Racist? Watermelon Soda Sold In Target

I personally could care less... im still gonna go on w/ my day but im curious as to what u guys think

well, there is a white child on the other side of the can

thekidsgirl said:

well, there is a white child on the other side of the can

thekidsgirl said:

well, there is a white child on the other side of the can.

thekidsgirl said:

well, there is a white child on the other side of the can

I don't know, it kind of reminds me of Jip en Janneke (an old Dutch children's book series)

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Please, care to explain what are the racist implications of a black girl eating watermelon?

I don't have sound on this PC so I couldn't listen to the video. Thank you

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johnart said:

thekidsgirl said:

well, there is a white child on the other side of the can

It was a dumb dumb dumb marketing move.
Is this an American company? Do we know?
Cuz whether or not it's on purpose, it's just not smart. There are some things you don't put together due to our history and how they will be perceived.
If I owned a store I wouldn't even keep the Ebony magazines near the produce dept.

Just dumb.

ARock said:

johnart said:

It was a dumb dumb dumb marketing move.
Is this an American company? Do we know?
Cuz whether or not it's on purpose, it's just not smart. There are some things you don't put together due to our history and how they will be perceived.
If I owned a store I wouldn't even keep the Ebony magazines near the produce dept.

Just dumb.

its a Cuban company but they are in Miami now

Damn. I dont know.
Whether its racist or not...its in very bad taste.

But damn they could have made the girl brown or light skin or something. She fuckin pitch black.

DanceWme said:

Damn. I dont know.
Whether its racist or not...its in very bad taste.

But damn they could have made the girl brown or light skin or something. She fuckin pitch black.

watermelon soda? that sounds really good

sinisterpentatonic said:

DanceWme said:

Damn. I dont know.
Whether its racist or not...its in very bad taste.

But damn they could have made the girl brown or light skin or something. She fuckin pitch black.

seems like some folks are trying to bring back "the good ol' days"

i would've tried it too.

DanceWme said:

Damn. I dont know.
Whether its racist or not...its in very bad taste.

But damn they could have made the girl brown or light skin or something. She fuckin pitch black.

DanceWme said:

Damn. I dont know.
Whether its racist or not...its in very bad taste.

But damn they could have made the girl brown or light skin or something. She fuckin pitch black.

Why did they have to put kids on the can in the first place?

It could've just said watermelon soda with a picture of a watermelon. duh

First of all the thought of drinking watermelon soda. Ick.
The best way to respond to this garbage is to let it
collect dust on target's shelves.

I don't ever want to see a big fat Italian lady on another can of tomato sauce either damnit!!
I don't know, I love watermelon.....eat it all summer.

It's that old school darkie drawing that makes it racist, not just the fact that it's watermelon soda.
But hey, what ISN"T racist in the U.S? As great a country as it is NOW, it began with the killing of Native Americans and the enslavement of Africans. The country could not have expanded OR been built without those two events. When that is your foundation racism will ALWAYS be an issue. We've got a President of African decent and people have lost their fucking minds sreaming "I WANT MY COUNTRY BACK!" and bringing guns to town hall meetings. WTF? I know people are tired of hearing about race but it is what it is....
Sorry, I'll get off the soap box now.

joseph8 said:

joseph8 said:

johnart said:

thekidsgirl said:

well, there is a white child on the other side of the can

It was a dumb dumb dumb marketing move.
Is this an American company? Do we know?
Cuz whether or not it's on purpose, it's just not smart. There are some things you don't put together due to our history and how they will be perceived.
If I owned a store I wouldn't even keep the Ebony magazines near the produce dept.

Just dumb.

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oh, big fuckin' deal

I see 2 poorly rendered kids on that can - one white, one black. Clearly the manufacturer wasn't walking on eggshells with that one. Personally I think it's good they didn't feel the need.

Maybe it's an unintentional step forward?

abigail05 said:

SCNDLS said:

johnart said:

It was a dumb dumb dumb marketing move.
Is this an American company? Do we know?
Cuz whether or not it's on purpose, it's just not smart. There are some things you don't put together due to our history and how they will be perceived.
If I owned a store I wouldn't even keep the Ebony magazines near the produce dept.

Just dumb.

Damn.

how much longer before this gets moved?

thekidsgirl said:

well, there is a white child on the other side of the can

this is stupid, shouting fire where is there is none. a white kid on one side, a black kid on the other...are we so sensitive and divided that black people can't like watermelon in public? seriously? or rather, are we supposed to pretend that black people don't eat watermelon?

i watched wendy williams' show and she was talking a bout two things she'll never do on tv...eat watermelon and eat fried chicken. i'm like, why? if white people can eat watermelon and fried chicken in public why can't black people.

i think to suggest we can't show blacks eating watermelon for fear of being racist is racist unto itself.

i have an issue that they showed the images, than the black girl but failed to point out the white boy.

i don't think it's racist but i wouldn't buy it cause it doesn't sound good.

LittleFigNewton said: