Racist TV commercials

johncmcleod · November 27, 2003, 02:30

On TV commercials, they have plenty of Caucasians, African-Americans, and Asians. They usually have quite a diverse crowd of people. Especially when they're showing some sort of educational video to young school kids, the main character usually has every one of his friends a different ethnicity. But, of course they are still racist. They hardly ever show Latinos on commercials. When was the last time you saw one on a TV commercials? And they're the leading minority in population! Also, there are never any mixed relationships on TV. I have only seen like two movies with mixed relationships, and in only one it wasn't an issue and they never mentioned anything was unusual about it.

Another thing is on all the commercials of laundry detergent, dishwashing accessories, or any housecleaing product, they always have women doing the work. Like guys never do their own dishes, laundry, or clean house.

DaShi · November 27, 2003, 02:32

Guys don't pay attention to housecleaning product commercials. At least most guys don't. They go to the supermarket and buy whatever is cheapest or in front of them. It's all basically the same anyway.

Drake Tungsten · November 27, 2003, 02:35

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Like guys never do their own dishes, laundry, or clean house.

Real men don't. That's why I'm living in my own filth.

MRT144 · November 27, 2003, 02:36

I do the dishes most the time and even i dont care about what i use.

Nubclear · November 27, 2003, 02:37

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Originally posted by johncmcleod
When was the last time you saw one on a TV commercials?

Perhaps it's just a Utah thing, but I've seen plenty.

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Also, there are never any mixed relationships on TV.

Perhaps it's just a Utah thing, but I've seen plenty.

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Like guys never do their own dishes, laundry, or clean house.

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Speer, is there something you'd like to admit to us?

Edit: Ha! This troll is sooo speer-like, I forgot it wasn't Speer

jdd2007 · November 27, 2003, 03:30

Well we have the Don Pablo's commercials.

Sikander · November 27, 2003, 03:45

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Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
"Like guys never do their own dishes, laundry, or clean house."

Real men don't. That's why I'm living in my own filth.

When you get wealthier you can hire a hot young woman to clean your house like I do. And I don't give a damn what cleaning products she uses either btw.

Ned · November 27, 2003, 03:47

I normally don't watch commercials so I cannot say whether they are racist. However, I remember a time when all the actors and actresses were uniformly very good looking. Then one day, we began seeing really ugly women on some commercials. It was a shock.

It all had to do with some complaint filed by NOW or some such organization. I think they also complained that the Playboy playmates were too good looking. Hefner, however, stood his ground and refused to publish ugly women.

Do they still have ugly women in commercials?

Inverse Icarus · November 27, 2003, 03:53

yeah, like that flat black lady with buck teeth on the pinesol commercials.

two birds.

as for latinos in commercials, i suppose you're right. i can't recall all that many (though there are a few). maybe you're just thinking of the sterotypical latinos?

orange · November 27, 2003, 04:08

"The Jeffersons" had a mixed marriage. I know there's a Comcast Digital Cable commercial (which you probably haven't seen, since Comcast is regional I believe) with a white woman and her black husband.

As far as women in commercials, I think it's much more apparent in ones dealing with cleaning products (Laundry, glass and surface, etc.) because they are appealing to the economic group which uses them most - women. I don't think it's done to purposely label women as domestic servants. Also - cooking products and the like is split pretty evenly, I'd say. I often see commercials where the guy is making dinner for his family or his wife. The point there being that everyone eats, and is just as likely to have the food product appeal to them.

Nubclear · November 27, 2003, 04:19

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Originally posted by orange
Comcast Digital Cable

Yeah...Speaking of which, I was reading a magazine showing Microsoft Corperation's newest campaign showing people dancing due to Microsoft Corperation's technology.
It's interesting because it reminds me largely of propaganda posters from the People's Republic of China and the former Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics showing people dancing due to Joseph Stalin/Mao Tse-Tung's newest whatevers.
Not all corperate propaganda is equal though. McDonald Corperation's newest propaganda campaign "I'm lovin' (sic) it" is really bad. Almost as bad as state-sanctioned government propaganda like that from the United States of America.
Even the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was affected. Have you ever seen ITS propaganda during WW2? Sigh.
The Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya propaganda really sucks though. So does their flag.

