First things first: I'm no perv, so I hope nobody gets the wrong idea from this post. Still, as a red blooded American male with two eyes, I can't help but notice God's natural beauty when it's right there in my face on my 50-inch HD set. I'm sure I'm not the only one who just happened to notice the curvaceous sista in this recent Bud Light commercial. In case you're clueless, watch around the 8-10 second mark. She's in the purple on the left, holding the limbo stick.
Okay, so could someone explain to me why the sista has now been mysteriously cropped out of an oddly revised version of the very same commercial? I couldn't find a Youtube of this, but to make my point in the name of journalistic integrity, I snapped a camera phone pic of the ad. AverageSis walked in, witnessed the spectacle, and asked me what the hell I was doing.
Research baby. Research.
Seriously, where's the booty? They just sliced the sistas badonk in half. And ya'll know how much I hate making a "racial thing" out of something so inane, but you'll notice that the white chick suggestively lunging for the beach ball is damn near F.D.A.U.[1]. The sista gets her cheeks cut for merely standing and holding a limbo pole.
That sh*t is racist!!!
Quick, somebody get Rebb'n Al on the line. Where's Jesse? What About Our Daughters?!? I need some answers!
[Editor's Note: Is it just me, or is that Dave Chapelle-looking guy in damn near every other commercial on TV right now?]
I'm assuming Budweiser might have gotten some complaints (from whom, I have no clue) about the objectification of women in their ads and decided to make this minor edit to appease someone, but seriously, how come the sista is the only one that got the figurative axe? Is Budweiser on some ole' Yung Berg "I don't do dark butts" nonsense, because if they are I'd sure like to know. Not that I'm boycotting or anything. I only have about one Corona a month, so I'd hardly hurt their sales, even if I did drink their watered down beer.
Am I the only one just slightly disturbed by this development?
[Update: A faulty aspect ratio setting on my TV is the real culprit. Budweiser does value the black woman's booty after all. Drink more Bud! Still, answer the other questions just to humor me and distance me from the egg on my face.]
Question: Why do you think Budweiser only cropped out the black woman? Who is this Dave Chappelle ripoff that's about the steal Joe Clair's "non-threatening black guy on all the commercials" crown? Are you also amazed that Yung Berg still has a "career" after that dumb assed "dark butts" statement?
[1] No, I'm not explaining what F.D.A.U. means. This is a PG-13 blog.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Is Budweiser Offended By Black Women's Butts?!?
Tags Popped: Ad Nauseum, Keep It In Your Pants, Negro Nonsense, That Sh*t Is Racist
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Um, does it reflect badly on me that I know what F.D.A.U. means?
It looks like the YouTube clip was widescreen format and your picture was of a widescreen image zoomed in (expanded on z axis). Check your setting on your widescreen TV (was it set on zoom).
Oh yeah, what is F.D.A.U.?
@AB.
I am red blooded american dude also. In your still picture shot there's a shot of "black man kryptonite" in a fairly comprimising position slightly to the right of "the dude." I'm alright with the commercial. I'm just sayin'
Much ado about nothing, AB, although there may be there something to the Poindexter-ish explanation given anonymously above. Check your TV's settings. More relevant, though, is cjames' observation that a female posterior is on prominent display on the right side of the pic. Simply put, Bud loves butts, as do many of the rest of us.
For you curious readers, F.D.A.U. refers to the positioning of the body in the "face down, a** up" manner. Use this info as you see fit.
I think the Anonymous poster is right...it's based on the format of the video. And if you have a big-ass wide screen the format probably doesn't fit. If you watch on a "normal" sized tv you'd probably see her cheeks in all their glory.
Frankly, I didn't think it was too risque considering they were all poolside.
Avg Bro- let me find out you made your Widescreen technical mishap into a racial issue. LOL
But anyway that's why I only drink Ray Hills (www.rayhills.com) brewed by a brother in St. Louis that has a deal with Anheuser-Busch. Good stuff.
This isnt some technical issue. I noticed the same thing on the commercial myself. They cropped it.
