I’m really, REALLY not understanding why Brando (purveyors of all things strange and gadgety) are selling a tissue holder in the form of a certain fried chicken bucket, let alone one WITH OBAMA’S FACE on it. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!
To top it off, the slightly stereotypical product has Obama dressed up like Colonel Sanders, and also features a coin bank for change. Sigh. Get it? One has to wonder whether or not they merely thought it was funny, or if they really just hate black America. And for the record, a Popeye’s bucket, despite them frying up superior chicken, WOULD NOT have made it any better. But regardless, WTF!
Final verdict? THAT’S RAAAAAAAACIST! [Brando]
White Raven
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 1:49 PMAt the risk of sounding ignorant, why is it racist to have Obama involved with either fried chicken or a money bank? Is this an entirely American thing or is it a global racism I’ve missed somehow?
Lachlan Heywood
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 7:36 PMit’s a typical racist cliche that black people can’t get enough fried chicken…
Lachlan Heywood
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 7:40 PMTo quote wikipedia:
“Since the Civil War traditional slave foods like fried chicken, watermelon, and chitterlings, have suffered a strong association with African American stereotypes and blackface minstrelry. This was commercialized for the first half of the 20th century by restaurants like Sambo’s and Coon Chicken Inn, which selected exaggerated blacks as mascots, implying quality by their association with the stereotype. While acknowledged positively as soul food in the modern age by many, the affinity that African American culture has for fried chicken has been considered a delicate, often pejorative issue; While still present, this perception has been fading for several decades with the ubiquitous nature of fried chicken dishes in the US and a gradual rejection of race-based stereotypes.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fried_chicken
deez
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at 1:36 PMit is ashame that we still get hung up and offended by stupid stereotypes. Fried chicken really? Is it that offensive? Everyone likes fried chicken as much as the next person. I think the above invention is stupid but not racist.