tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16768178.post2225588576348737503..comments2023-10-16T07:40:38.179-05:00Comments on Hear me Roar: Racism + Ick = BK commercialUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16768178.post-10593821534877736002008-09-01T18:52:00.000-05:002008-09-01T18:52:00.000-05:00Okay Adrienne, 100 points for making me laugh so h...Okay Adrienne, 100 points for making me laugh so hard that I snorted and excellent point. Burger king ads are evil.Tobeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04766767971739035215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16768178.post-47924773958534162022008-09-01T17:24:00.000-05:002008-09-01T17:24:00.000-05:00Oh. Yeah I guess it does kind of put him into a st...Oh. <BR/><BR/>Yeah I guess it does kind of put him into a stereotype. After he did the martial arts thing at the end, I wondered if he was actually doing the snake-move thing, which, if he was, is super impressive. So I thought the whole thing was more of a 'holy crap look what that guy can do' and then the unhinging of the jaw thing, I thought, was supposed to be the over-the-top clincher. <BR/><BR/>I'll go with you on point B, but not point A. Nobody acts human in a burger king commercial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16768178.post-41180644564297848972008-09-01T16:41:00.000-05:002008-09-01T16:41:00.000-05:00More discussion here -- www.racialicious.com/2006/...More discussion here -- <BR/>www.racialicious.com/2006/10/11/burger-king-eat-like-a-snake-commercial/Tobeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04766767971739035215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16768178.post-80560441543120539882008-09-01T16:36:00.000-05:002008-09-01T16:36:00.000-05:00I guess I felt it was racist having this Asian man...I guess I felt it was racist having this Asian man act <BR/><BR/>A) SUPER weird and not even human<BR/>B) End with super hokey martial arts. <BR/><BR/>So we see him as<BR/>A) Not human<BR/>B) A classic Asian stereotype<BR/><BR/>It's subtle but I think it's there.Tobeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04766767971739035215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16768178.post-88863024408469066502008-08-31T22:31:00.000-05:002008-08-31T22:31:00.000-05:00Same here. Maybe it's because I'm tired and it's l...Same here. Maybe it's because I'm tired and it's late and I've been studying for a long time, but I don't see it either :SSarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16768178.post-45438478711750060202008-08-29T22:52:00.000-05:002008-08-29T22:52:00.000-05:00That was weird. I must be sheltered. I failed to s...That was weird. <BR/><BR/>I must be sheltered. I failed to see the racism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com