[erpg]

Not sure if serious.

Go look up the full-sized ad.

It's hard to see because it's so busy, so by squinting, you lose the 3D effect details and it becomes discernible text.

[The Grim Heaper]

It's all a lie, I can't see shit because everything gets blurry.

[Akuun]

Wow.

[Alx]

Inb4: "I don't see the problem."

Well as an Asian myself, I don't see the problem indeed. I have slanting eyes. Most Asians do. So what ?
The ad is stupid, but not really offensive.

[Emily Chu]

Jimmies on ultra turbo rustle

[cubicle47b]

I laughed. I'm amazing that ad was actually published.

[Dali]

I thought this was going to be about some sort of shoe inserts that work as reverse lifts or something.

[Eschaton]

this is destroying my contacts

[mj1108]

Clicked on this thread expecting something like this.

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Anything is possible.

[itwasTuesday]

All you gotta do is just move farther back.

[ChiTownBuffalo]

Well as an Asian myself, I don't see the problem indeed. I have slanting eyes. Most Asians do. So what ? The ad is stupid, but not really offensive.

[Zilch]

Is this not considered racism in eastern Europe?

[scy]

I was hoping it would be a normal picture. I suppose I should have known better.

It's fine, I like my built-in widescreen format.

[Hasphat'sAnts]

BUT HE HAS SLANTY EYES TOO!!!

what the fuck is this?

Is this not considered racism in eastern Europe?

Guess you haven't been following the Euros lately, eh?

[effingvic]

ad fails for being stupid and not working properly

where is this from?

[jiji]

Ukraine sounds like a great place. good jon

[Alx]

http://gifsforum.com/images//uti/howto/facepalm_asian_gif.gif

I'd be interested to know how many Asians would find it offensive, and where they're from. All the ones in my family are the first to make (unfunny) jokes about those kind of things, pushing the corners of their eyes (when they don't need to) and taking ridiculous accents. It's all in good humour.

[Talon]

So the terrible english in that advertisement would lead me to believe that this is from somewhere outside of the US.

phew

[lupinko]

Doesn't work for me, guess I'm not Asian.

[Slappers Only]

If you have shitty vision and no glasses, as I once did, then yeah, doing this helps you read some things better. I've never thought of anything but the Virtual Boy as screwing my eyes though. Seems fake.

[PumpkinPie]

One of the guys in the picture looks Asian, and he's still pulling his eyes!

[pigeon]

I'd be interested to know how many Asians would find it offensive, and where they're from. All the ones in my family are the first to make (unfunny) jokes about those kind of things, pushing the corners of their eyes (when they don't need to) and taking ridiculous accents. It's all in good humour.

Your family sounds kind of racist, and so does this ad.

[shidoshi]

I expect a counter to this from Asians. Maybe something like 'See Europe like Europeans do'.

"See the Ukraine the way Ukrainians do: Drunk."

I don't know, does that work? I'm not really up on my European stereotypes.

[Zaptruder]

I'd be interested to know how many Asians would find it offensive, and where they're from. All the ones in my family are the first to make (unfunny) jokes about those kind of things, pushing the corners of their eyes (when they don't need to) and taking ridiculous accents. It's all in good humour.

Your family has raised you into a micro-culture of ethnic self loathing.

"Oh, hahaha, look we can have a good laugh at ourselves."

*attempts to conform to racist crowd by exploiting racist stereotypes*

[FindMyFarms]

I'd be interested to know how many Asians would find it offensive, and where they're from. All the ones in my family are the first to make (unfunny) jokes about those kind of things, pushing the corners of their eyes (when they don't need to) and taking ridiculous accents. It's all in good humour.

Uh, it's pretty normal for people to make fun of their own. Racial entitlement blah blah. It's a different story when you make fun of others. Think about how black comedians can make fun of themselves (chris rock black people vs. niggas) but you won't see a white person getting away with the same thing (90% of the time). Same goes for other races.

[Alx]

Your family has raised you into a micro-culture of ethnic self loathing. "Oh, hahaha, look we can have a good laugh at ourselves."

