Everyone's Angry at This Racist Chinese Ad, but It Says Something About America Too

Is Qiaobi too easy a target?

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Every few months, a racially offensive advertisement emerges from Asia and makes the rounds in America, to howls of disgust. It's happened again this week, as a Chinese laundry detergent brand called Qiaobi released a spot—airing on TV and in cinemas, according to Shanghaiist—in which a black man gets shoved in a washing machine and comes out looking … quite different.

Check out the ad here:

Obviously, the commercial is reprehensible. The tagline at the end translates to, "Change starts with Qiaobi."

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