NBC accused of racism

[varren]

I don't get it.

[Felya]

You know you aren't helping any. All you are doing is generating clicks for them also.....

That why I said we are all silly... I never claimed to be clairvoyant...

[Deleted]

http://now.msn.com/nbc-accused-of-ra...?ocid=xnetr1-4

[video=youtube;OFBHjgpIq7I]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFBHjgpIq7I&feature=player_embe

Looks like liberal racism paranoia finally made some people snap!

Gonna have to agree with you OP. I see nothing wrong here what so fucking ever.

[GG4Eva]

What I'm trying to figure out....WHO IS CLAIMING RACISM??? I googled all over the internet....read all the posts...even went to the [Source] link on the page and came here:
http://olympics.yardbarker.com/blog/...segue/11365651
Not one post of anyone saying this is racist??? SO WHO IS CALLING THIS RACIST??? I'm black and I don't see anything wrong with this. Honestly I think it's just the news stirring it up like a previous guy said before because I can't see any proof of anyone calling it racist. Should just be focusing on her accomplishments.

Nope, it's because people who think other people are sensitive, clicking on links to see how sensitive they are. This story does not exist because people are sensitive, but because they will click a link claiming racism and those clicks generate revenue. Look at this thread and the one for the article, it's people clicking to confirm how sensitive everyone else is, that's generating the hits for their site.[COLOR="red"]

---------- Post added 2012-08-05 at 02:47 PM ----------

Yeah!! I agree with this guy.

[Nadev]

If I'm not mistaken, NBC themselves are the ones who blew this out of proportion. They're the ones who perceived this as racist, something no logical person would have done.

I don't see how anyone bridges the thought that a commercial about a male monkey is racist towards a female African American.

[Rommon64]

I may be wrong, but aren't commercials chosen for slots possibly days before the slots in question? So, it could have just been a (terrible) Coincidence. Just a possibility.

Note, I'm not arguing for either 'side' on this 'issue', just thinking 'aloud'.

[skatblast]

Wow. How stupid

[Deleted]

Not racist, but the race also isn't relevant. They don't even need to mention African-American.

[greysinsanderson]

now you know how i feel, a european-american, when i'm assaulted by a cracker commercial after a tv show with other european-americans in it

---------- Post added 2012-08-05 at 11:54 AM ----------

Not racist, but the race also isn't relevant. They don't even need to mention African-American.

in a sport dominated by little white girls, yeah, it's relevant in this case

just like when brent barry jumped from the FT line in a dunk contest, first white guy to do that, his race was relevant

[Low Hanging Fruit]

LOL. If this seriously is happening then I just got to laugh. What is sad is things like this is the reasons why when REAL racism happens a lot of people just shrug it off. Simply thrown around over way to much way to often. Can only cry wolf so many times before the public in general will lose interest.

[Decagon]

Where was the racist part?

Apparently, it was thought that the commercial of the monkey was directly related to the newscasters comment about how African Americans are beginning to have an interest in gymnastics, and apparently, the monkey was NBC's way of saying that African Americans are less evolved. This is all assumption based on some group that I didn't quite catch the name of.

[Raintola]

That's because there isn't one. Yet NBC was accused, why?

Porch monkey/ape is a racial slur referring to black people btw.

They aired a commercial with a chimp doing gymnastic stuff, ergo, it seems racist. Probably just really bad timing.

[Klutzington]

This thread again...

[Simulacrum]

Nope, it's because people who think other people are sensitive, clicking on links to see how sensitive they are. This story does not exist because people are sensitive, but because they will click a link claiming racism and those clicks generate revenue. Look at this thread and the one for the article, it's people clicking to confirm how sensitive everyone else is, that's generating the hits for their site.

Heh, I approve of this post. That is totally what they're doing.

[Serj Tankian]

People are too sensitive.... Grow the hell up.

[Gheld]

I've missed the racist part, sorry.

It's because liberal white suburban Americans are brought up to believe that they have to act, actively "non racist" by constantly accusing everybody else of racism, otherwise people might think they too are racist.

[Dispersedshadow]

...white suburban Americans...

The most racist thing it this thread.

"Suburban" implies that they are lesser than "urban", which everyone knows is just a euphemism for black.

Stop being racist against white people.

[bekilrwale]

If anyone can find that racist...either our society is soooo sensitive now adays or the "offended" person is just looking to start something.

[Pickynerd]

This country sucks.

[Dazzy]

Can we all agree everyone is racist and nobody gives a crap.

Then we can just delete the word from the language, as 99% of the people that use it have no idea what it means anyways.