Racist Image Added to Toy Page in Amazon Catalog

by: toolguy

Why is the image "racist"?

Would it still be racist if the artist used a brown marker?

by: Ming the Merciless

Immorally legitimized by authority - the new 'normal' for a certain base.

by: FeelingFroggy

People need to grow up....

by: Marie

I'm not sure why there are differences in the box art when they decided to portray African Americans.  The two pics are not mirror images with the exception of the skin tone.  There are other subtle differences that I'm not sure why they did that.

Why are their flakes of the same color as the skin color coming off their clothing as well as on the front of the boy's shirt.  And why does the sleeve of the boy's shirt appear to have holes.   What purpose is the flakes or whatever they are in the name graphics on the box as well.  None of the flakes appear on the other box anywhere.

Humm, I don't know that I'd agree this is racist, but one would think that a company as large as Hasbro could do a much better job than this.  

by: Ming the Merciless

Marie, the image as depicted is calleed Black Face.

Look it up.

by: Marie

No need to be rude.  I didn't take it that way, but I do see your point.

by: Ming the Merciless

It's amateurish (as in home made) and racially motivated black face.

THAT's what rude and far worse, Marie.

by: iheartjacksparrow

I thought the photo on the left showed the people after being hit by chocolate pies (which would explain the color spots on the clothes noted by Marie).  

by: RL15

Just because there are 2 kids depicted as Caucasian it is not racist.

Grow up people!!

by: bitbybit

Seems like anything nowadays can be misinterpreted and made racist.

Here in the north we have to watch out for whiteouts and black ice.

Yes, I am talking about the weather. Nothing more and nothing less but I am sure this simple statement could be misconstrued.

People are making themselves crazy reading into everything.  

by: Ina

I'm wondering if some people missed the fact that this was not a graphic that Hasbro created.

Someone took the graphic of a toy for children, altered the image to show the white people wearing "black face," and uploaded it to a listing on Amazon.

Apart from the intention to be offensive and hurtful, this possibly harmed the reputation of Hasbro, Amazon, and the sellers listing the toy who were unaware the image had been swapped out.

To be clear, there is no Pie Face toy where the packaging depicts African Americans.

The listing was sabotaged, and sellers better understand what's at risk if they sell on Amazon.

by: Marie

On further reflection of this picture and the potential impact it could have, I firmly believe Ina is right on this.  I realize at first I didn't see what she did and others here.  But it is clear to me now that this is wrong and Amazon needs to step up and take care of this.

Amazon may be able to tell who uploaded the pic, IDK, but they certainly should investigate and take appropriate action.

by: Moonwishes

As soon as I saw that picture I could tell it wasn't a real photo but someone do a real bad version 'black face'. It seems to be just black scribbles on the front of the package and certainly not anything of the quality that Hasbro would produce. Stupid idiot that did this.

by: VV

No one has a right to not be offended.  

Especially in this case.  If you look hard enough you can be 'offended' by anything.

by: Golddustwoman

That's NOT a racist image. Things are getting too out of hand.

by: epuise

Chocolate pies are now 'racist' ?

by: Ina

You list a Pie Face game with the correct image of the box showing a white family.

Someone else switches the image on your listing to show a black family.

A buyer buys the item, gets it, and sees the product packaging features a white family.

That's a SNAD, and you as the seller are on the hook.

Now ask yourself, why would another seller upload that incorrect image?

by: cillianred

The image is not ONLY of a thrown chocolate pie as some here seem to think. For those that think that, look carefully at the lips on both images. A thrown chocolate pie would not magically create the fuller lips seen on the homemade image.

by: Bob

This is B.S. Who gets to decide what is ''racist''.
It's obviously a chocolate pie on the table.  It's chocolate on their faces and hands, it's chocolate on their clothing.
Get a life people.  

by: iheartjacksparrow

@cillianred - There are no lips on the people in the left photo. What you're seeing is the inside of their mouths, in red. Please note that the inside of the mouths of the people in the right photo is brown, and they also do not have lips.