Or rather, my family has raised me into a culture of not making a fuss on small details and take things with a positive mood. I'd rather feel that way than "Ohmygod, they made a gesture implying that Asians have slanting eyes !". Well not only is it mostly true, but there's nothing demeaning in that fact. (or if you think there is, then you are the racist one)

And I don't think being able to laugh at oneself is a bad thing. Actually it's the most common trick of comedians.

[The Abominable Snowman]

On the list of discriminated races, Asians have to rank pretty damn high. #3 or 4 maybe?

[Emily Chu]

........................

[Szu]

So if I taped my eyelids open, does that mean I can finally see the world as you non-Asians see it.

Also this.

[ChiTownBuffalo]

Or rather, my family has raised me into a culture of not making a fuss on small details and take things with a positive mood. I'd rather feel that way than "Ohmygod, they made a gesture implying that Asians have slanting eyes !". Well not only is it mostly true, but there's nothing demeaning in that fact. (or if you think there is, then you are the racist one) And I don't think being able to laugh at oneself is a bad thing. Actually it's the most common trick of comedians.

Disgrasian.

[pigeon]

Disgrasian.

Comedy gold.

[Alx]

people shouldn't stand for racism period

The problem would be defining racism. Would you prohibit mentioning any physical difference just in case it could be racist ?
Can anyone explain me why I should be offended by that picture ? (not the "it's racist" argument, but what would be the offensive idea behind it ?)
Would you be offended by a photograph of red-haired people with a "visit Ireland" caption ?

[see5harp]

I don't fret over small jabs between friends but the actual picture of people actually holding their eyes is as racist as you can get. It's really no different than advertising tourism to Africa by showing a bunch of white people in blackface.

[BlackGoku03]

Why?

[MightyHedgehog]

Well as an Asian myself, I don't see the problem indeed. I have slanting eyes. Most Asians do. So what ? The ad is stupid, but not really offensive.

.

[AgentChris]

smh. wow.

[LQX]

Disgusting, it makes whites look racist.

[Eric C]

...I can read the text without "screwing up my eyes"


wait it seems the larger the image is the more I need to squint ...still WHO approved this ad?

^ Larger Image, compared to the one in the OP, click for full size.

[low-G]

I'm headed out to Coon City to try this out!

[Dreams-Visions]

Embarrassing.

And I'm mad holding my eyes like that made the add readable. :-(

[Emily Chu]

The problem would be defining racism. Would you prohibit mentioning any physical difference just in case it could be racist ? Can anyone explain me why I should be offended by that picture ? (not the "it's racist" argument, but what would be the offensive idea behind it ?) Would you be offended by a photograph of red-haired people with a "visit Ireland" caption ?

I never understood why America is so obsessed with race, it still dictates almost everything about American society to this very day....

[MightyHedgehog]

all I know is things would be alot easier if the whole world was the same race...

There is only one race, man...the human one.

[Jakfu]

I never understood why America is so obsessed with race, it still dictates almost everything about American society to this very day.... all I know is things would be alot easier if the whole world was the same race...

Maybe, but wouldn't that be pretty boring?

[friedeggs]

oh god it works

[Alx]

I never understood why America is so obsessed with race, it still dictates almost everything about American society to this very day....

Well it's a good thing I'm not American, then. Neither is that ad. So that we can make silly jokes without starting wars...

[Dreams-Visions]

I never understood why America is so obsessed with race, it still dictates almost everything about American society to this very day.... all I know is things would be alot easier if the whole world was the same race...

The world is obsessed with race, color, and/or ethnicity. Let's be clear about that.

And no, it would be easier if people werent weak or stupid. Not if the world was monotone. These issues would be replaced by something else.

[IceCold]

There is only one race, man...the human one.

Race is simply a way of classifying human traits so in that sense it exists, but It doesn't exist biologically because the lowest biological classification we have is sub-species. Although some people will disagree with that since you can use genetics and cranial shapes to deduce a person's race.

[Slayer-33]

...I can read the text without "screwing up my eyes" wait it seems the larger the image is the more I need to squint ...still WHO approved this ad? ^ Larger Image, compared to the one in the OP, click for full size. http://i.imgur.com/PRU8z.jpg http://i.imgur.com/J0535.jp

Holy shit it works LOL

[Dreams-Visions]

Holy shit it works LOL

Sad but funny. I couldn't read it otherwise.

Feels bad. :-(