Borderline Racist 1960's Jell-O Ad

[Boognish89]

Haha more racist towards whity. (I'm white) I just thought it was funny when the mom brought him the "great western invention". Lol

[Xheer32]

The baby looks like a teli tubby

[bulldogkid180]

thats not racist this is, CHING CHONG BING BONG.

[luvinhp89]

"small Chinese type baby"???  LOL

[babygfeva]

Explain how this is racist.. I just dont see it...

[xiaojay888]

wouldn't quite call it racist, but there is racial stereotyping.

[TheGreyScope]

@xiaojay888 yous retarded

[azurescens420]

The most racist shit ever

[zcarrell]

The fuck do you mean, borderline?!

[tubewatcher155]

By today's politically correct standards, that commercial is racist six ways from Sunday. Of course we all know the only acceptable racism today must be directed at whites.

[Scmidster]

Borderline?

[totesme14]

i think it's funny and racist lol

[DynamiteProductionz1]

ok the IDEA of Jello is not a western idea nor the SPOON! this commercial is racist and pathetic! chinese TYPE baby? come on.

[ChartersBalarters]

@2leptidiable2 I came here from talking tom. Its a stupid Iphone app.

[emseys]

Borderline? Totally racist!

[TheKelhii]

That chinese baby looks like the perfect girlfriend for Stewie (Family Guy)

[izzyocon]

i dont think its racist enough



[Eggman91406]

it is only racist if it is done by caucasians. I bet if a man from china was really doing that voice it would be accepted.

[TbearDAkang]

Now that chinese baby, owns a gas station in your neighborhood,

[woodsprout]

@TbearDAkang No, that Chinese Baby now owns U.S. Treasury securities.

[URMorons]

I can hardly wait until we have to write down anything we want to say and submit it to the political correctness police for approval before we can actually say it.

[DesertFox1322]

Thart's the farcts, nart rachism...

[2leptidiable2]

How did i land in this part of youtube again?

[Trixter943]

theres a difference between racism and stereotyping

[heavy8168]

good commercial? I THINK NOT!

[afroindymonk]

@everyone - This ad is only racist if you or someone you love is a "Chinese Type Baby" . . .

I have never seen a "Chinese Type Baby". If someone would please show me a "Chinese Type Baby", i think we can solve this question once and for all. PS - You guys ever see a McDonalds ad? I hate McDonalds, and I don't dance everytime I'm near one. Get me to a Wendy's. . . It's Pop Lock & Drop Time!!!

[70sGrOOVeTuBE]

and also

this was banned... why? who knows

someone made a great point:

It's only racist if you are.

[marinabreeze]

@70sGrOOVeTuBE So back when racial minorities were kept out of certain schools, jobs, neighborhoods, etc., that wasn't racist, but those who pointed out the racial bias were racist for pointing it out. Wow. Thank you oh enlightened one for "educating" us.

[70sGrOOVeTuBE]

aww come on people! It's a real cute commercial! I think its funny..not racist! have a laugh..relax!! everyone wants to always make everythign a "race" issue! please!!! I always loved this commercial! :D rock On 1960's!!

[ByulliPark]

This video is awful XD OMG LOL! Not chinese but I'm korean. Close enough by my standards. :)

[redcub100]

everybody needs to get a life.

[ZodlerZod]

I see don't see a problem at all.

[KuzcoCool96]

@UrpleSquirrel Spoonz. :)

[UrpleSquirrel]

It's horribly racist by 2012 standards, but not by 1960s standards. Context is everything.

(I'm just sitting here boggling that people in the 60s thought that Chinese people didn't have spoons until the west invented them. LOLWUT?)

[MsL0vie]

not racist. that guy's fake accent sucks though.

[yellowstar25i]

how is this racist.

[FreshFFFish]

Racism ? People educate yourself.

[originallove911]

It's racism.

[pardyhardly]

And now they make Jello in China...

[zanyboontonga]

Lol!!!

[AmplifiedNonsense]

By "borderline" you mean "racist as hell," right?

