Duncan Hines had to pull this YouTube ad campaign recently. Bet you can't guess why! ...cough, throat-clear, blackface. The director, Josh Binder, generally produces some fun, surrealist inspired work, but obviously "Hip Hop Cupcakes" was a bit of a miscalculation.
Let's let Jon Stewart and Larry Wilmore weigh in:
| Is Blackface Ever OK? | ||
Actually, Binder's work is somewhat reminiscent of the animations by PES, though PES is much more consistent and creative with his use of materials.
While we're on the subject, here's a smattering of some other racially insensitive gems brought to us by Josh Binder and the ad industry at large:
That last dude is a total Creeper!
Oh, and this one, while not racist, isn't for the squeamish:
Epic Spill - by Josh Binder
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