Re: Racist ? Soda Can With Black Girl Eating Watermelon @ Target Stores

[THET0DDFATH3R]

Good for you man stay pos and do you!

If you don't then you will be an angry lil homo like sajata3 here!

[sajata3]

Wow! The white man got to you! You ignore history and go for the okey doke that's what they want! Notice the only positive reinforcement you got is from white folk. You look as dumb as you sound.You've done your duty - you jived now go shuck, Toby. Damn Sellout.

[Walters0009]

@sajata3 No. I'm Not Ignoring The History At All. I Know Of All The Negative Connotations & Stereotypes That Come With That Kind Of Picture. I Just Don't Feel the Need to Feed Into Them Or Get Mad. Doing That Does Little More Than Prove That These Stereotypes Very Well Might Still Be True & That You Take Some Kind Of Personal Deep Offense To Them. And Another Thing How Did "The White Man"?? I Wonder I Am I An "Uncle Tom/Sellout" Because I Choose to Educate Myself A Little.??

[OscarTheSchwoogie]

This gentleman gets it. It's just a picture of a kid eating watermelon. Nothing more, nothing less.

I'd hate to be a black guy who likes watermelon, though. Gotta be rough at the grocery store...

[Walters0009]

@OscarTheSchwoogie LMAO! well im not one for watermelon but there has gotta be a slight sense of awkwardness lol

[nashvillespiker]

Wow, thank you so much for the articulate thoughts on this subject. I have seen the can and heard about the uproar, and I didn't understand it. It is a watermelon flavored soda that shows a white boy and a black girl on the can. It is equal! Can we not put pictures of black people on products?

[jamesm7786]

Thank you sooo much!!!

[MrPunklive]

what language is this

[Walters0009]

Ummm english.......

[billio0104]

amen my brother!!!!

[mooshypeaches]

wow i was thinking the same thing after watching that video. people need to awaken their consciousness, open their minds, and just fucking think.

[GoodAvatar]

I'm glad there are people like you out there. I'm in my 20's and I live in South Dakota and there are a grand total of like... 6 black people in this entire state. Having said that, I'm not racist at all and I'm very glad to see a fellow soul of reason out there. It fucking bothers me when people don't seem to understand that we're all human.

[Walters0009]

Believe me i know what you mean. I have a real problem with ignorance too lol. But yea, thanks for your agreement. ^_^

[SteveCarras]

@GoodAvatar

The most famous person from South Dakota was white...Lawrence Welk [or was it North Dakota]

[GoodAvatar]

@SteveCarras He was from North Dakota. Tom Brokaw was from South Dakota, though.

[metalschooldrill]

If you say that it's racist you think that others have control of your life and probably blame others for why your life is messed up or just not to your satisfaction. My extreme grudges in life have to do with lies being told in the past that caused real damage proving disrespect that was most very annoying. Thus the offense of such a "racist" picture may be really because of the lies that were loosely tossed around it. It may not be right during bad racial times and thus a bad joke today

[Walters0009]

Yea you have a real point. thank god there are ppl in the world that arent as narrow minded as to think loosely based stereotypes.

[DancingRabbit12]

This bring out insecurities in the black community, and I know why. Some blacks would not be offended if the Black girl were a lighter shade, to me it seems that when very dark skinned people are used in cartoons or anything to some black people it is racist because they get offended if it's too black for their comfort, was the color of her skin too black for some black people? It shouldn't be Because there are blacks who have that skin tone, should they be ashamed of it? I think not!

[Walters0009]

It seriously does. And you might be on to something with your idea, hmmmm its up for good debate. I might make a video about that just to get an answer.

[DancingRabbit12]

Sorry for the late reply, but Thanks Walters :)  you are my Hero!!

[askabz22]

im black and it wasn't racist at all. There was cans next to those with a white lil boy eating watermelon too. people were just tryin to start drama as usual. it's dumb.

thank you for not being an idiot and realizing that it wasn't racist ;]]]

[Walters0009]

:) No Problem, just wanted to make it known that not all black ppl think like the ones in the video.

[CVXTO]

I definitely agree with you. I watched the video and was like what are these people talking about. I saw them getting upset and I'm wondering for what? I never knew that the black girl eating watermelon was racist back then. But there is another white boy eating watermelon so I don't see what the issue was. That soda tast goood!! They are the ones missing out.

[Walters0009]

Yea, these ppl definitely over-reacted, but like you said their loss lol

[Walters0009]

Thank You all :)

[blueulster87]

well said nigger

[1Coolkid1]

your right!!that soda is sooo old!and the faces dont show distinct features just black and white

[DimitriNakos]

Thank you! The shit isn't racist!!! And what you said about people getting angry just perpetuates the stereotype. People need to get over calling shit racist or racism will never end. LMFAO i just noticed all the tags you put for your video, that shit is hilarious! Thank you for the video tho!