[pesjan83]

spoons were invetend by americans

[kdrapertrucker]

Do any of you really think that other countries don't make fun of Americans? really?

[xfg102457]

This is not racist, it just shows how impossible it would be to eat Jello with chopsticks. It is just cute.

[70sGrOOVeTuBE]

@xfg102457 exactly!! thank you!

[Soulforge00]

@xfg102457 The mode of speech and accent are clearly a white person mimicking a stereotype of what a Chinese person might sound like. If you don't think there's a problem with this, you've clearly never met a kid who's never met a Chinese person - only heard stereotypes.

[pasusuel]

could be southpark .... ^^

[Pleinair92]

There is nothing borderline here.

[lewiss1100]

How can you tell what flavor it is when its all black & white?

You can't even tell that's a chinese kid, where's the yellow skin?

[janustismith]

The inner machinations of my mind are an enigma.

[therealgdude007]

@janustismith haha that is my life in 9 words

[Chargal4]

Not just a Chinese baby, but a Chinese-TYPE baby?

[LuigiVSGame999]

Yummy! Glape Jell-o

[HomeSkillet489]

this is not lacist

[MartinCVFD]

Holy shit it's a Chinese baby eating Jell-O! How racist!!!! -.-

[Whipfather]

Transcribe the audio to this video! It makes so much more sense.

[RedMeshuga]

dafuq. -.-

[metssuck75]

I sometimes like to lie on the floor and pretend I'm a carrot.

[RogueSith501]

@metssuck75 The fuck?



[Saintoflostcauses72]

@metssuck75 DERRICK! I'M ENJOYING A TREAT!

[mistysoldier11]

At what point in history did we forget what the defintions of 'racism' and 'stereotype' are?

[easyruins900]

Use your hands like a baby u dumb shit

[Riko1980]

''is pretty good commercial no?'' .....no.

[SmallPoly]

BUT THEY ALREADY HAD SPOONS!!!!

[starchmonkey]

Racism? Where? First people bitch that commercials aren't culturally diverse enough then they say "ooohhhh its racist!" Dumbasses.

[daughterofRMS]

This is NOT racist. You're an asshole. It's "politically correct" (translation= thin-skinned crybabies) people like you that are ruining this country. And just so you know, there is a growing segment of America that's tired of your "correctness".

[citybombers1]

No borderline about this is Racist.

[MrTrayguy]

I remeber this one. I saw it first time in 1960s

[vomit49894]

Gleat commecial Honorable Americans!  Bling it on!

[mizjocelynbby]

Not..

[TyphoidBryan]

Stewie Gliffin, you mean. He not a Chinese-type baby.

[hi1116]

That's Stewie Griffin!

[Fireproofretz]

not racist....

[saiyaman87]

the spoon was invented for eating jello huh? those crafty cavemen and their jello eating ways

[vandalaylatex6969]

Ahhhh so. sank you bery much.

[TheJazuma]

spoon is not a western invention. the chinese invented the compass. the compass was made with a bowl of water with a chinese spoon (the ones with the flat base) put on top of the water to tell direction, lols what the fuck, besides, you can use chop sticks to eat jello, the baby couldn't because it doesn't know how to use chop sticks yet.

[zelda1032]

Around 1964, Pillsbury used to have its own line of flavored drink mixes to compete with Kool-Aid. It had flavors like Injun Orange (which was changed to Jolly Olly Orange) and Chinese Cherry (which was changed to Choo Choo Cherry).

[d1o1a1]

Jell-o knows what the chinese know...they invented the "spoon" and suppressed it. "Ancient Chinese Secret"

[MrJosephPatti]

hahahahahahaha



[RENZDOGG]

it is not racist it is minutely funny

[Atomicflash500]

you wish this was racist because then you would be satisfied and you could feel better then everyone else for pointing it out.

