 itzazoom
Male, 18-29, Europe
 176 Posts
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012 5:12:02 PM
whats wrong with the ad? only thing i find interesting is that we display ourselves as a slim chick. but hey, its 'marketing'.
and yes, someting original for a change
@sutra46 the people here need an explenation of that ad? its not THAT far fetched |
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 aburrido2
Male, 30-39, Western US
91 Posts
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Monday, April 16, 2012 3:05:51 PM
There's nothing racist about this. The three countries represented truly are a threat to the EU growth in economics. |
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 sutra46
Female, 40-49, Asia
2004 Posts
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Monday, April 16, 2012 6:54:54 AM
China, India & brazil. He is doing Capoeira |
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sutra46
Female, 40-49, Asia
2004 Posts
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Monday, April 16, 2012 6:48:44 AM
It's very clever ad that all Europeans will understand instantly. Not racist in the least. These emerging economies that will swallow small counties GDP in a year.
If they wanna stay in business they gotta join the club and then vote on policies that will protect their interest in global economy.
But there always be Greece to drat it all up  |
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 TheShgn2
Male, 13-17, Southern US
631 Posts
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 11:17:53 PM
What's wrong with the EU growing? There is nothing really to apologize for, it's not racist, more like nationalist.
The problem is that every member of the EU has such a hollowed-out military, they'd collapse like a house of dominoes if a serious power decided to invade them.
I believe the UK has a decent army and France has nukes, so their army isn't hollow. And does the EU provide mutual defense? |
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 5Cats
Male, 40-49, Canada
16929 Posts
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 8:34:17 PM
Thank You @PopeRocket! I think it's the funniest thing I've posted at IAB! Intentionally I mean!
Rather proud of it I am! |
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 Zach82
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
316 Posts
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 7:34:06 PM
I can't imagine what there is to apologize for... besides being stupid, I mean. |
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 mcboozerilla
Male, 30-39, Europe
649 Posts
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 7:17:16 PM
The black guy represented Brazil, which has a distinct martial art. If they wanted to depict Africa there wouldn't been a black guy stopping old women on the street selling socks and asking for a euro for a coffee. |
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 PopeRocket
Male, 30-39, Western US
120 Posts
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 7:04:44 PM
Racist? No. Not even accidentally.
Alarmist and edging on hostile? Yep. |
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PopeRocket
Male, 30-39, Western US
120 Posts
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 7:02:10 PM
@5cats
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 bordo
Male, 50-59, Western US
375 Posts
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 6:04:20 PM
The problem is that every member of the EU has such a hollowed-out military, they'd collapse like a house of dominoes if a serious power decided to invade them. |
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 Fatninja01
Male, 18-29, Australia
23995 Posts
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 5:55:32 PM
sweet |
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 OutWest
Male, 50-59, Western US
548 Posts
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 5:49:38 PM
Detante? I thought that all we had to do was talk to each other and everything would be ok?
Does this mean if you are stronger you can prevail? |
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 LazyMe484
Male, 18-29, Canada
10503 Posts
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 5:34:33 PM
I don't get why everyone hates the EU. |
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5Cats
Male, 40-49, Canada
16929 Posts
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 5:32:45 PM
There is always something racist everywhere if you look hard enough :P
Too true @YugureKage!
For example:
Boat Racists!
Horse Racists!!
CAT RACISTS!!! OMG!!! |
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 simbha
Male, 30-39, Southern US
396 Posts
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 5:12:50 PM
Brazil, India and China... So, where was Russia? |
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 BostonKaiser
Male, 40-49, Midwest US
1072 Posts
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 4:07:16 PM
So we're supposed to fear people from different ethnic backgrounds? I'm very surprised sophisticated, cultured Euros would come up with obvious race baiting like this. To hear them talk, (MacMuffin) that's the sole domain of Americans. How's that crow tasting? |
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 8BitHero
Male, 18-29, Europe
5417 Posts
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 3:56:46 PM
I thought it as funny. |
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 YugureKage
Female, 18-29, Midwest US
1101 Posts
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 3:46:26 PM
I am so confused...but I'm pretty sure there was something racist there. There is always something racist everywhere if you look hard enough :P |
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 GParadox
Female, 18-29, Western US
740 Posts
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 3:01:55 PM
Maybe it was the horrible stereotypes of each culture that pissed people off... |
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 MacGuffin
Female, 30-39, Europe
2597 Posts
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 3:01:47 PM
Yeah, it's hard to believe this idea ever made it off of the whiteboard. |
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5Cats
Male, 40-49, Canada
16929 Posts
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 1:49:45 PM
The point of the video is that coloured men from all over the world can come to Europe and have multiple white wives! Obviously!!
What's really offensive (to multiculturalists) is that these various cultures come to Europe and POOF! They're absorbed by "Euro-Culture" and vanish completely!
I can see why everyone finds fault with this little piece of 'euro-trash'. |
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 lawndartsftw
Male, 40-49, Canada
1815 Posts
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 1:45:14 PM
Multiculturism propaganda, paid for with your tax dollars. And the gap between the bureaucracy/govt elites and the rest of the citizenry grows wider.... |
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Angilion
Male, 40-49, Europe
9537 Posts
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 1:21:38 PM
The problem is blatant xenophobia. East Asia, the Middle East, and Africa are portrayed as the enemy.
I expect that the intention was "competitor" rather than "enemy", just not done very well. China, India, Africa - the first two are competitors, the third could be.
But in some senses, they are enemies. Competition for resources still exists. It's dressed up in international business and politics, but it still exists. It's even possible to outright conquer a country solely through economics, to destroy it by making it financially impossible for it to sustain itself or to absorb it by effectively buying it. |
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 ledzeppeloyd
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
2184 Posts
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 1:02:26 PM
global domination by the elite few |
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