Is This Political Ad Racist...? Do You Care?

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Political add shown during the Super Bowl... It makes the tolerance people angry and sad at the same time...!

 

As a guy who loathes all "political correctness", I think that message is pretty over the top. Then again, our culture deems what targeted ethnic group is worthy of scapegoating, while simultaneously declaring other ethnic groups completely off limits.

 

Similar to the ad showing the chinese classroom showing the end of the roman empire, the british empire, and the U.S. The chinese students laughed when told that they now own all the US debt, so, the takeaway was that they owned US.

This one, not really smart, will likely backfire.
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I would watch that ad even if there was no volume.

 

Yes, she is cute.


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That's about all I got out of it.


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What is the correct nationality for the girl on the bike? Swedish?

 

Xenophobia, debitophobia, it's a toss-up.

 

They have warm humid weather and rice paddies in Sweden? Do tell.

 

We will see plenty of both going forward from the GOP.