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Kellogg’s apologizes for lone brown corn pop on cereal box
- Thread starter Dalek
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I also read the thread title and thought "man, some people really see racism where there isn't any". Then I checked the pic and... yikes, that's awkward. Who thought this was a good idea?
I was going to say the same thing, but yea, seems like a conscious decision to make the janitor darker than the rest >_>
Look at that priveliged-ass corn pop playing jump rope with that dude's power cord. So disrespectful.
This is racist as hell.
This is racist as hell.
Yeah, saw this earlier and was surprised at how blatent and intentional it looked.
I'd like to think there is a legit explanation but I actually can't think of one..
I'd like to think there is a legit explanation but I actually can't think of one..
Holy shit. I was ready to come in here with an "all corn pops matter" joke thinking it was a harmless mistake.
But oh my damn, that's some colorful diet racism on display.
But oh my damn, that's some colorful diet racism on display.
I can't help but laugh at how someone made this and had it go up through multiple channels, and still nobody noticed it.
At first I too thought this was gonna be someone flipping out over nothing, there's always one or two brown overcooked pieces in corn flakes or Corn Pops and I expected it to be kind of a cute little nod by the artist to that, and someone got bent out of shape over it.
But then I kept reading and they made him the fucking janitor and then I saw the picture and I can't help but laugh, how the fuck on earth?!
Like even if your train of thought is "I'm gonna make one or two brown since there's always a couple burnt in the box" how do you go from there to making it the fuckin janitor and not see how that can be offensive? Hahahahaha Jesus! Sometimes I wonder if stuff like this isn't an accident and there's just a racist artist working for the company that's trying to sneak shit by without people noticing.
But then I kept reading and they made him the fucking janitor and then I saw the picture and I can't help but laugh, how the fuck on earth?!
Like even if your train of thought is "I'm gonna make one or two brown since there's always a couple burnt in the box" how do you go from there to making it the fuckin janitor and not see how that can be offensive? Hahahahaha Jesus! Sometimes I wonder if stuff like this isn't an accident and there's just a racist artist working for the company that's trying to sneak shit by without people noticing.
I feel bad for the burst of laughter I just had, but it was more an expression of ?!!!??!! than amusement.
So THAT's what Saladin Ahmed was talking about on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/saladinahmed/status/922999409939382272
He's now being attacked non-stop on Twitter by the usual mouth-breathing racists. Go give him some likes or something. Also, read his stuff, it's great.
https://twitter.com/saladinahmed/status/922999409939382272
He's now being attacked non-stop on Twitter by the usual mouth-breathing racists. Go give him some likes or something. Also, read his stuff, it's great.
At first I thought they were apologizing about that one piece of burnt Corn Pop that's in every box. (I read IN instead of ON, for some reason)
This is so much worse.
This is so much worse.
That's...yeah, that defenitely stands out. Glad they apologized and are gonna edit the pic at least.
And possibly the only one with a job...but still very tone deaf, yea it's bad.
Nice to see that they got some homeless representation next to that dude though. Sleeping under an escalator seems like a viable spot.
Wait. He's also the only Corn Pop that has eyes like that, and the only one with a nose and ears. Is he even a corn pop? Did the artist like stick a human janitor in there and just decide to make him dark skinned?!
It does not matter, they are all equally delicious in my mouth at the end.
But seriously if minorities don't ever speak up , we will always be looked down upon
But seriously if minorities don't ever speak up , we will always be looked down upon
That's some implicit racism, at the least.
Also, all these corn people are cannibals judging by Uncle Willy's food kiosk.
Also, all these corn people are cannibals judging by Uncle Willy's food kiosk.
This.
He just wants to do his job, yet these assholes all around him keep screwing everything up.
I'm starting to think Twitter comments are worse than Facebook comments. And people put their real info on these sites, clearly proud of their shit beliefs.
I can't tell what's going on in this image. Are all the yellow guys humans wearing yellow ninja suits not hiding or assassination or other ninja things or are they naked yellow corn pop people in some sort of depraved hedonistic orgy? Either way, it seems like the janitor is the only one with a steady job here.
Damn is just brown enough that you don't know if they are racist again black, mexican, muslim, other minorities or simply everything at once. I showed it to my pals here in Mexico and we all opened our eyes so hard they almost leave oue face