[bendybob4]

Chinese baby unaber to terr if glape, brack lasberry, but mother bling westeln invention spoon! Chinese baby vely happy

[HeyBuddyGotALight]

HERRO PREEZE

[Gator6120]

Anybody else get the feeling that the footage here is authentic but the audio was redubbed more recently? "Chinese-type baby" ... seems racist to the point of caricature to me

[SpudMills]

@Gator6120 No, that's authentic and wonderful. You must be young or naive. We used to be able to make fun of other races and cultures before people lost their sense of humor.

[superarona]

@SpudMills you used to be able to enslave black people and hang them on a tree too, how does that sound for civilization?

[SpudMills]

@superarona Whatever.

[LemmingAttack]

This must been those good ol' days that Gingrich and the other Republican nominees were talking about.

[GarrusN7]

Well I wouldn't say racist but it was insensitive to me. Then again this is a 60's commercial.

[JMHStudios]

i don't think that it was ment to be racist, just to kinda tell about the ten new flavors that jell-o was introducing at the time.

[PetitMoutons97]

this was the most horrible commercial I have ever seen. it is so racist I don't even know how it was allowed to be aired.

[Blade10201]

@PetitMoutons97 Grow up.

[shadowlita]

First of all, why is the narrator calling the baby a 'he' when clearly it was meant to be a girl by the bow in her hair? Secondly, did I really here him say '... small Chinese TYPE baby'? >.<

[AntiSocialChannel85]

I'm Japanese and i love this!

[ImHighRiotNow420]

@AntiSocialChannel85 yeah because Japs hate chinks . . .

[mrfrogbutt1]

Up next, Mexican Jello in taco and beans flavors and also for black people we will find something offensive "flavor" Jello. What were the Jello people thinking??

[mastershake400]

olange

[razer128]

I don't have enough characters to describe everything that's wrong with this commercial.

[endel12]

uh, its not hard to eat jello with chopsticks

[stompmonkey1234]

what the F*** you guys are F*** rasise thats not how asains act! are you even asain im asian!!!!!

[poopskinTheLiar]

@stompmonkey1234 Sensibilities change over time, and this was made in a far less sensible (and tolerant) point in history. nowadays, this wouldn't fly at all and the guy who thought it was a good idea in the first place would likely be fired (thankfully).

[DarkElf109]

@poopskinTheLiar Wouldn't we be less tolerant now, for not being tolerant of anything that could be remotely labeled as "racist" or "insensitive"? A tolerant culture is one where things like this are just taken in stride. We live in a completely intolerant culture, where we are not allowed to do anything that may bother another or make them feel different.

[mrfrogbutt1]

@DarkElf109 Gee, that's the dumbest statement I have read in a while. Racism is based on hatred,ignorance and fear and that has killed millions of people around the world. Tolerance does NOT equate acceptance,understanding nor actually learning anything of value. Taking things in stride is like a bully beating up your own kid and telling him/her, "what did you do to provoke him/her?" And what on Earth does that "do anything that may BOTHER another culture" mean anyway?

[DarkElf109]

@mrfrogbutt1 Arizona State University had the option of giving free Amazon Kindles to a group of students in order to pilot a project for students to get digital textbooks. This would have been cheaper, more easily searchable, and would take up less space. However, a student group advocating blind students stopped the project, as the Kindle doesn't have Text To Speech in the menu system. As a result, the entire student body was blocked from gaining the benefits in order to appease a minority.

[DarkElf109]

@mrfrogbutt1 Hindering a larger group in order to avoid differentiating a smaller group (that was, in this case, already hindered, as publishing companies already disadvantage the disabled), is hardly tolerant. Just as is making sure to put people of every race and creed into every textbook to make sure nobody feels disadvantages. Same with making sure that companies have minorities employed, and that commercials show people from all cultures.

[DarkElf109]

@mrfrogbutt1 We have become intolerant of accepting that there are different people of different culture and different walks of life. We have become intolerant of anything that shows one classification of person in a different way, even if it's rightly so. In Madison, WI, 50% of African Americans lack high school diplomas. However, it would be "in bad taste" to mention as much in anything that involves public opinion.

