NBC Air Racist Monkey Commercial After Gabby Douglas Olympics Gold Medal

Bob Costas commented Gabby Douglas's All-Rround Olympics Gold medal broke the stereotype, NBC followed it up immediately with this commercial featuring a monkey doing gymnastics. NBC, really???

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[The1CamBo]

if being offended was an olympic sport the blacks would take home the gold every time.

[GeoffTaucer]

I wouldn't even have drawn the connection -- I think the fact that you instantly connect "black gymnast" with "monkey gymnast" suggests a certain level of racism on YOUR part, not on NBC's

[wanjirusep]

I was expecting to see a clip of Gabby's winning moves. Instead I see a pair of hairy hands! The dialogue is also related because both the news report and the ad talk about hard work and aspiration. Who is fooled by these disclaimers? It appears to the rest of the world that the USA is rich in examples of below-the-belt racism.

[wanjirusep]

Come on! I was expecting to see a clip of

[cowdust51]

Wow nice use of scapegoats for all your shitty problems in life

[Beligerus]

bullshit christians take the gold every. single. time. Closely followed by shitty parents, and fox news.

[TheJuantheGr8]

I wouldn't have even noticed it, but now that I do, the shit's hilarious.

[fittutube]

Hilarious. Nothing but hilarious.

[n2dpun]

Some people are way too sensitive, I don't think this is racist at all.

[Kyle Davis]

How can you not call this racism? Ive never heard of whites nor mexicans being referred to as monkeys. This cleary is targeted to african americans who for generations been referred to as porch monkeys and so on...

[thecrispt3r4t0r]

Welp, that's bad timing for ya.

[Rena Marie]

If being racist was an olympic sport the English would take Gold every time as well. :)