Aishwariya Rai in Racist Ad - Page 2

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

I think you are missing some very fundamental historic implications about discussing racial issues. White people across the world are guilty of the same.

A soldier tasked to serve the head of state, or a hospital worker serving a patient is a very neutral act. It could be black serving white. White serving white. White serving black. Mixed serving mixed. There is no racial implication.

On the other hand colonizers believed their fair skin was superior to the darker skin of the native inhabitants. The imagery of dark skinned people serving white people in stereotypically slave/servant manner is deeply rooted in racism of the colonialists.

The two should not be mixed.

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

That is even worse.

What was the end result of that ad?

Kim K in the USA provoked sharp criticism with her scandalous photo shoot last year.

Ash could have strongly protested against it as bcause she has already spoken about fairness fetish among Indians..

The ad is distasteful because of two reasons - one slavery of children, second black serving white

@Kalyan Jewelers - its an awful ad, don't know whose brain child is this.

Originally posted by: OrganizedChaos

A white man holding an umbrella for a black man. If this isn't racist how could a black boy holding an umbrella for a fair woman be? It's all about your perception of thing

Originally posted by: OrganizedChaos

A white man holding an umbrella for a black man. If this isn't racist how could a black boy holding an umbrella for a fair woman be? It's all about your perception of things.

Originally posted by: IAmLuvBolly

That is a U.S. marine holding an umbrella up for the U.S. president. Their skin colors is irrelevant. But this picture caused tins own controversy because if a marine can stand in the rain why couldn't the president. Counter argument would be rain all over the presidents face and suit would be too distracting in the middle of a news conference.

The picture in the ad depicts the old aristocratic white European practice of women shielding their faces from the sun because a tanned or dark skin was for lower class people.

The same thing happened in India too
Watch the clip of 26th January parade
Pranab Mukherjee and Narendra Modi were sitting under the umbrella
It looks odd however I would not take it deeply because the army is there at border despite cold, hostile atmosphere they protect us because its their job..and a part of job may be to offer protection from rain to the president or prime minister..
not much offence in that but yeah it can be debated too

Originally posted by: Antlers

wow. The comparison is crazy. The White House Marines are the President's caretakers. It was raining. Dear god.

Originally posted by: OrganizedChaos

It's just a perception like it was rightly pointed out. That the boy was black didn't even strike me until it was pointed out. That he was a small boy was what I noticed at first.