[DarkElf109]

@mrfrogbutt1 Is it wrong to say that a certain group is "better" or "worse" or subject to a different set of laws or rights for their race? Definitely. But saying that people who emigrate from foreign countries have accents that go with their native language? How is that a lack of tolerance, when it is something that we see every day. Go to any Chinese food restaurant run by emigrants from China. They have accents. Hell, it's like saying someone from TX won't have an accent. It's the exception.

[DarkElf109]

@mrfrogbutt1 As for the comment about people being bothered, that's all it takes for a lawsuit to be drawn up. There was a Jewish couple residing in an apartment complex that had motion sensors to activate their lights, to save on power. The couple, hoping to observe the Sabbath requirement of not using electronics, sued the landlord for the lights, since they apparently broke that requirement. This is a wonderful example of how people in the minority still expect to have their every whim met.

[DarkElf109]

@mrfrogbutt1 Racism used to think better or worse of people is wrong. I will agree with that. But trying to purport that all people of all races and creeds are the same is just as wrong. I can only really speak for the US, but in the late 19th century, we put a heavy emphasis on immigrants to integrate themselves as "Americans", and throw off all identity from their country of origin. This is just starting to turn itself around, as people are taking more pride in their cultural heritage.

[DarkElf109]

@mrfrogbutt1 We are now in the process of trying to reconcile these two ideas: that we are all unique, and that we are all part of the same. As we make this transition, we run into this exact problem. We are taught to be tolerant, and to accept people of other cultures. But the second that you go and talk about a culture, you're suddenly a racist. "Color blindness" isn't a thing. There are people of various races and creeds, and we need to just accept that.

[DarkElf109]

@mrfrogbutt1 So, is this Jello add "racist"? Yeah. But the entire racist implication is that Chinese immigrants (or perhaps their descendants) have accents reflecting their native language and have different facial features. It's not saying that they shouldn't be allowed to vote or have jobs. When we can live with things like this without outrage, then we'll actually be tolerant.

[mongorians22]

@DarkElf109 I thought the implication was that Chinese people only recently grasped the concept of using spoons, and thought that eating jello was the only thing that they were invented for.

[poopskinTheLiar]

@DarkElf109 While your response is certainly interesting, i politely disagree with it. Nonetheless, as a internet fight has already popped up i'm just going to duck out of here to avoid further conflict instead...

[mcfrdmn]

Nice commercial.

[MrsCallala]

the chinese invented the spoon....

[machine134]

@MrsCallala No they didn't.  lol

[sheshiechan]

@MrsCallala Actually it was the Egyptians but that is just being nit picky isn't it. ;P

[askl23]

I'm actually more disgusted at the thought of the black-raspberry flavored jello than with any of the possible racist/imperialist undertones.

[TheAwesomekitten]

0:27 Glape!

[TheAwesomekitten]

Morning Stream anyone?

[seansmithsounds]

Silly Asian... jello is for kids. I mean. Oh... Crap.

[rburns926]

Lol....the Chinese have the last laugh....they probably own the company now.

[matt08526]

@rburns926 y not? they own everything else

[SaffronSkunk]

The same great western invention that was used in ancient Egypt? Bl

[bobthechipmonk]

@SaffronSkunk Egypt is west of china...

[IArteaga45]

Theyre saying Chinese but it looks Japanese.....

[uofm97]

The only words I can think of for this, "Hollllllllyyyyy shiiiiiiiiiit....." lol

[LimePRO127]

Its Glape.Duh...

[megabrontes123]

glape

[Jh5kRadio]

gLAPEs.

[filitico]

its funny because its wrong 

[TheRonnie62]

god dam japs

[matt08526]

@TheRonnie62 whoa im japanease i find u using ''japs'' offensive

[skydome29]

I think the only rascist thing is the assumption that the spoon was invented in the "west"

[Thief8Bit]

@skydome29 West of China was it made. Western the spoon is. But remember truth: There is no spoon.

