Comments on: Obama KFC bucket sold in Japan

By: Liberals Are Useless

Liberals Are Useless — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:26:34 +0000

Liberals want to hand the world away to overly protected criminals, because they have “rights” even while they’re raping and killing the citizens who just obey the law. So yeah, being “lefty” is bad and it is counter productive to any society operating correctly. The list of things that Lefty makes wrong and backward is endless, the fall of western civilization paramount among them, can all be attributed to Leftist thinking and it’s Euro-commie roots. So you’re an idiot and calling people crazy because they speak they truth harkens back to the Nazi Party methods Liberals are so fond of using. Attack the speaker and belittle them instead of facing the truth of the statement. Textbook Liberal.

By: FoodPolice

FoodPolice — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:47:04 +0000

Quaker Oatmeal has a picture of a white guy on it, RACIST!!!

By: And

And — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:06:55 +0000

raicist? wtf? this race thing has become really absurd in the us.

By: mumyou

mumyou — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:59:21 +0000

Considering that Barack Obama has an almost cult-like following, I highly doubt this was done out of racial intent. I think the blogger who posted this is over reading this. This is not like Mr. Jamaes which was a painfully blatant attempt at nerdifying the image of white Americans.

Not that I could see how the conclusion with the whole sterotype that black people like fried chicken could have been drawn. Barack Obama overall has a positive image in Japan especially in Obama Japan. And I can also see how it could be portrayed that all black people work at fast food joints, but I don’t think that assumption could be made from this marketed item for his motif is Colonel Sanders, the franchise owner of the establishment. He isn’t wearing one of those dorky KFC hats nor does he have a frier.

I think it is more or non-intentional knowing what I do about Japanese/Chinese culture. Now the Black Samba dolls on the other hand is racist for sure.

By: Space Cakes

Space Cakes — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:32:28 +0000

Yes we can…… market this image even further and in international circles as well! Also, is it racist when there’s photographic evidence to support such a combination?

Exhibit A:
http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2008/11/19/gal_obama_newyork_7.jpg

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:47:54 +0000

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

By: Karisu

Karisu — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:32:29 +0000

What exactly is “white guilt”? Sounds like some absurd notion you just invented.

By: Karisu

Karisu — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:31:06 +0000

You say “lefty” as though it were a bad thing to be liberal. I’ll pretend your not crazy though and assume I’m just reading you wrong.

By: madne0

madne0 — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:20:19 +0000

It’s not, don’t get your panties in a bunch. Jesus…

By: Ap

Ap — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:30:11 +0000

ahahahaha oh wow

By: nagoriyuki

nagoriyuki — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:05:22 +0000

When I use this holder, the tissues always get dirty somehow.

Now I understand why.

– ’cause it has become a great issue,
I mean…, a gray tissue.

Not funny? oh,sorry…don’t kick me.

By: Marcello

Marcello — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:24:11 +0000

If the producers of this product were aware of the cultural link between African-American people and fried chicken, then this could very well be considered racist, or at least stereotyping. However, if Obama himself was famous for eating fried chicken, then it would take on another dimension.
The pun on Obama’s catchphrase “Change”, and it being a coin bank is kind of clever.
Also, seeing the president of America dressed in a KFC uniform is funny, regardless of his colour, because it puts a person of extreme power into the unlikely position of fast-food chain employee. If only black people worked in fast-food chains this could be considered racist, as it might suggest black people are only suited for menial jobs. But I’m sure depending on location, all kinds of good people work (and eat) at KFC.

By: leitmotiv

leitmotiv — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:30:17 +0000

Images of this will appear on a ditto-head/tea-bagger blog in ….5…4…3…2…

By: Yom

Yom — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:43:50 +0000

“I might apply for a job in Singapore. Because I’m really enjoying my life in a fried rice paradaice!!”

By: JT

JT — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:29:16 +0000

The Japanese are not burdened by white guilt and have absoulutly no use for negroes.

By: RMilner

RMilner — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:25:40 +0000

Yes it is, because all kinds of people like chicken, or dislike chicken. It isn’t a consequence of skin colour.

By: Hineko

Hineko — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:01:40 +0000

It’s okay. I’m black myself and I can say with honesty that blacks DO love chicken. It’s not a stereotype, it’s fact. Of there are blacks who don’t like chicken, but the majority of people I see in my KFC are black.

By: madne0

madne0 — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:43:58 +0000

Black people like fried chicken. Is pointing out that fact racist? For crying out loud…

By: James

James — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:28:34 +0000

lololol! I have no real ideas to contribute to this thread. But this is definitely funny, in a tasteless sort of way. But, to be fair, Japanese people don’t really know of American stereotypes.

Or perhaps I am just naive. Probably naive, meh.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:50:09 +0000

I’m a radical leftist, and even I don’t think this is racist. It has borderline unpleasant connotations, but not really any different than the way Japanese companies appropriate all sorts of Western images and recycles them through the crazy-blender (I’m looking at you, sexy Ronald McDonald).

By: Luke

Luke — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:11:37 +0000

These kind of stereotypes don’t exist in Japan, so it’s probably unintentional. Don’t worry about it.

By: Rob A

Rob A — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:07:43 +0000

If the coin bank was shaped like a watermelon slice, I might take a bit more offense. Otherwise, I just chalk this up to the other goofy crap some of these Japanese manufacturers think up.

By: Gary

Gary — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:37:53 +0000

One of the reasons to avoid all sites Gawker (e.g. Gizmodo) is that they are kneejerk lefties who see a razist under every rock.

Looking at this chicken/change/tissue bucket, I can’t see anything razist about it. Chicken bucket = razism??!?!? WTF?

What a bunch of hysterical and paranoid weirdos they have working at Gawker.

By: moominsean

moominsean — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:26:48 +0000

yeah i doubt this was intended to be racist. just another gimmick, nothing more. stupid? yes. racist? no.

By: hl

hl — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:14:31 +0000

I think that if you have to think too hard about it for it to be racist, it probably isn’t. The Colonel was white, anyway.

And the change thing isn’t about race, is it?!

I definitely have to agree with Gizmoto about Popeye’s being superior, though!