×
Watch Now

ABP NEWS LIVE 24*7

Explorer

VIDEO: This racist laundry detergent ad is attracting a lot of attention in China

New Delhi: A racist Chinese advertisement is gathering a lot of attention in the country’s social media circles.   The Qiaobi-brand laundry detergent video, a white paint-smeared black man confidently approaches a young Chinese woman who shoves detergent placed in his mouth and pushes him into a washing machine to get rinsed. After the wash cycle is over, a Chinese man emerges from inside wearing pristine clothes. The ad sparked outrage also beyond Chinese boundaries after it appeared on television and before the screening of movies at various cinema halls in China.   ALSO READ: Mika Singh to marry in 2017   The video was shared on Facebook by American expat Christopher Powell, a musician with the Guiyang Symphony Orchestra, who said, simply: "I'm appalled."   According to website Shanghaiist, "As any foreigner who has ever lived in China can attest, attitudes regarding race and skin color are often quite different here from back home. Still even with prior experience, sometimes this country can leave you completely and utterly dumbfounded.   "Thanks to traditional beauty standards valuing white skin, many Chinese people have a well-established phobia of dark skin which unfortunately also breeds racist attitudes towards people of African descent, who are viewed by some as "dirty" simply because of their skin tone."   ALSO READ: Deepika's 'bold, badass' 'xXx' look revealed   Shanghaiist also notes that the advert is a "blatant ripoff" of an Italian advertising campaign of some years ago, which had similar racial overtones.
Read more
Sponsored Links by Taboola
Advertisement

Top Headlines

'Bechare Pradhanmantri!': Congress Taunts Modi Over RSS Chief's Call For Leaders To Retire At 75
'Bechare Pradhanmantri!': Congress Taunts Modi Over RSS Chief's Call For Leaders To Retire At 75
'We Hit All 9 Terror Targets Deep Inside Pakistan — Not A Single Miss': NSA Ajit Doval On Op Sindoor
'We Hit All 9 Terror Targets Deep Inside Pakistan — Not A Single Miss': NSA Ajit Doval On Op Sindoor
Converting Non-Muslims Was His Business — Inside The Shocking Mass Conversion Racket Of 'Chhangur Baba'
Converting Non-Muslims Was His Business — Inside The Shocking Mass Conversion Racket Of 'Chhangur Baba'
Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan Review: Vikrant Massey Anchors Shanaya Kapoor’s Assured Debut In This Gentle, Flawed Love Story
Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan Review: Vikrant Massey Anchors Shanaya Kapoor’s Assured Debut
Advertisement

Videos

Breaking: ‘Reels or Respect?’ Gurugram Tennis Star's Murder Sparks Debate Over Parental Control  | ABP NEWS
Breaking News: Tennis Player Radhika Yadav Killed by Father Over Academy and Reels  | ABP NEWS
Breaking News: Kapil Sharma’s Canada Café Comes Under Fire, Wife Ginni Says ‘We Won’t Give Up’ | ABP NEWS
Breaking News: No Indian Damage in Operation Sindoor, Says NSA Ajit Doval | ABP NEWS
Breaking News: Kapil Sharma’s Canada Café Attacked; Khalistani Terror Link Suspected, Mumbai Police on Alert | ABP NEWS
Advertisement

Photo Gallery

25°C
New Delhi
Rain: 100mm
Humidity: 97%
Wind: WNW 47km/h
See Today's Weather
powered by
Accu Weather
Advertisement
Embed widget