To be fair, you have self-proclaimed black people right here telling white people that they shouldn't be offended by this basically because they're privileged (in the US).

I'm black and i find things like blackface slightly offensive so i can understand why some white people would feel the same way towards this advert. It might not fit into the definition of being racist but it is unpleasant and can make people feel uncomfortable. It all depends on how its done i guess but i don't think…

I am a white. I live in Japan. I grew up in Michigan, about an hour west of Detroit. Most of my friends were black growing up, but our neigborhood was pretty diverse. Michigan has a larger than average arab population, for the US, but we also had a lot of asians, and almost every other race growing up together too.…