Jamaicans like the ad:
Everyone calling the Jamaican Super Bowl ad racist obviously no nothing about our culture. We love & endorse it.
— ???????️? (@Frostbite___) February 4, 2013
As I fellow Jamaican…VW's ad was very funny not racist…people need to chill
— Allana (@ajpersaud) February 4, 2013
But what do Jamaicans know? Some white Americans insist they know better:
OMG THIS AD IS SO RACIST.
— Dylan Tierney (@tierknee) February 4, 2013
Racist VW ad is racist.
— Natalie (@natalierachel) February 4, 2013
Good to see #VW go with the white guy pretending to be Jamaican racist ad. #friedchickenandwatermelon
— Ira Socol (@irasocol) February 4, 2013
Well that VW Jamaican ad was embarrassingly racist.
— Drew McKevitt (@drewmckevitt) February 4, 2013
https://twitter.com/AJGaraventa/status/298230054851334145
Jamaican accent ad made me feel uncomfortable.
— (((Rachel Sklar))) ❄️ (@rachelsklar) February 4, 2013
Am I the only one that thought the Jamaican accent VW ad just now was vaguely racist?
— Michael W (@mworringer) February 4, 2013
What the fuck is this shit?? Why does he have a Jamaican accent in @VW ad?? And I thought Jar Jar Binks was racist. #SuperBowl #NotBuyingIt
— Megan Kearns (@OpinionessWorld) February 4, 2013
Maybe it is time for some people to dial down their racial-sensitivity meters a notch or two.
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