Cupcakes, once a delightful source of sugary indulgence, later a cliched trend much derided on blogs like this one, have sunk to a new low: racial controversy. A video for Duncan Hines' Amazing Glazes has angered viewers for its depiction of, uh, cupcakes in black face. Racist cupcakes? Facing criticism, Duncan Hines pulled the video from YouTube.
Here's the ad that Duncan Hines pulled:
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It should also be noted that this is not the first time director Josh Binder has been criticized for creating questionable advertising. In the past, he has filmed an ad for Western wear that features a cowboy lassoing up two ladies, and another that spoofs samurai movies with loaves of bread.
Maybe this is just the rock bottom point cupcakes needed to hit before making a comeback?
I don't see anything too racist about this (perhaps if they'd chosen another type of music, but hip-hop leads many viewers to believe it's a race thing) but then again, I"m not black. I imagine they see it as racism. (And I'm not white either).
