http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/09/21/japans-worst-named-non-dairy-creamer/ Joey deVilla's Personal Blog Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:19:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1-alpha-10188 hourly 1 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/09/21/japans-worst-named-non-dairy-creamer/comment-page-1/#comment-8211 Anonymous Sun, 24 Sep 2006 17:43:24 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/09/21/japans-worst-named-non-dairy-creamer/#comment-8211 I think the "Creap" thing was unintentional, much like other Japanese <a href="http://www.engrish.com/" rel="nofollow">Engrish</a> like mistakes. But the choice of "Darkie" is completely intentional. In Taiwan, the literal translation is "Black Person" toothpaste, and the selling point was making your teeth white *cringe*. I think the “Creap” thing was unintentional, much like other Japanese Engrish like mistakes. But the choice of “Darkie” is completely intentional. In Taiwan, the literal translation is “Black Person” toothpaste, and the selling point was making your teeth white *cringe*.

]]> http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/09/21/japans-worst-named-non-dairy-creamer/comment-page-1/#comment-8210 Anonymous Fri, 22 Sep 2006 03:41:06 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/09/21/japans-worst-named-non-dairy-creamer/#comment-8210 Just read the whole 'worst date ever' saga. Brilliant. Just read the whole ‘worst date ever’ saga. Brilliant.

]]> http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/09/21/japans-worst-named-non-dairy-creamer/comment-page-1/#comment-8209 Anonymous Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:47:28 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/09/21/japans-worst-named-non-dairy-creamer/#comment-8209 A video of a Japanese TV ad for probably that very toothpaste made the rounds on the web a few years ago. It's even more racist than the packaging suggests. They had a large black man climb a light pole like an ape and make a little Japanese girl cry. A video of a Japanese TV ad for probably that very toothpaste made the rounds on the web a few years ago. It’s even more racist than the packaging suggests. They had a large black man climb a light pole like an ape and make a little Japanese girl cry.

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