KFC Multicultural commercian = wtf

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CPA

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Originally posted by: Linflas
So does that mean those of Irish descent should be offended at the Folgers commercial showing the woman getting ready to do some Riverdance dancing while drinking Folgers?

lol, that is one of the stupidest commercials I have ever seen.
 

setphen1

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I think that they are supposed to be hibachi grill chefs. Maybe you are the racists one for assuming that they are stereotypical asian martial artists. Hrmmm? ;)
 

Jeeebus

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at least they didn't show them in a car trying to negotiate the drive-thru lane.
 

ScottyB

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"We cannot achieve so much with such small penis, but you American wow, penis so big, so big penis!"
 
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Yeah, it's definitely a stereotype. The first time I saw that commercial I turned to my buddy and said, "Wow, I'm surprised they didn't just have them say, 'Glirred. Flied!'" because it was so over-the-top.
 

MH2007

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Originally posted by: Dumac
Originally posted by: her209
Martial artists... those guys look more like chefs.

Glad somebody else isn't blind..

They look like sushi chefs to me ... that's what I thought when I saw the commercial. Pretty much the only place I can remember ever seeing anyone dressed like that is at the sushi bar yelling greetings at you as you walk in the restaurant.

I think given the context there were meant to be teppanyaki chefs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teppanyaki

although I've never seen one that looked quite like those guys in the commercial.
 

Vette73

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Originally posted by: setphen1
I think that they are supposed to be hibachi grill chefs. Maybe you are the racists one for assuming that they are stereotypical asian martial artists. Hrmmm? ;)

This quote seems to be at the site and they had to change their main story because of it.

:laugh:

 

0roo0roo

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its amazing how incompetent the promotions department at kfc are. first the coupons..now this. people need to get fired.
 

TuxDave

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Originally posted by: SilentZero
Wait a second!!! So all asian's don't dress like that???? WTF!

Of course not!!!!

/puts away his samurai outfit. >_>
 

QueBert

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Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
its amazing how incompetent the promotions department at kfc are. first the coupons..now this. people need to get fired.

I have never seen a teppanyaki or Sushi chef who wasn't Asian, I think KFC hit it spot on. I also have never seen a non asian dressed like in the KFC commercial, again they hit the nail on the head. Why should people at KFC get fired because people are idiots who run around saying "OMG KFC IS RACIST they think all Asian people do Karate!" Not all Asians are teppanyaki chefs, but all teppanyaki chefs are asian. Nobody on here can point me to a non Asian teppanyaki chef, so the commercial is perfect in my eyes.
 

0roo0roo

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Originally posted by: QueBert
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
its amazing how incompetent the promotions department at kfc are. first the coupons..now this. people need to get fired.

I have never seen a teppanyaki or Sushi chef who wasn't Asian, I think KFC hit it spot on. I also have never seen a non asian dressed like in the KFC commercial, again they hit the nail on the head. Why should people at KFC get fired because people are idiots who run around saying "OMG KFC IS RACIST they think all Asian people do Karate!" Not all Asians are teppanyaki chefs, but all teppanyaki chefs are asian. Nobody on here can point me to a non Asian teppanyaki chef, so the commercial is perfect in my eyes.

yea it would have been even better if the black people were holding watermelons...
 

sygyzy

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I did not expect it but after watching the video, you have a point. What was KFC thinking?
 

Dumac

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Originally posted by: QueBert
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
its amazing how incompetent the promotions department at kfc are. first the coupons..now this. people need to get fired.

I have never seen a teppanyaki or Sushi chef who wasn't Asian, I think KFC hit it spot on. I also have never seen a non asian dressed like in the KFC commercial, again they hit the nail on the head. Why should people at KFC get fired because people are idiots who run around saying "OMG KFC IS RACIST they think all Asian people do Karate!" Not all Asians are teppanyaki chefs, but all teppanyaki chefs are asian. Nobody on here can point me to a non Asian teppanyaki chef, so the commercial is perfect in my eyes.

Ha, I love how you always scream prejudice against blacks but pretend like no other minority feels pain due to racism in the U.S. Honestly, blacks have it the best here. The political power blacks have compared to their population in the U.S. is much greater than any other minority group I can think of.

Also, you really haven't seen a non-Asian teppanyaki chef? You really think Asians are the only ones practiced in Asian cuisine? You think that in the back of every Japanese resteraunt, they only have people straight from Japan?

