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We have decided what is wrong, and we shall impose it onto all nations no matter their own heritage or traditions. Purely in the name of raising them from the darkness they don't understand they are in, of course.
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Byzantine posted:We have decided what is wrong, and we shall impose it onto all nations no matter their own heritage or traditions. Purely in the name of raising them from the darkness they don't understand they are in, of course. This sounds like some dumb marketing. I want to speak to a manager.
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I’ve found while traveling internationally that upon hearing something insensitive affecting a pained expression and using the phrase “uh can we not?” works wonders.
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Jan 10, 2018 02:48
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Inspector Gesicht posted:No Pressure, a short-film directed by Richard Curtis meant to promote global-warming mitigation. How is it possible that no one involved in making this video was concerned with implying that people who want to cut carbon emissions are remorseless killers? Is this some kind of weird PETA-esque false flag stunt funded by a coal company?
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as it depicts men, women, children, and Gillian Anderson violently exploding.
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Oh dear. https://twitter.com/headfallsoff/status/950908162693107718 https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=paypig
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Jan 10, 2018 04:25
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Memento posted:Oh dear. don't ask how @headfallsoff found the app
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ChickenOfTomorrow posted:don't ask how @headfallsoff found the app Man I'm not one to kinkshame, whatever chalks your cue, but if you're going to have a fun play "banking" app for kids maybe make sure that the first thing you get when you google the term isn't an adult hookup site. I guess maybe in 2013 when it came out it wasn't the first result, but like the great man said, you gotta know when to hold them and know when to fold them. Know when to rename your now-dreadfully named app.
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Jan 10, 2018 05:24
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The_White_Crane posted:Hey, do you know what helps stop people using them? Black people being compared to monkeys is not an unknown stereotype in Europe. For example, when a guy from the Ivory Coast started playing soccer in Europe people threw bananas at him.
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Alhazred posted:Black people being compared to monkeys is not an unknown stereotype in Europe. For example, when a guy from the Ivory Coast started playing soccer in Europe people threw bananas at him. I never claimed it was "unknown". My point was that it isn't as well known in Britain as it may be in some other parts of the world, and that Britain also has the "little monkeys" idiom for referring to children which people would tend to think of before they think of an old racial slur.
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little monkey is used as a term of endearment in a lot of places. however it is not only used as a term of endearment and is often used a slur, especially for black people. also you're the person who was so unfamiliar with chinese food you didnt know what shrimp are, so youre definitely not the arbiter of what people should expect others to know
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The_White_Crane posted:I never claimed it was "unknown". My point was that it isn't as well known in Britain as it may be in some other parts of the world, and that Britain also has the "little monkeys" idiom for referring to children which people would tend to think of before they think of an old racial slur. For gently caress's sake: And by the Sydney Test, Marqusee points out, there was no good excuse for Harbhajan to not know that the insult was racist and out of bounds, especially as he's played so much cricket in England, where the "monkey chants aimed at black footballers are widely known and condemned".
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The_White_Crane posted:I never claimed it was "unknown". My point was that it isn't as well known in Britain as it may be in some other parts of the world, and that Britain also has the "little monkeys" idiom for referring to children which people would tend to think of before they think of an old racial slur. The following are all simultaneously true in British English: 1) "Little monkey/s" is used to refer to children, as a neutral term without regard to race 2) "You monkey" or similar can be used to refer to other adults, as a very mild pejorative e.g. after a minor or inconsequential error 3) Calling a non-white person a "monkey" would be screamingly offensive and anyone above the age of about 5 would know it
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There's nothing intentionally racist about that sweatshirt and it's only Americans who make everything weird 
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western culture is built on capitalism, misogyny and white supremacy and the sooner we* realize that and work to solve it rather than ignoring it, the better * people who benefit from capitalism, male people, and white people 
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unfortunately that would rob us of “‘accidental’ racism” content for the thread but I think the benefits would outweigh that loss of content
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jojoinnit posted:There's nothing intentionally racist about that sweatshirt and it's only Americans who make everything weird No, I'm pretty sure it's bad. Case in point, they used a Black model when African-English people represent 3% of the population. Something perhaps equivalent to having a Japanese child with a hoodie that says, 'Nip in the Bud'.
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America is less racist than most of Europe.
