Another Super Bowl "Scandal" *sigh*

[gyeonghwa]

While on the subject of racy ads I'm guessing although I could be wrong the PTC had no problems with this racist ad.  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrbdXUWryXk" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrbdXUWryXk</a>

I saw that on Facebook. Offensive is a light word to describe it.

[e13]

While on the subject of racy ads I'm guessing although I could be wrong the PTC had no problems with this racist ad.  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrbdXUWryXk" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrbdXUWryXk</a>

I saw that on Facebook. Offensive is a light word to describe it.

Man, you are such a PC queen. 

[DasFuchs]

Wow, people can hear bitch, ass, dick, cunt and even fuck, shit, and asshole if they watch tv at the right time and people are getting uppity about a middle finger?

Good god America, grow the fuck up

[Shane for Wax]

Wow, people can hear bitch, ass, dick, cunt and even fuck, shit, and asshole if they watch tv at the right time and people are getting uppity about a middle finger?

Good god America, grow the fuck up

[DasFuchs]

While on the subject of racy ads I'm guessing although I could be wrong the PTC had no problems with this racist ad.  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrbdXUWryXk" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrbdXUWryXk</a>

I saw that on Facebook. Offensive is a light word to describe it.

How's it offensive? I mean it is true, China holds a lot of US debt because we had to spend spend spend.
If it'd been a white Chinese? Maybe a black one? Perhaps Middle Eastern?
Oh, I get it, a chinese girl near a rice patty, yes, it all makes sense now.

Take note I'm not agreeing with the politician, just that calling something racist doesn't make it racist.

[N. De Plume]

It is the  broken English. Sure, most Chinese folks would probably have broken English. But in this case, it is simply used to provoke a xenophobic reaction. Her language is just good enough to avoid being comical or overtly racist, but bad enough to get an uncanny valley type emotional reaction.

[DasFuchs]

It is the  broken English. Sure, most Chinese folks would probably have broken English. But in this case, it is simply used to provoke a xenophobic reaction. Her language is just good enough to avoid being comical or overtly racist, but bad enough to get an uncanny valley type emotional reaction.

If that's the case, do you really think that the language alone would prevent such? People that get that enraged over the issue will whether she speaks broken English or not.
Hell, you could put a Canadian on that says thanks for giving them a place to dump their trash so they can keep their country clean and people will go apeshit about those "pussies in the 51st state"

[Captain Jack Harkness]

While on the subject of racy ads I'm guessing although I could be wrong the PTC had no problems with this racist ad.  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrbdXUWryXk" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrbdXUWryXk</a>

I saw that on Facebook. Offensive is a light word to describe it.

How's it offensive? I mean it is true, China holds a lot of US debt because we had to spend spend spend.
If it'd been a white Chinese? Maybe a black one? Perhaps Middle Eastern?
Oh, I get it, a chinese girl near a rice patty, yes, it all makes sense now.

Take note I'm not agreeing with the politician, just that calling something racist doesn't make it racist.

Setting aside the racial undertones for a moment, I do wonder about the veracity of the claims that she can't control her state's budget.  Also, if she wanted to raise taxes (while reducing spending, even), he'd put out an ad bitching about that, I'm sure.  If I were this guy's opponents, I'd go after the issue raised in the ad.  Otherwise, they can just say "Aha!  They have no real solutions, and are just playing the race card!"  They're disingenuous like that.

Anyway, yet another thread is looking to be derailed.  I'd love to discuss this more, but only if this topic gets its own thread.  Hell, I'd make a thread if the posts in this couldn't already easily stand on their own as a split topic.

[ironbite]

And this is exactly why they need to do away with the halftime show. Between the shittiest damn halftime shows and commercials, sometimes it gets hard to remember there is a football game going on.

Your tongue, bite it.   Best part of that glorified rugby match is the commercials and the half-time show.

Ironbite-seriously I wouldn't watch the Super Bowl without them.

Never took you for a rugby player Ironbite, what position do you play?

Spectator.  I just don't like football all that much.

[DiscoBerry]

Bit of an update for the racist super bowl ad...the secret is in the html code: http://gawker.com/5883021/pete-hoekstras-racist-campaign-ad-getting-even-racist+er

[Radiation]

Ugh... I'm ashamed that Pete is from my state, in fact I think he is from Grand Rapids. I actually met Debbie Stabanow back in 2006 and she seemed like a nice lady.

[Ranger_Joe]

Oh what the fuck.....REALLY? Does this person have nothing better to do with their time? I saw the game and didn't even notice the middle finger. Nor did anyone else in the room, or their children. (There was around 25 of us)

While it is a crude gesture, I don't think that one finger just traumatized all the children across the country. Clearly, this person is trying to either get 15 minutes of fame, or get the NFL/NBC to settle out of court.

I wish everyone would just look at them and go "Really? Seriously? Go over there and try to get a life."

[TheL]

Oh what the fuck.....REALLY? Does this person have nothing better to do with their time? I saw the game and didn't even notice the middle finger. Nor did anyone else in the room, or their children. (There was around 25 of us)

While it is a crude gesture, I don't think that one finger just traumatized all the children across the country. Clearly, this person is trying to either get 15 minutes of fame, or get the NFL/NBC to settle out of court.

I wish everyone would just look at them and go "Really? Seriously? Go over there and try to get a life."

I'm still trying to think of a hit song that M.I.A. even had since "Case of the Ex."  The "Lady Marmalade" cover doesn't count because it was with 3 other singers and it was a shitty cover.

[ironbite]

Wait MIA didn't do Lady Marmalade.  Hell she wasn't even on the scene then.

Ironbite-only thing of MIA's I know is Airplanes.

[RavynousHunter]

Wait...I thought M.I.A already had her 15 minutes...

Don't enjoy her music much, personally, but my brother's a fan, sooooooooooooo...yeah.