Also, I love how you do an amazing panethnic grouping of Asian, not even considering the many different types of asians who cook food of a different country's origin due to people like you who group them all as the same. Even hispanics use this, as many people don't care enough to tell the difference.

If others made the same assumptions about blacks that you do about other minorities, you'd make a shitstorm.
 

QueBert

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Originally posted by: Dumac
Originally posted by: QueBert
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
its amazing how incompetent the promotions department at kfc are. first the coupons..now this. people need to get fired.

I have never seen a teppanyaki or Sushi chef who wasn't Asian, I think KFC hit it spot on. I also have never seen a non asian dressed like in the KFC commercial, again they hit the nail on the head. Why should people at KFC get fired because people are idiots who run around saying "OMG KFC IS RACIST they think all Asian people do Karate!" Not all Asians are teppanyaki chefs, but all teppanyaki chefs are asian. Nobody on here can point me to a non Asian teppanyaki chef, so the commercial is perfect in my eyes.

Ha, I love how you always scream prejudice against blacks but pretend like no other minority feels pain due to racism in the U.S. Honestly, blacks have it the best here. The political power blacks have compared to their population in the U.S. is much greater than any other minority group I can think of.

Also, you really haven't seen a non-Asian teppanyaki chef? You really think Asians are the only ones practiced in Asian cuisine? You think that in the back of every Japanese resteraunt, they only have people straight from Japan?

Also, I love how you do an amazing panethnic grouping of Asian, not even considering the many different types of asians who cook food of a different country's origin due to people like you who group them all as the same. Even hispanics use this, as many people don't care enough to tell the difference.

If others made the same assumptions about blacks that you do about other minorities, you'd make a shitstorm.

ohh I assumed Asians are great chefs, WHAT A RACIST THING TO THINK! A similar assumption about blacks, would be they're great dancers or good athletics. I don't think anyone would have a problem with that., I know I sure wouldn't. I have eaten at dozens of teppanyaki spots and have always been entertained by an Asian chef. That is not a negative stereotype even, people tend to get upset when they're negative. Others don't make the "same assumptions" about blacks. They typically say "blacks are criminals" "blacks are crackheads" "Blacks belong in jail" a bit fucking difference than showing Asians in attire that's not even racist. If the commercial had shown blacks in doo-rags, unless they were shucking and jiving there would have been nothing wrong with it either. I have seen plenty of commercials with blacks in doo-rags and haven't heard of anyone raising a stink.
 

Syringer

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Originally posted by: QueBert
Originally posted by: Dumac
Originally posted by: QueBert
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
its amazing how incompetent the promotions department at kfc are. first the coupons..now this. people need to get fired.

I have never seen a teppanyaki or Sushi chef who wasn't Asian, I think KFC hit it spot on. I also have never seen a non asian dressed like in the KFC commercial, again they hit the nail on the head. Why should people at KFC get fired because people are idiots who run around saying "OMG KFC IS RACIST they think all Asian people do Karate!" Not all Asians are teppanyaki chefs, but all teppanyaki chefs are asian. Nobody on here can point me to a non Asian teppanyaki chef, so the commercial is perfect in my eyes.

Ha, I love how you always scream prejudice against blacks but pretend like no other minority feels pain due to racism in the U.S. Honestly, blacks have it the best here. The political power blacks have compared to their population in the U.S. is much greater than any other minority group I can think of.

Also, you really haven't seen a non-Asian teppanyaki chef? You really think Asians are the only ones practiced in Asian cuisine? You think that in the back of every Japanese resteraunt, they only have people straight from Japan?

Also, I love how you do an amazing panethnic grouping of Asian, not even considering the many different types of asians who cook food of a different country's origin due to people like you who group them all as the same. Even hispanics use this, as many people don't care enough to tell the difference.

If others made the same assumptions about blacks that you do about other minorities, you'd make a shitstorm.

ohh I assumed Asians are great chefs, WHAT A RACIST THING TO THINK! A similar assumption about blacks, would be they're great dancers or good athletics. I don't think anyone would have a problem with that., I know I sure wouldn't. I have eaten at dozens of teppanyaki spots and have always been entertained by an Asian chef. That is not a negative stereotype even, people tend to get upset when they're negative. Others don't make the "same assumptions" about blacks. They typically say "blacks are criminals" "blacks are crackheads" "Blacks belong in jail" a bit fucking difference than showing Asians in attire that's not even racist. If the commercial had shown blacks in doo-rags, unless they were shucking and jiving there would have been nothing wrong with it either. I have seen plenty of commercials with blacks in doo-rags and haven't heard of anyone raising a stink.

