PhotoA Chinese laundry detergent commercial has spurred outrage online, with many social media users accusing it of blatant racism. After a quick cycle, the machine is opened and a pale Asian man emerges with a wink, to the woman’s delight. “If we just show laundry like all the other advertisements, ours will not stand out.”Still, there were some critical Chinese voices. But in China, where racial stereotypes in popular culture are rampant, the commercial did not seem to provoke a great deal of reaction. In the commercial for Qiaobi laundry detergent, an Asian woman shoves a detergent pod into the mouth of a black worker and unceremoniously pushes him headfirst into a washing machine.

Source: New York Times May 27, 2016 08:37 UTC