just make a 'black people are afraid of water' reference?

8/25/2008 11:13:47 AM

OH HELL NAW

8/25/2008 11:14:56 AM

Yeah, it sure did, Peter. What an excellent idea to make a thread about it, probably the most brilliant thread ever. You fucking idiot side-winding son of a bitch.

8/25/2008 12:00:08 PM

what commercial?

8/25/2008 12:09:41 PM

ha our government is awesome

8/25/2008 12:12:20 PM

http://www.militarytimes.com/multimedia/video/061208mc_marine_video_leap/

Found it

8/25/2008 12:14:57 PM

wow

8/25/2008 12:16:58 PM

curious if it has anything to do with this being released recently...
https://swimfoundation.org/NETCOMMUNITY/SSLPage.aspx?pid=281&srcid=216

also i listened to an interview on npr with Cullen Jones. He was discussing the recent study results as well as his plans to encourage swimming amongst the minorities. But I already brought this up: /message_topic.aspx?topic=536443.

8/25/2008 12:17:59 PM

Apparently it's telling a personal story of an actual marine, who submitted the story as an idea for an ad.


Is the fact that an actual black person was afraid of the water and overcame that fear racist? Or is it only racist that they make an inspirational commercial out of it (after the person depicted thinks it would make a good ad).

8/25/2008 12:21:06 PM

8/25/2008 12:21:13 PM

people will take anything and make it racist

you guys are ridiculous if you think THAT is racist. its simply a story. that is in NO way even close to sounding racist, its the racism in you that found it and points it out.

8/25/2008 1:06:47 PM

^

yep. hypersensitivity.

Quote :

"it's telling a personal story of an actual marine, who submitted the story as an idea for an ad. "

8/25/2008 2:09:04 PM

btw...my "wow" was to the thread and not the actual commercial

8/25/2008 2:23:01 PM

wow, i was just curious cause I caught the commercial out of the corner of my eye

People getting serious up in this bitch

8/25/2008 2:47:50 PM