WHOOOOOOOSH!!
 
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Originally posted by: ScottyB
"We cannot achieve so much with such small penis, but you American wow, penis so big, so big penis!"

so wrong...but hey, they have them and they know how to use them...asians are the largest population in the world!!!
 

Phokus

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Nov 20, 1999
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Originally posted by: Dumac
Originally posted by: QueBert
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
its amazing how incompetent the promotions department at kfc are. first the coupons..now this. people need to get fired.

I have never seen a teppanyaki or Sushi chef who wasn't Asian, I think KFC hit it spot on. I also have never seen a non asian dressed like in the KFC commercial, again they hit the nail on the head. Why should people at KFC get fired because people are idiots who run around saying "OMG KFC IS RACIST they think all Asian people do Karate!" Not all Asians are teppanyaki chefs, but all teppanyaki chefs are asian. Nobody on here can point me to a non Asian teppanyaki chef, so the commercial is perfect in my eyes.

Ha, I love how you always scream prejudice against blacks but pretend like no other minority feels pain due to racism in the U.S. Honestly, blacks have it the best here. The political power blacks have compared to their population in the U.S. is much greater than any other minority group I can think of.

Also, you really haven't seen a non-Asian teppanyaki chef? You really think Asians are the only ones practiced in Asian cuisine? You think that in the back of every Japanese resteraunt, they only have people straight from Japan?

Also, I love how you do an amazing panethnic grouping of Asian, not even considering the many different types of asians who cook food of a different country's origin due to people like you who group them all as the same. Even hispanics use this, as many people don't care enough to tell the difference.

If others made the same assumptions about blacks that you do about other minorities, you'd make a shitstorm.

I've seen hispanic chefs at those japanese teriyaki fast food places in the mall
 

Phokus

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Nov 20, 1999
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Originally posted by: QueBert
Originally posted by: Dumac
Originally posted by: QueBert
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
its amazing how incompetent the promotions department at kfc are. first the coupons..now this. people need to get fired.

I have never seen a teppanyaki or Sushi chef who wasn't Asian, I think KFC hit it spot on. I also have never seen a non asian dressed like in the KFC commercial, again they hit the nail on the head. Why should people at KFC get fired because people are idiots who run around saying "OMG KFC IS RACIST they think all Asian people do Karate!" Not all Asians are teppanyaki chefs, but all teppanyaki chefs are asian. Nobody on here can point me to a non Asian teppanyaki chef, so the commercial is perfect in my eyes.

Ha, I love how you always scream prejudice against blacks but pretend like no other minority feels pain due to racism in the U.S. Honestly, blacks have it the best here. The political power blacks have compared to their population in the U.S. is much greater than any other minority group I can think of.

Also, you really haven't seen a non-Asian teppanyaki chef? You really think Asians are the only ones practiced in Asian cuisine? You think that in the back of every Japanese resteraunt, they only have people straight from Japan?

Also, I love how you do an amazing panethnic grouping of Asian, not even considering the many different types of asians who cook food of a different country's origin due to people like you who group them all as the same. Even hispanics use this, as many people don't care enough to tell the difference.

If others made the same assumptions about blacks that you do about other minorities, you'd make a shitstorm.

ohh I assumed Asians are great chefs, WHAT A RACIST THING TO THINK! A similar assumption about blacks, would be they're great dancers or good athletics. I don't think anyone would have a problem with that., I know I sure wouldn't. I have eaten at dozens of teppanyaki spots and have always been entertained by an Asian chef. That is not a negative stereotype even, people tend to get upset when they're negative. Others don't make the "same assumptions" about blacks. They typically say "blacks are criminals" "blacks are crackheads" "Blacks belong in jail" a bit fucking difference than showing Asians in attire that's not even racist. If the commercial had shown blacks in doo-rags, unless they were shucking and jiving there would have been nothing wrong with it either. I have seen plenty of commercials with blacks in doo-rags and haven't heard of anyone raising a stink.

All blacks are good at basketball

All asians are good at math.

Even 'positive' stereotypes are bad.