Sad Commercial Choices
February 6th, 2008
As upset as I sometimes get over discovering “Foreigner” costumes for Halloween on sale in stores, or various shows that pull the classic tengu style “Western” proboscis stereotypical gag make-up out of their hats (回転SUSHI on はねるのトビラ for instance), and when my students mock my native tongue (or my attempts to speak in Japanese). There are some things that I can laugh about pretty easily – I’m not an uptight person about this stuff most of the time. Having said that, some things, like the above mentioned items, really rub me the wrong way. I recently came across a few videos of American made commercials that made me shake my head. I’ll host them here, like I’ve been doing recently. Read on for the videos. Read more…
