KFC Ad - Is it Racist?
- Thread starter Cobretti
- Start date
- Status
They make a commercial about a white man basically outsmarting and distracting a crowd of black people with a bucket of chicken. Hell yes it's racist no matter whether it's intended to be racist. Funny or not...
It's soft but I can see why some poeple would be offended.
It's soft but I can see why some poeple would be offended.
bruntyblue
bruntyblue
Americans don't even know what cricket is, and the West Indians are not American negro's, its not racist imo and the ad was reproduced without permission, Copyright violation right there, if KFC get onto who uploaded it to youtube there could be a lawsuit in the wind.
Truthful or not, let's not forget the rumors of Colonal Sanders being a Clan member or a Clan supporter. Another possible reason for people being overly offended.
Also, gotta agree with Xzibit. The whole survival and awkward thing, what are they suggesting exactly? There's a million other ways to sell Chicken...
Also, gotta agree with Xzibit. The whole survival and awkward thing, what are they suggesting exactly? There's a million other ways to sell Chicken...
Is it racist toward African-Americans, who are the ones kicking up a stink about it? OBVIOUSLY not! Hell, is there a SINGLE African-American, or someone supposed to represent an African-American, in this ad??? I think not! Besides, even real racists who would make the connection from Afro-americans to fried chicken aren't suggesting all black people all around the world have a pre-disposition towards fried chicken. Hell, does it LOOK like the average African gets a whole lot of fried chicken in their diet??? I'm sure Etheopia/Sudan/Mozambique etc are all AWASH with fried chicken outlets, huh...
The second thing is, not ONLY did the ad feature a different race, but the ad never even aired on American TV from what I heard. Someone saw it on youtube or another file-sharing network and decided to spread it around the US. Hell, does the average Australian get offended at all the "cracker/yokel/redneck" jokes black comedians get away with? No, because number 1, its usually funny, and number 2, we don't identify with "Deliverance hicks or trailer trash". But, "OOOh, they're white, I'm white, so they MUST be picking on me too..."
---------- Post added 07-01-2010 at 05:47 PM ----------
KFC Australia is a sponsor of the cricket, and at the time the west indies were touring, or had just left. So as a major sponsor I don't see the problem. I see no womens rights groups are up in arms yet about the other ad where he's trying to watch the cricket on TV, and the girl and guy walk in and start yammering, so he gives them a pocketfull to shut up. "OMG, this is SOOO insensitive! The girl's got every right to unload emotionally on the guy, and guys have NO right to tune them out, even if they were in the room first!"
And I could see them being offended by Colonel Sanders possibly being a Klan member, but it obviously hasn't stopped them buying his products before this "incident". Are they enabling racism by eating Klan-supplied chicken?
The second thing is, not ONLY did the ad feature a different race, but the ad never even aired on American TV from what I heard. Someone saw it on youtube or another file-sharing network and decided to spread it around the US. Hell, does the average Australian get offended at all the "cracker/yokel/redneck" jokes black comedians get away with? No, because number 1, its usually funny, and number 2, we don't identify with "Deliverance hicks or trailer trash". But, "OOOh, they're white, I'm white, so they MUST be picking on me too..."
---------- Post added 07-01-2010 at 05:47 PM ----------
KFC Australia is a sponsor of the cricket, and at the time the west indies were touring, or had just left. So as a major sponsor I don't see the problem. I see no womens rights groups are up in arms yet about the other ad where he's trying to watch the cricket on TV, and the girl and guy walk in and start yammering, so he gives them a pocketfull to shut up. "OMG, this is SOOO insensitive! The girl's got every right to unload emotionally on the guy, and guys have NO right to tune them out, even if they were in the room first!"
And I could see them being offended by Colonel Sanders possibly being a Klan member, but it obviously hasn't stopped them buying his products before this "incident". Are they enabling racism by eating Klan-supplied chicken?
Whether it is racist or not, depends on the person who is taking offence from it. If someone does take offence because of a race related issue that they are a part of, then even if you think it is not racist, it is.
You may think it is funny, others may not.
Ultimately if it does offend some then it probably is, even if you do not think it is.
Personally I am not sure why it is. But if you look at it with a lot of fat people instead of Jamaicans, then I am sure fat people would take offence even though you may think it is not offensive.
It is personal opinion and respecting other's opinion.
Some may say "lighten up", but if a significant number take offence to it, then it probably needs to be toned down rather than have others lighten up.
Ersk
You may think it is funny, others may not.
Ultimately if it does offend some then it probably is, even if you do not think it is.
Personally I am not sure why it is. But if you look at it with a lot of fat people instead of Jamaicans, then I am sure fat people would take offence even though you may think it is not offensive.
It is personal opinion and respecting other's opinion.
Some may say "lighten up", but if a significant number take offence to it, then it probably needs to be toned down rather than have others lighten up.
Ersk
siegeandspike
UFC Fan!
Yeah, I think that a lot of them would be fried chicken eaters.
Some people even found this offensive
I'm well aware of the fact that they're sponsored by KFC but still, there's other ways to sell the stuff.
As for the Klan thing, like I said; rumors. I don't beleive he was affiliated with them, just pointing out why it might be deemed even more offensive than what it is. At the end of the day when you take it for it's face value, a white man is defusing an 'awkward' situaion by offering a bucket of chicken to a crowd of black people. African American or not, they were never from Africa in the first place? Africa is not home of the black man?
The thing with these kinds of topics, there's no point drifting off talking about this other add or that other add, forget all that two wrongs does or does not make a right stuff, we're talking about this specific add.
Whether or not it is racist, some people have taken offence to it and I think, and in my opinion, it's rightfully so. It's controvercial, whether light hearted or not, it's not necessary.
- Status