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Krispy Wafer posted:'Nip in the Bud'. Man slurs are loving esoteric sometimes what even is this?
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Furia posted:Man slurs are loving esoteric sometimes Nip is a racist word for Japanese. And yeah, it's pretty weak considering, but it was the cutest thing I could find to put on a hoodie. 'Chink' is a cute sounding word. Let's go with a sweatshirt that just says 'Chink'.
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Furia posted:Man slurs are loving esoteric sometimes Nip is a mostly WWII thing since Japan is/was called "Nippon"
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Krispy Wafer posted:Nip is a racist word for Japanese. And yeah, it's pretty weak considering, but it was the cutest thing I could find to put on a hoodie. 
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Jan 10, 2018 19:05
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the kid in the corner would make a wonderful avatar
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Jan 10, 2018 19:11
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Change the subject, please. Here's a dumb billboard! 
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:Change the subject, please. Is there a second, almost identical, but also wrong flow chart under this one?
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Holy crap, I think you're right 
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Hahaha I guess the third time will be the charm, eh?
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SpacePig posted:Is there a second, almost identical, but also wrong flow chart under this one? The original one has all the 'no' and 'yes' ones point to 'visit the am/pm organic cafe'
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https://twitter.com/MarriottRewards/status/951344031405084673 Marriott had a survey that listed Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and Tibet as countries, which made China mad. So Marriott backpedals, which makes loving EVERYONE mad.
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Just for context, Taiwan has an economy larger than Sweden's and has been a country longer than Communist China has existed (Republic of China adopted in 1912, People's Republic of China in 1949). But you can't recognize them because China gets it's feelings hurt.
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Yeah, China doesn't at all own any claim on Taiwan, regardless of how much they pout about it. They need to poo poo or get off the pot, and decide if taking over the tiny island nation is worth throwing away 100% of their international goodwill relations.
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Memento posted:Know when to rename your now-dreadfully named app.
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I’ve been hearing radio ads for “Waway, the best smart phone you’ve never heard of. Coming 2018.” Come to find out it’s not Waway but Huawei, who have apparently been making smart phones for a number of years now. Just seemed a little dumb they’d hinge their ads on minimal information, with 90% of the words being their name repeated when it is not spelled how it sounds (at least in English). Although kudos to making it sound like no one has heard of their phones because their brand new in the market rather than because no one uses their phones.
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dirksteadfast posted:I’ve been hearing radio ads for “Waway, the best smart phone you’ve never heard of. Coming 2018.” Come to find out it’s not Waway but Huawei, who have apparently been making smart phones for a number of years now. Just seemed a little dumb they’d hinge their ads on minimal information, with 90% of the words being their name repeated when it is not spelled how it sounds (at least in English). Congress is also taking legal action to keep them out of the US, so dont expect to hear a ton about them moving forward eother
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Huawei is a major company. Google hired them to manufacture the Nexus 6P phone a few years ago. Their other phones are also fairly high quality. Congress isn't going to be able to keep them out of the US, they are just making it difficult for them to make deals with carriers like ATT and Verizon. You'll still be able to just buy their phones on Amazon.
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dirksteadfast posted:I’ve been hearing radio ads for “Waway, the best smart phone you’ve never heard of. Coming 2018.” Come to find out it’s not Waway but Huawei, who have apparently been making smart phones for a number of years now. Just seemed a little dumb they’d hinge their ads on minimal information, with 90% of the words being their name repeated when it is not spelled how it sounds (at least in English). They are a huge Chinese company that's been around for ages and is the worlds largest manufacturer of telecommunications equipment. The radio is pronouncing their name as it's actually pronounced and as their company is known. Not sure what else a radio ad could do other than spell the name out for you. Maybe they have prints ads or TV ads to do that for you. They are only brand new to the American market. They are well established in other English speaking markets such as Australia. Last year they overtook Apple to become the worlds 2nd largest smartphone manufacturer after Samsung. That radio ad is actually spot on for the American market.
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In Captain America: Civil War, Tony Stark was shown using a phone made by Vivo, another Chinese company that barely has any presence in America but is huge in Asia.
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https://twitter.com/tide/status/951940660499755008 To be fair, I don't think telling people "Hey please don't joke about eating our bags of poison" is a dumb marketing move, but it seemed appropriate for this thread.
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