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**ValdisSeroff** · 10-11-2006, 11:47 PM

I think the problem is that the picture is depicting black people in a less civilised and inferior form, implying that they are still living in jungle tribes and dancing to drums, which simply isn't the case any more. The reason why the oat flakes picture is ok is that it does not demean the person portrayed, only showing them in (what everyone will understand to be) period dress. You could argue that the chocolate picture is also depicting black people in period dress, but with that kind of dress/imagery also comes all the negative implications mentioned above.

On the other hand, I think if that chocolate was being sold in Africa, no one would have any complaints about it at all.

10-11-2006, 11:47 PM	#8
ValdisSeroff Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 566 Senior Member	I think the problem is that the picture is depicting black people in a less civilised and inferior form, implying that they are still living in jungle tribes and dancing to drums, which simply isn't the case any more. The reason why the oat flakes picture is ok is that it does not demean the person portrayed, only showing them in (what everyone will understand to be) period dress. You could argue that the chocolate picture is also depicting black people in period dress, but with that kind of dress/imagery also comes all the negative implications mentioned above. On the other hand, I think if that chocolate was being sold in Africa, no one would have any complaints about it at all.
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