. Some dude calling you racial epithets or whatnot is a really pathetic form of racism at best and just immature name calling for most cases, but our argument wasnt really about racism per se. I showed my "more mild" KFC black guy commercial, but this guy says that its nothing at all. From an objective standpoint, yea its not an insult to say black people like eating fried chicken. But in the US, people stereotype and make fun of black people (who knows how it became an insult, but somehow it did) for loving their fried chicken. Im saying that its a stereotype that white people have used as an insult, so its not "nothing". Its a mild racial stereotype that isnt the best thing to use in a commercial. Im also saying that its worse than the "chocolate to black people" connection that Naomi Campbell drew. thats all | ||
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Zinnwaldite
Norway1567 Posts
On June 01 2011 21:09 Supamang wrote: And there you have it. Youve been made fun of for things like that too. So how do you not understand that the "black people eating fried chicken" stereotype is not a flattering thing to see on TV? Edit: oh and 40-60 is barely a minority. im talking about youre 1 of 5 people of that particular race so when all of the other people make fun of you for being what you are, you have no one to turn to for support. What you're talking about is bullying,, the type of people that would circle around one person and fuck with him are the kind of people who will turn anything into a negative to get to someone. When you have no one to turn to the issue is not culture being used to taunt someone,, the issue is the people and the ones who. No matter who you are, if you're alone you can always become a victim is the wrong people see you as one. If these people didnt have chicken or rice to make fun of,,then they would find something else about a persons appearance, or his family,, his style,, his music,, his eyes,, hair,,skin. People need to realize this,,culture is not racist,, it's the people that twist culture who are the racist ones. | ||
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Cyba
Romania221 Posts
"Get that fucking cracker before he runs out" - "Cuff that fucking chocolate now !" Totaly different things man. I'd say she's just really bored. | ||
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Facedriller
Sweden275 Posts
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Supamang
United States2298 Posts
On June 01 2011 21:22 Sebzou wrote: What you're talking about is bullying,, the type of people that would circle around one person and fuck with him are the kind of people who will turn anything into a negative to get to someone. When you have no one to turn to the issue is not culture being used to taunt someone,, the issue is the people and the ones who. No matter who you are, if you're alone you can always become a victim is the wrong people see you as one. If these people didnt have chicken or rice to make fun of,,then they would find something else about a persons appearance, or his family,, his style,, his music,, his eyes,, hair,,skin. People need to realize this,,culture is not racist,, it's the people that twist culture who are the racist ones. Fair enough man. And when people pick out black people eating fried chicken as the stereotype to use to bully someone, thats a problem right? Im gonna give you some slack since youre not from the US and you might not know about the "black people love fried chicken" stereotype. | ||
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zeru
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InDaHouse
Sweden956 Posts
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paradoxOO9
United Kingdom1123 Posts
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FrogOfWar
Germany1406 Posts
On June 01 2011 20:17 funk100 wrote: ... even though Cadburys probably didn't know that name "chocolate bar" name calling had been happening. The interesting question is that should Cadburys be considered responsible for the advert having implications they did not make the ad for?...? How do you know that? If you want to get people's opinions, don't make such a biased representation of the story plz? On June 01 2011 20:19 Jayme wrote: SO it's racist now to point out that someone has the same color skin as a chocolate bar?  Nope, but calling them one is. "Pointing out" is a ridiculous choice of words. They're not "pointing out" anything, they're making fun of her based on her skin color. On June 01 2011 20:20 Megatronn wrote: This is just dumb, chocolate bar is now a racial slur?... According to the article and the OP, it's not "now" a racial slur but has been one for some time. But you're right, it's dumb for the company to use it. On June 01 2011 21:22 Cyba wrote: ... At any rate it's nowhere near your link imo, since chocolate has no demeaning conotations as cracker does. ... No, none at all, except the minor implication that you're a cute lifeless object for others to fool around with. So funny. In pretty much all Western societies there are ethnic minorities who are disadvantaged and discriminated against in all manners possible. They have a harder time finding a flat and a job, they're underrepresented in higher positions, they're poorer, they're imprisoned more, they're frequently treated like shit by some people for no reason other than their looks. And yet, here are our right-wingers claiming that anti-racism has gone too far. And they never notice anything. But at least the name "Bliss" is appropriate, as we know what they say about ignorance. | ||
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