Now some people are calling this add racist because it plays on a "yellow scare". I don't think so, the video does pose some interesting concepts.
Racist? No. It didn't portray the Chinese as evil, it portrayed them as competent. Frightening, but not evil. And it implicitly raised concerns with the Chinese government rather than the people. Observe the students- eager, good-looking (especially the girl to the left at :14) and clean. Then look at the Mao banner on the wall. Message: do you really, really want the chicom government, already commanding these disciplined young people, to have more leverage over the US?
Compare and contrast the disciplined students portrayed with common US perceptions of lazy, incompetent American students (perennial perceptions, I know). Message: These people have their shit together. Why can't the US? Why can't we balance our budget and get things done?
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