Chinese firm behind 'racist' detergent ad says foreign critics are 'too sensitive'

in #news8 years ago

A Chinese detergent commercial showing a black man stuffed into a washing machine and transformed into a fair-skinned Asian has provoked outrage this week, but the company behind the clip says foreign critics are "too sensitive".

The commercial for the Qiaobi brand — which has gone viral in the West —shows a black man whistling and winking at a young Chinese woman, who calls him over, puts a detergent packet into his mouth, and forces him head-first into a washing machine.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-28/chinese-firm-behind-detergent-ad-says-critics-too-sensitive/7456398

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This is pretty disturbing.. Like who in their right mind could possibly think this was acceptable to air... Asian countries are known to be racist af though so I guess I can see it.