The End

Theben · November 27, 2003, 06:01

@ comrade

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Real men don't. That's why I'm living in my own filth.

What if we still do the dishes after letting sit for a week?

duke o' york · November 27, 2003, 06:34

The ad in Britain for Bacardi ("starring" Vinnie Jones) has more Latinos than any other racial type.

The tagline being "Bacardi - Welcome to the Latin Quarter" may have something to do with this though.
But if they're choosing to associate themselves with Latinos then I don't see how you could complain.

orange · November 27, 2003, 06:37

I'm sorry Comrade, your joke went right over my head. Can you dumb it down for me?

Theben · November 27, 2003, 06:40

It's one of those "fill-in-the-blasnk" paragraphs, where u put in whatever comes to mind or sometihng.

orange · November 27, 2003, 06:54

like a Mad Lib? What's that got to do with Comcast Digital Cable, exactly?

Theben · November 27, 2003, 06:58

Nothing. It'd just a pointless ***** about something with randomly inserted names, which is a stab at this thread (and many others).

Nubclear · November 27, 2003, 07:00

Neither of you get it...

Theben · November 27, 2003, 07:03

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Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar

Neither of you get it...

In that case you suck.

Nubclear · November 27, 2003, 07:04

He laughed at my joke and didn't even get it

Theben · November 27, 2003, 07:05

Funnier my way

Pekka · November 27, 2003, 07:11

Theben, Only one week? Order take out...

Theben · November 27, 2003, 07:21

The cat hasn't finished going thru the boxes of last week's take-out...

Stefu · November 27, 2003, 07:39

When I saw the title, I was thinking about those Sotka commercials few months ago. Sotka is a Finnish furniture firm that is renowned for it's crappy commercials, which always contain the same two actors who act crappily, stupid bouncy music on the background and a badly animated cartoon bird ('sotka', can't remember what it is in English). Anyway, few months ago they were selling something with a Mexico theme, so the two guys played Mexicans, which apparently consisted of having big moustaches and saying "Aiiye!" a lot. If they were supposed to be Mexicans.

But in any case, that's probably not racism, that's just stupidity. Their current theme is "Texas Yankee beds", and they bring forth their Americanness by wearing stetsons and saying "Ay" and "Howdy" a lot.

Berzerker · November 27, 2003, 08:07

But by having diverse ethnicities in commercials, the ad people are still being racist. They still choose people based on their race...

Harovan · November 27, 2003, 08:45

"Latinos" are a race of their own since when?

Drake Tungsten · November 27, 2003, 09:39

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When you get wealthier you can hire a hot young woman to clean your house like I do.

You're living the dream.

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What if we still do the dishes after letting sit for a week?

You need to invest in some disposable dishes.

nato · November 27, 2003, 10:32

I can't say I've noticed a lot of Hispanic actors on commercials, but I think there is an increase in Hispanic-friendly commercials. Often I think some things in a commercial are meant to appeal to that market, like say the music.

This isn't about race, but theres one thing about commercials that drives me crazy. The husband is ALWAYS a completely clueless, childish idiot in them. Then the wife comes along and cooly, competently solves the problem or chides the husband. Its very consistant and getting annoying.

I've seen some old TV shows and the situation was the opposite, with a foolish wife and a calm, cool husband. Now we seem to just have the reverse, and its still lousy.

CerberusIV · November 27, 2003, 10:44

There is a subtle pressure about reverse racism in TV commercials. The latest British Telecom commercials feature a couple of geeky types wearing naff '70's styles but they are white! I can't think of a commercial where something is being caricatured and any of the actors in such a role are non-white.

Lawrence of Arabia · November 27, 2003, 11:37

Sotka is a type of duck.