5:25 am - 01/30/2013
Volkswagen unleashed their big new "Get Happy" Superbowl ad upon the internet this week, and the question on everyone's mind is—naturally—wait, is that racist?
In it, "Dave" – a white man from Minnesota – speaks in a fake Jamaican accent as he implores his co-workers to "get happy" and overcome "the Mondays." Eventually, office life brightens and Dave takes his boss and some co-workers for a spin in his Beetle. Each speaks with a Jamaican accent as the commercial ends.
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Volkswagen's Super Bowl Ad: Is it Racist?
Volkswagen unleashed their big new "Get Happy" Superbowl ad upon the internet this week, and the question on everyone's mind is—naturally—wait, is that racist?
In it, "Dave" – a white man from Minnesota – speaks in a fake Jamaican accent as he implores his co-workers to "get happy" and overcome "the Mondays." Eventually, office life brightens and Dave takes his boss and some co-workers for a spin in his Beetle. Each speaks with a Jamaican accent as the commercial ends.
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Edited at 2013-01-30 04:35 pm (UTC)
Welcome to the hospitality industry where everyone pretends to be happy-go-lucky cartoons paid to serve with a smile.
I don't understand what a jamaican accent has to do with getting into a german car but ok
Also lol @ Matt Lauer's quote. Oh to be rich.
It's an incredibly stupid commercial, but if you found it "RACIST" then you need your head examined.
White and asian people have jamaican accents too ffs, plenty of my family and friends are mixed or chinese jamaican and it's shocking how strong their accents are.
I mean they could have put him in bermuda shorts, flip flops, a lei, and a straw hat or some shit.
But i do think that it was unnecessary.
that's all i got