YouTube of the Day: Yao and LeBron's Olympic Coke commercial

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Yao Ming, a fire-breathing dragon and three kung-fu pandas vs. LeBron James, a lassoing cowboy and three B-boy bears. Winners out, clear everything, games to 11. Who ya got? Let's put a Coke on it.

(via Yao Mania!, Ballhype)

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1. Posted by devin c Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:44 pm EDT
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very nice stereotypes, coke. good commercial too
2. Posted by curtis Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:18 pm EDT
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Thank goodness they didn't go with a Nowitzki-Kirilenko version. If you think the Chinese stereotypes were bad, wait until you have SS men in lederhosen fighting KB agents with Uncle Joe style mustaches in ushankas.
3. Posted by curtis Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:18 pm EDT
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Whoops, meant KGB* agents. I guess Kobe Bryant has had his fair share of Cold War shenanigans.
4. Posted by Sky P Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:26 pm EDT
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Haha, I think that's the first time I've thought of Lebron as being short.
5. Posted by A Yahoo! User Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:09 pm EDT
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Thank you Coke for putting those minorities in their proper stereotypes
6. Posted by Jeff Spicoli Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:57 pm EDT
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Wow.
Are you a sensitive bunch, or what? Stereo types? Why does everyone have to cry about something that doesn't exist? Coke is celebrating two cultures in one spot, and you uber negative people want to make something bigger out of an American Cowboy and a few Chinese Pandas?
Awesome.
I'm shocked you each haven't railed and complained about the animated versions of an African American and a tall Chinese dude.
7. Posted by A Yahoo! User Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:00 pm EDT
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Spicoli, is that name Italian for pansy?
8. Posted by cyrus Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:33 pm EDT
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racists
9. Posted by lions, vikings, and bears suck Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:44 pm EDT
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that was retarded
10. Posted by mvp rules! Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:08 pm EDT
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Stuuuupiiiiiiiiidddddddd!!!!!!!!
11. Posted by obip_obispo Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:43 pm EDT
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Kobe Bryant, the reigning MVP, should have been a part of that commercial. Go Kobe! Go USA!
12. Posted by Asterix Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:13 pm EDT
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Stereotype, racist? Come on! Get a freaking grip. Those are common themes found in the two countries. Nothing racist about that. You see panda, dragon, what do you think? You see cowboy, what to you think? It was a good commercial and yes for the first time I thought, hey LeBron is "short." At my height, I would be a dwarf to both. Just enjoy the darn commercial!
13. Posted by B-man Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:02 pm EDT
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So many people are easily offended by commercials or jokes... chill out people. You'll live a happier life that way.... and a longer and more fulfilling one as well.
14. Posted by Ross D Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:52 pm EDT
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Yao Ming is the hero in China. This Coke commercial is primarily for China Beijing Olympics - for one billion viewers. This advertisement is made to appeal to this Asian market and nowhere else. For the Chinese people no one is more appealing than Yao. No one can judge who the racists are or what racism is. China is a very nationalistic country. They love Yao so much as much as we love LeBron or Kobe in North America.
If you see the video as racists, the Chinese people could care less. Who cares if the critics stop drinking Coke!
15. Posted by Ross D Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:52 pm EDT
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#17...NK Knicks...
I am sorry your "story" will not appeal in China. The Chinese don't know what "bling blings" are and even Jay-z's.
You may look "funnier" and "weird" to most Chinese - you can't even speak Chinese! Don't be a stereotype, don't expect them to have the same reaction as yours. Who knows you may even looks worse to the Chinese's eyes!
16. Posted by Sinz Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:23 pm EDT
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i'm black...i just thought it was a cool commercial, i didn't even pay attention to the "stereotypes" until i read your comments...
wait...does that mean black people are dumb cuz i didn't figure that out immediately? jk jk jk jk j [profane]in k...lighten up everyone it was a sick commercial
17. Posted by Young K Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:51 pm EDT
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Oh snaps, did i just see Sun Wukong next to Yao at 0:15?
18. Posted by Clark Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:08 pm EDT
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Lets get over it people its EAST meets WEST white racist are sooo STUPID!
19. Posted by mmacklin95@... Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:23 pm EDT
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@ ceo 07
all racist are stupid.
People are looking too much into it trying to find hidden racism that isn't there. Get a life people. There are way to many instances of real racism out there to cry wolf over a coke commercial.
20. Posted by Matt C Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:23 pm EDT
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Yes, the commercial is full of stereotypical images. But that's sort of the point — the commercial is poking fun at ignorant caricatures and racial generalizations. You have LeBron James and Yao Ming facing off, mean-mugging combatants representing two supposedly conflicting cultures. Suddenly, they both whip out Cokes and they (and the viewer) realize that they're not so different after all.
The common cultural tie that allows them to relate to each other is a corporate product, but that's an entirely different issue.
21. Posted by Manny M Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:24 pm EDT
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Interesting commercial with iconic imagery, however towards the latter part in the background you can see the eagle and the fish doing a circular dance and above them the shuttle and a Shenzhou craft in outer space! From a one on one game to WW3! Can't we all just get along? Sure with a Coke!
The commerical acheives a point for the ruling political party by putting China on par with the U.S., thus by extenstion, China is on par with the U.S. in terms of human rights? As far as I have read, the U.S. has greater institutional protections for human rights than does China.
So its a slick ad and the ones paying the freight are those poor Chinese minions working for Walmart suppliers with few institutional rights in their country.
22. Posted by Irmina v Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:36 pm EDT
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anung kanta to?
23. Posted by Irmina v Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:36 pm EDT
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what song was used in this commercial?