The "New Rules for Pandas and Jesus" Offensive
8 Feb
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From the upcoming “2008 Guide to All Things Offensive” by Chelle B.:
Rule #1 – Pandas are no longer allowed to be Chinese.
Rule #2 – This naturally means that Jesus, my taco truck guy can no longer be Hispanic. :*(
Vinod Gupta, the chairman and chief executive of InfoUSA in Omaha, the parent of Salesgenie.com, said in a telephone interview Tuesday that a commercial featuring two animated pandas speaking with what were intended as Chinese accents would be withdrawn.
“We never thought anyone would be offended,” said Mr. Gupta, who developed and wrote both commercials himself.
“The pandas are Chinese,” he said. “They don’t speak German.”
Still, “if I offended anybody,” Mr. Gupta said, “believe me, I apologize.”
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OK, so let’s see if I can do this right:
Heh, well that was easy enough to overcome!!
Now if you will excuse me, I’m off to pick a new and improved nationality for Jesus, my favorite Hispanic taco truck driver… suggestions are welcome!! I have added a poll in the sidebar, or leave a comment for what nationality you think best suits Jesus!!
This post is making sure I am stereotypically sensitive over at:
please, oh please, oh please… stumble me!!