Paused @11s to see the comparison...
I think they have something against red-and-white polkadot beachballs, myself.
However:
There is definitely a difference in the aspect ratio between the YouTube version and your photo. In your pic, every object is shorter and wider. Rather than being polkadot racist, I think the correct answer is that your TV isn't displaying the same image the video is.
Okay, I look like a real tool. It does seem like an issue with the aspect ratio. I suppose this got messed up when I started using the Wii on the big television.
Don't front, the post was pretty funny tho', right?
hahaha!
It's funnier now...
:)
AB,
My man, this mistaken post isn't a called strike on you. It's a swing and a miss. :)
STEEEEEEEE-RIIIIIIIIKE!
Good effort, though!
EG
Running out of things to post about are we AB? Even if you did have your TV set up right this was a mad weak post!
Its all right AB.. Jesse n Al, swing and miss far more than you ever do.. Its all good.
However, there are only a few big bootied sistaz on TV though.
AB, I lost at your view, looking at the clip I can't agree with your point of 'offended by black womens's butts' because you don't see here anymore. And you use the term 'racist' when the main character is a black man. Also there are many other blacks in the clip. .06 lady in pink, .07 lady in yellow in the pool, .18 lady in purple at the volleyball net, lady with ground beef, .22 man on diving board. I think if Budweiser didn't want black women or their butts in the commercial, they would have not hired them in the beginning, then again I could be wrong.
Am I the 1st woman to respond today? I'm not too concerned about whether Budweiser is offended. I'm much more focused on the fact that I myself am offended by this post. Why are you suddenly joining the "objectification of black women" band wagon, AverageBro?
If this HAD been what AB thought it was, whoever complained would have been an incredibly sheltered Victorian killjoy. Because, IMO, this particular baby don't have that much back to speak of.
In THIS media environment, where "Family Guy" can actually be run on broadcast television without the PTA and James Dobson rioting in the streets, someone objecting to this rather mildly proportioned lady would have been nuts.
I never even noticed her to tell the truth.
um....
this is weird...
but um...
At the risk of being chastised like a lil brother:
Was this really a black thing or was this really a post to show that you're still a man? Seriously, even if I had seen this commercial, which I hadn't until now, I don't think the thought would have crossed my mind even if it was true.
Seriously AB, were you ready to pull the race card out on this one so quickly? Is this the symptomatic plight of Negrohood where we're always so sensitive to racial issues--or yet again, was this just an uber-masculine response to something that grabbed your attention?
Two words “Tawana Brawley”
I didn't notice anything..LOL
I was paying absolutely no attention. I never pay attention to any beer commercials unless its those corona ones where they're on the beach.
@ everyone
Nah, don't take this post THAT seriously. AB post on this subject was just one of those things where he lets us peek inside his head.
He likes big butts. He can't lie about that. There are other brothers (and I think one sista on here) who can't deny the hypontic power of the "bubbla-cious" female glutes.
It's just the fact that his TV messed up his whole point that he lost his wicket for a duck.
But AB, thanks for the unintended humor. I've had a sorrowful day today.
EG
@EG
As a brotha with a new born, I can understand what's really going on here. There ain't much action going on in the Average household. When you ain't getting none, you notice a lot more things than you normally would. Dances with the stars is my favorite show on TV.
@cjames
HAHAHAHAHA!
Folks, come on now.
This post was a joke. Even though the poorly executed screenshot undermined the whole point, the intention was humor. All the hallmarks of a not-so-serious post were there. The phony pro-Corona "boycott". The Yung Berg "dark butts" reference. The What About Our Daughters shout-out. This wasn't to be taken seriously. Some of ya'll got this, some of ya'll didn't. Next topic.
This definitely wasn't about objectifying women. This blog's never done that and never will. Honestly, the only reason the woman even really stood out in the first place is that she's brownskinned with a natural. You don't see these types of sistas on Bud commercials.
Thanks EG for having my back. Thanks CJames for understanding the underlying issue here (7 weeks is almost up!).
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