Sony defends PSP ad following accusations of racism

[Murdock]

This is rediculous!

I actually hate those idiots always crying 4 "political correctness" ... I have not seen any "black" ppl. crying at those who come up with such ads: "U r racists! We r the poor blacks that always get offended! Stop that"

To be honest: I actually think that the blacks r the ones that WANT to be different! They r actually calling themselves "ni66ers"(I am writing it that way because it is censored here, which is pretty amusing in my eyes), r making fun of white suburb unhabitants r whatever ...
I mean that is okay for me, but on the other hand, then they needn't wonder if "whites" make fun of them or use "coloral differences" for ads .... I mean they make fun of us "stereotypcal" life, okay. But then I think it is only legitimate, if we can make fun of those baggy-pants & oversized t-shirt wearing "rappers" (other word for untalented singing wannabe gang member in my opinion) and o they r jumping around because they can't walk in their pants ...

I mean this whole discussion is stupid ... stop that! Ever since mankind can remember, ppl. were laught about, made fun of or whatever ... GET USED TO THAT!
If someone got an asymmetric eye proportion, there will always be a nerd that makes fun of this poor guy, but this is indeed seen as disrespectfull and childish, but no1 really minds ... if on the other hand someone makes fun of such a silly rapper (of which plenty r running around at the moment, unfortunately, everyone calls the racism-police! It's just stupid ...

Gr33tz!

[mat_dizzy]

i think this is disgusting to be honest!

it shows pure rasicsm, i mean its using 2 difrent skin coulours for a hand held!

its showing a white woman phisicaly abusing a black women!

argh sony you make me mad some times

[Kramer]

This is rediculous!

I actually hate those idiots always crying 4 "political correctness" ... I have not seen any "black" ppl. crying at those who come up with such ads: "U r racists! We r the poor blacks that always get offended! Stop that"

To be honest: I actually think that the blacks r the ones that WANT to be different! They r actually calling themselves "******s", r making fun of white suburb unhabitants r whatever ...
I mean that is okay for me, but on the other hand, then they needn't wonder if "whites" make fun of them or use "doloral differences" for ads .... I mean they make fun of us "stereotypcal" life, okay. But then I think it is only legitimate, if we can make fun of those baggy-pants & oversized t-shirt wearing "rappers" (other word for untalented singing wannabe gang member in my opinion) and o they r jumping around because they can't walk in their pants ...

I mean this whole discussion is stupid ... stop that! Ever since mankind can remember, ppl. were laught about, made fun of or whatever ... GET USED TO THAT!
If someone got an asymmetric eye proportion, there will always be a nerd that makes fun of this poor guy, but this is indeed seen as disrespectfull and childish, but no1 really minds ... if on the other hand someone makes fun of such a silly rapper (of which plenty r running around at the moment, unfortunately, everyone calls the racism-police! It's just stupid ...

Gr33tz!

i agree
it's just like the aboriginals in australia there always going on about how everyone is racist towards them and how they dont get treated with respect even though they get more respect then anyone else does but there still racist towards white people.

i think this is disgusting to be honest!

it shows pure rasicsm, i mean its using 2 difrent skin coulours for a hand held!

its showing a white woman phisicaly abusing a black women!

argh sony you make me mad some times

see k1nn34r'S post on the other page

[dtothabreezy]

loco roco not so racsist but thats totally fed up they could have chosse some thing totaly different than that maybe them actually like battaling be accesetable but thats deffintley not

[Murdock]

@Kramer: yeah, u got my point! It is just rediculous who ppl react on such things ... they always ony see the one side of the medal!

I mean very "race" (I honestly don'T care about political correctness, but his is NOT mean in a racistic way) is making fun of the others in some sense ... this was always the case and it will always be the case ... maybe just because of cultural differences ... I don't want to debate about that. But the point is that no1 realy needs such discussions and it does not make the ppl. aware of racism, it just goes on the nerves of the majority of the ppl.

[xsimmonsx]

This advert isn't racist in any way? Im an artist and the way I 1st viewed it was just a clever advert that shows a white PSP is joining the black version, its quite stylish.

Anyone who thinks that this is racist, is in fact one of the many small minded idiots that think 'PC 'and 'watch what you say' will make things better...its not, as its you make things worse.

By thinking of racial difference with in this kind of image, straight away make you a racist, as its the 1st thing that came into your mind.

[stotheamuel]

it isn't raceist... but it is very controversial....... they should of thought of how people would react... and especialy people who dont understand it.. its in english and is in the netherlands... hmm or do they all know english... idk..

[Tron_Fan]

Folks,

As much as I would like to live in a world where something like this could be construed as "innocent" you just plain cannot for one second think this would not be offensive to someone.

I'm a pretty liberal person, but I think this was over the top. Then again I think the PSP commercial with the Hispanic dust bunnies was also a bad idea.

[F9zDark]

The ad can be construed as racist quite easily. If you were take that image and throw on some colonial clothing on the white woman, you'd think it was a movie about slaves.

The white woman's demeanor; how she is purposely looking down on the black woman; how her clothes and hair look superior. It reaks of racism through and through.

Do I care though? No. Sadly, blacks bring it on themselves. Just having their own TV station, in which only blacks are allowed to be on, save the few white actors that play the idiot roles on the few sitcoms on there.

When will we give it up this notion that we need to cater to their needs because our fore-fathers enslaved them?

Not to be an ass or anything, but Africa was a prime location for slaves since the days of the Greeks and probably before. Not that that makes it right or anything, but for god's sake, its in the past, get the **** over it.

[Accordion]

well....

whether the ad compaign is racist or not, it has certainly brought out the racist ones among us....

so i suggest....if i gain power over the world, then everyone will be dyed green!!!
prejudice solved
easy
(ill do it like flamingoes)