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The Geico Caveman: Racist!?
Tthe caveman are "a minority you can attack with impunity. We've seen with Borat what happens when you go after a real country like Kazakhstan...but cavemen? No one lobbies for Neanderthals."
"It's the human condition - differences provoke an uneasiness that is not funny but can be exploited with humor"
"the GEICO ads as another link in the chain of American humor, from minstrel shows that lampooned blacks to borscht-belt comedy that more recently made Jewish Americans a genial laughingstock."
But "the ads could be perceived as offensive because they're making fun of people who are sensitive about stereotypes."
Caveman Tube clips in extended entry
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Posted by Boon KondoFebruary 8, 2007 at 10:25 PM
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