Those of you in Korea may have seen the latest commercial for the Samsung Sens notebook. Here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vByCwNaSDU
It's from here first and has been getting some talk on some Korean forums and Something Awful, with some saying it's racist, some saying it's harmless, some saying people are too sensitive, and some saying it's another example of portraying "foreigners" as idiots. (It was filmed in Sydney, fwiw).
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Seen the latest Samsung Sens commercial? Harmless, racist, stupid?
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Posted 25 September 2009 - 01:12 PM
It depends on what context your thinking of it as. All of the above.
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Have you ever seen normal Taiwanese or Korean people walking around on streets? Most of them have huge noses, small chinky eyes and flat noses and look nothing like those celebrities you see in dramas.And sorry, but most Korean celebrities you see on TV underwent a lot of plastic surgeries in order to look like what you see on TV. I think this should be well-known by all K-Pop-fans.
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Posted 25 September 2009 - 03:28 PM
I don't know why your view on this commercial is immature and childish. Racism was never intended for it, the pig nose was suppose to indicate an outlet for the charger.
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Posted 25 September 2009 - 05:31 PM
I guess you have to be used to Korean TV and its portrayal of "foreigners" and white people to see the other side.
It's not racist---the nose is to represent the adapter used in foreign countries---but it IS another depiction of buffoonish, clueless outsiders.
They couldn't find a group of Koreans with poor laptop batteries?
It's not racist---the nose is to represent the adapter used in foreign countries---but it IS another depiction of buffoonish, clueless outsiders.
They couldn't find a group of Koreans with poor laptop batteries?
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Posted 25 September 2009 - 05:47 PM
That commercial was a bit immature....
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Posted 26 September 2009 - 02:40 AM
Maybe it's also a nose thing since alot Koreans celebs get nosejobs.
Still kinda weird though.
Still kinda weird though.
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