Japanese Ad for Learning English Puts a Bald Black Man Inside a Kid’s Mouth
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That actually sounds pretty bad from a certain point of view, but it’s more literal than you think. And according to RocketNews24, it’s even freaking people out in Japan, which is no mean feat.
Just before the ad comes to a close, the kid, trying to snap his parent out of his stupor, asks, “Are you OK, dad?” It’s quite telling that he doesn’t make any attempt to say yes.
Neither did these online commenters in Japan.
“Too startling, too creepy.”
“Crazy.”
“The heck kind of commercial did they make?”
“Stop, please. You’re making my kids cry.”
That last one lacks context, however – it could be that the kids are just crying because they don’t want to have to learn another language with a new alphabet. I cry sometimes when I just have to learn a new html tag.
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