Outrage over racist Chinese detergent ad

Racism in china? Wondering if it is the same as their respect for human rights.
 
I don't think I understand racism. What was wrong with this ad exactly?
 
Thor187 said:
I think people are reading to much into it that never even remotely poped up in my brain
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Same. I think they are saying that their detergent is so strong it will whiten anything, even a human.

They tried to be accommodating by having a black guy in an advert, and tried to be funny too. Tried.
 
Solarion said:
Same. I think they are saying that their detergent is so strong it will whiten anything, even a human.

They tried to be accommodating by having a black guy in an advert, and tried to be funny too. Tried.
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Whiten? He came out a bit yellow if you ask me. *** detergent, would not buy!
 
ROFL. How are the peasants going to figure this one out?
Scream Race Card? Shove me into a washing machine with black dye. I'll come out and become Jacob and screw the peasants properly.
 
Chinese firm apologises over Qiaobi race-row advert

A Chinese firm has apologised over an advert for detergent which has provoked a storm of allegations of racism.

The manufacturer of Qiaobi said it strongly opposed and condemned racial discrimination, and was sorry the advert had caused controversy.

In it, a black man is stuffed head-first into a washing machine before emerging as a light-skinned Asian.

In its initial response several days ago, the firm had suggested that its critics overseas were too sensitive.
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More at:http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36407651
 
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