they can do this because we're all okay with it...
we look, we laugh...but really...is it okay?
we say "oh, that's the media"...and YES. it is.
cuz remember black chicks = sex.
black dudes = crack heads, and drug dealers.
and now, it's okay to grab black chicks by the face if ur white.
very emmitt till-esque.
cuz...as we know...white is coming.
but hey, it's the media.
that's what they do.
(sidenote: i love to shuck and jive.)
they're laughing at us...not with us.
and of course...this ad was necessary to convey the new color of the PSP.
i mean...how else would they have done it?
really...they would HAVE to dress a black girl in all black and have her being subdued by a white girl in all white to let us know about the new PSP.
(I actually break out into fits of laughter when I stare at it for too long.)
(another sidenote: love that shirt massuh.)
YES. the ad continued...
there was another pic of the black chick on top of the white chick.
and another with them evenly squared off...
(because, of course, black and white people should always fight when buying a PSP.)
YET the premise of the campaign is still "white is coming."
(cuz white people should always win.)
they figured "let's pretend it's equal."
yet, there is no "black is back" campaign to counterpart "white is coming."
all the other ads were meant to pacify.
and look at u playing on ur PSP...i guess it worked.
u kno...i could understand if these were video game characters FROM PSP games.
but nope.
so.
next time u see a white cop grabbing a little boy by his face like so...
or watch a KKK special...
maybe flip thru a book about lynching...
and see images quite similar to this...
remember.
it's the media.
they said it's ok.
and.
WHITE IS COMING.
and all this time, i thought they were already here.
sign my petition if u wanna do something.
i need a lot more signatures before i can take it anywhere.
sony petition
i, personally, like my racism to be less obvious.
u know. so i know it's there, but i'm not being beaten over the head with it.
nice, happy racism.
this here...this is mean racism.
and it hurts my head.
PART II:
Look how they dismiss us...
"It doesn't come as much of a surprise after the virulent reaction we saw last week, Sony's pulled the plug on their "PSP White is coming" ad campaign in the Netherlands, which depicted, well, you know. We're not gonna call it an admission of guilt or anything (and neither did they, read on), but Sony did apologize to those offended by the campaign, also stating, "We recognize that the subject matter of one specific image may have caused concern in some countries not directly affected by the advertising. As a result, we have now withdrawn the campaign." We're quite well aware of the cultural context in which advertising must be taken, but it's apparent the world holds a company like Sony to a higher standard, and Sony can apparently recognize this as well. So, case closed, let's all move on with our lives now, yeah? We've got some toys to obsess over, no time for this foolish business."
"...no time for this foolish business...". my FAVORITE line.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
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