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Re: A couple stupid SW questions...
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lugnet.starwars
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Tue, 13 Jun 2000 17:03:45 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Dave Schuler writes:
> In lugnet.starwars, Eric Kingsley writes:
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> > What bothers me isn't the presence or absence of racial issues in Star Wars
> > (which were so roundly criticized), but rather the fact that the Taco Bell
> > dog, a spokesdog for some Star Wars merchandise, has spoken in a • stereotypical
> > "Mexican" accent, and no one complained at all! Why the double standard!?
> >
> > I think you must have missed but that dog has been roundly critisized by the
> > Mexican American community. They have repeatedly asked for the adds to be
> > pulled and Taco Bell keeps coming back with some other lame excuse as to why
> > the dog is not going to be pulled.
> > Problem is the National news doesn't generally cover stories like this on a
> > regular basis because they arn't "Mainstream" enough. Its all far to
> > contriversial for my tastes and I don't have a good understanding of all the
> > issues but rest assured that little Dog has been criticized repeatedly.
>
> In fact, I *had* missed that, but I'm glad to hear it. Thanks for
> enlightening me!
Eh, if I can butt in here...
There have been complaints over Dinky (let's use the poor little guy's name,
here), but they have been rebuffed not only by Taco Bell but by the NAALP
(National Association for the Advancement of Latin People) as being ridiculous
(the NAALP stepped in because the original complaints came from an NAALP
member, and claind to be on behalf of the entire NAALP, which was not true).
The NAALP has consistantly lauded Taco Bell for being sensitive to the
potential for negative stereotypes, and actively working with the NAALP to
avoid them.
Now. Other than the dog's accent, can you tell me in what way he is a
"stereotype" of Latin-Americans?
eric
PS Yeah, I like Taco Bell a little bit.
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