[skydome29]

@Thief8Bit thanks Confucius

[Thief8Bit]

@skydome29 Anytime, padiwan, anytime.

[bobthechipmonk]

Go look up the history of spoons and then you'll understand why they said west...

[999basille]

@skydome29 the only thing racist here is yourself

[JakeLL]

Is pretty good commercial, no?

[Uridien]

I'm JELL-O and I'm offended you think we all look alike Chinese baby.

[bergerfry]

Confucious say "he who eat Jello with chopstick, stupid. Go home".

[HomeSkillet489]

@bergerfry Okay Confucious, you haven't lied to me yet.

[sweatyourblood]

stlawbelly, lasbelly, chelly, olange, lemon, lime, apple, black lasberry, black chelly or glape! LOL

[ConfederateHammer225]

So it's a "racist" commercial, SO THE FUCK WHAT, BIG FUCKING DEAL, I laughed my White Ass Off; in other words ROFLMWAO, everybody these days is soooo fucking over sensitive!!!

[meowman44]

They said grape flavor last

[MikeinPurple]

Ah yes! The Western invention, the spoon, which was also developed independently in dozens of other parts of the world, including China.

[Likeaperv]

shitty yell-ou ehemm ehemm...City jell-o.

[MrPancakers]

Did he say Cherry or Jelly?

[Candyapplegurl555]

of course i love jerr-o

LOL

[SpearheadWarrior]

Chinese Stewie?

[DozerfleetProd]

In the 1950's, this was considered "homage to another's history." Just because Asian culture has evolved to the point where it'd be insulting to say they're still like this, doesn't mean that it was completely inappropriate for its time.

Given how unpopular eating cows is over in some parts of Asia, it's strange they'd be enjoying a dish made partially from crushed cow horns.

[Orbot]

Not surprising...this IS the "1950's" folks! EVERYTHING had a racist tone to it!

[masternachos]

Yum, Jerr-O!

[leota0trout]

Borderline??? This commercial is VERY racist.

Making fun of chinese american accents, making fun of chinese culture, and romanticizing western culture as if everyone would rather be like them.

[XNyanko]

Then why on earth is Jello on every Chinese buffet??

[wallofvideo]

a real baby would probably just start eating that jello with his or her hands.

[Likeaperv]

stereotype rather than racist, but yes, a bit racist.

[PointlessReticence]

Nothing borderline racist about this. God, thousand dollars says this is a white motherfucker imitating a Chinese accent, glorifying such a "great western invention," what culture could live without Western spoons? We didn't fucking invent spoons. For fuck's sake. They've been around since fucking cavemen. What the hell kind of propaganda is this. "Yay, mindlessly consume our product, give me money, put down other cultures. Also try to forget the cruelty toward animals involved in its production

[marveystuff2]

Ah, always did love Chelly Flavor!

[MrPancakers]

Glape is my favorite flavor.

[Orbot]

@MrPancakers Yes! GLAPE was especially my fav as kid too! lol, this commercila exudes racism from its pores!

[jimwest1968]

Confucius say,

How baby trying to eat Jello with chopsticks like Milwaukee brewery water way ?

Baby up Schlitz creek ! Ah Soo

[HomeSkillet489]

I'm offensive and I don't find this Chinese.

[SixFeetUndr101]

@HomeSkillet489 LOL

[techrev9999]

You can eat Jello with chop sticks though. Just chop it into cubes. It's easier sometimes than eating it with a fork or spoon - since it likes to jump all over the place.

[DaveTheSodaGuy0]

OH, GOD THE STEREOTYPES OH GOD

[MiHiVidz]

Why did Jello stop making "Ass Berry" flavor?

[PinkloverT]

... "borderline"?

[NYisontop]

Stereotyping isn't the same as racism. I'd be interested to know what others will think of our commercials and culture fifty years from now.

[MrWmf483]

I DON'T GET IT! HOW IS THIS A PANTOMIME?

[RoidSterington101]

Great western invetion.....The SPOON!!!!