Quote Originally Posted by ISAtlanta300 View Post
Trust me, I completely see your point of view.....

....however, it only BECOMES blackface to those who want to SEE it as blackface. Racism is a personal perception in this case. It would only be racist if the ad was indeed implying that it was blackface......in this case, it was not intended to be blackface....it is a f**king charcoal doughnut. lol
Yes, sounds like we are pretty much on the same page. Although I wouldn't say people "want" to see blackface. It's just what connection their mind naturally makes, there is not a choice about it. Also I don't think it would have been an issue if the entire face was black but they decided to make the lips bright red. That one little detail could have made it a non issue. Btw, whoever does the marketing over there should be fired. I mean seriously, who thinks a charcoal donut sounds delicious?