MonkeyBama - Funny Japanese Obama Parody

[spinbaby]

Run time: 00:31 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpH9ALMceGs   Posted on YouTube: June 07, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: June 25, 2008 By DU Member: spinbaby Views on DU: 617

 
Really, I don't know what to make of this. I wanted to hate it, but find that it's just...odd.

[Danieljay]

1. what does this have to do with Obama? Change? Help me out here. n/t

[zanne]

2. It's clearly racist.

Apparently the Japanese are not immune to that personality disorder, either.

[ihavenobias]

3. At best that was an honest, poor decision

Come on, couldn't they have picked something, ANYTHING other than a monkey?

[spinbaby]

4. I don't think monkeys have the same meaning over there

Just a very weird cultural disconnect.

[zanne]

6. The Japanese are worldly enough to realize what a monkey symbolizes. nt

[ihavenobias]

7. Well, I did say it was possibly just a very poor choice for that reason

Not that I know, just that I'm open to that possibility.

[Buzz Clik]

5. There's too much going on to worry about some oddball Japanese ad.

[Tarc]

8. All I can say is...

:rofl:

[dieselrevolver]

9. Ok, that was weird

They really could have used a different animal and I seriously don't know what to make of this. Although, I will say that all these Obama/monkey ads, dolls, references have to stop right away.