OMG I WANT THIS AMAZING RONALDINHO BOTTLE OPENER

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The level of accuracy in terms of the topographical distribution of the largeness of his pronounced front teeth is admirable. i.e. the right one, as we look, is lareger, which is anatomically correct.

― Scik Mouthy, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:39 (6 years ago) Permalink

i bet none of you hypocrites would think it was racist if these servants were depicted as white - what a double standard!!!!!

― and what, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:39 (6 years ago) Permalink

Paul Robinson Chin Ironing Board
Wayne Rooney Dog-Training Kit
Michael Carrick Diaper Dollie with Real Wets-Itself Action
Super Nail-Bashing Hammer with Michael Owen's Face (Peen End) and Gary Neville's Face (Claw End)

― nabisco, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:40 (6 years ago) Permalink

It's not saying anything about black people, or Brazilians, or Barcelona players, or men, or whatever. It's saying something about ONE MAN.

I'd agree with this, but still, in the creation of a bottle-opener that sends up Ronaldinho's teeth, they've made a product that resembles a canonical odious racist image--again, it was my first association upon seeing the bottle-opener--and I'm a little uncomfortable with images that resemble such portrayals.

― G00blar, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:41 (6 years ago) Permalink

Yes, yes, the bottle opener is exactly the same as that cartoon.

― Scik Mouthy, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:42 (6 years ago) Permalink

I think it looks more like a tiny totem-pole.

― Scik Mouthy, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:42 (6 years ago) Permalink

Among my family, that toothpaste was a source of dark humor and terror of what humanity has wrought. I mean the Hammerman toothpaste. The 'darlie' paste is just a giant cosmic WTF that's making me need to shower.

― Abbott, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:43 (6 years ago) Permalink

I join in the Britishes perplexity at this reaction. It's kind of mean to make fun of someone's teeth though.

― Super Cub, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:44 (6 years ago) Permalink

It's OK, he's a millionnaire and the most talented man in the world.

― Scik Mouthy, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:44 (6 years ago) Permalink

okay I get that American "sensitivity" to this stuff comes from a particular history with regard to race, but it's not like England's record on that score is blemish-free! seriously, wtf?

― horseshoe, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:45 (6 years ago) Permalink

Britishes make fun of the teeth? I thought they were accepting of the crazy choppers. They offered me my one dream of acceptance for my revolting teeth.

― Abbott, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:46 (6 years ago) Permalink

It's alright, we're having a party soon cos it's 200 years since we abolished slavery. People still sing Rule Britannia though.

― Scik Mouthy, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:46 (6 years ago) Permalink

I was going to say...

― Super Cub, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:47 (6 years ago) Permalink

Where does this "British people have bad teeth" meme come from?

Probably my brother, actually.

― Scik Mouthy, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:47 (6 years ago) Permalink

^^^ here to vouch for england's lack of any history of racist products

― and what, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:47 (6 years ago) Permalink

STOP CALLING US ENGLISHES!

― ailsa, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:48 (6 years ago) Permalink

sorry. I always get confused about that, actually.

― horseshoe, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:49 (6 years ago) Permalink

BECAUSE YOUR WAYS ARE OPAQUE TO ME

― horseshoe, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:49 (6 years ago) Permalink

There was a programme last night about the 200 years thing, and one guy traced back his ancestry to his great-great(possibly another great, I forget)-grandfather, and found that he'd been sold into slavery by his own tribe/village/community/whatever, rather than kidnapped by white people. That was... interesting.

― Scik Mouthy, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:50 (6 years ago) Permalink

British people make shitty music except for Billy Childish and Mark E. Smith

― Mr. Que, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:51 (6 years ago) Permalink

omg black africans sold slaves to white europeans THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING

― and what, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:52 (6 years ago) Permalink

goodbye racial guilt!

― and what, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:52 (6 years ago) Permalink

It did for that chap.

― Scik Mouthy, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:52 (6 years ago) Permalink

My mom mailed me this dish towel she embroidered. I have no idea what the fuck to do with it. Fucking Mormons.

― Abbott, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:52 (6 years ago) Permalink

Racist and a p@3dophile.

― Scik Mouthy, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:53 (6 years ago) Permalink

I KNOW! 96 tears

― Abbott, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:53 (6 years ago) Permalink

haha, she's asking for it

― Super Cub, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:53 (6 years ago) Permalink

Hey guys can we all just agree to be really glad Ronaldinho isn't Japanese?

― nabisco, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:54 (6 years ago) Permalink

And underage labour!

― Scik Mouthy, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:54 (6 years ago) Permalink

B-b-b-but Nabisco, what about that guy who plays for the Japanese national team who actually is Brazillian? Ronaldinho could EASILY be Korean.

― Scik Mouthy, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:54 (6 years ago) Permalink

Japanese? Explain.

― Super Cub, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:55 (6 years ago) Permalink

My mom mailed me this dish towel she embroidered. I have no idea what the fuck to do with it.

Abbott on Thursday, March 22, 2007 1:52 PM (2 minutes ago)

send it to me so i can embroider U GONNA GET RAPED?

― and what, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:56 (6 years ago) Permalink

Hahaha okay, failure to get that joke completely invalidates the opinion of anyone who thinks this bottle opener is hilarious.

― nabisco, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:57 (6 years ago) Permalink

I'm off to edit my Magyar Aranycsapat team on pro Evo 6 to make them even more accurate in terms of appearances and tactics. THEY WERE COMMUNISTS!!!!!!

― Scik Mouthy, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:57 (6 years ago) Permalink

Results 1 - 10 of about 82,500 for racist embroidery patterns with Safesearch on. (0.17 seconds)

― and what, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:57 (6 years ago) Permalink

Yes, I bet that is what my mom searched for to find hers.

― Abbott, Thursday, 22 March 2007 19:00 (6 years ago) Permalink

― pretzel walrus, Thursday, 22 March 2007 19:00 (6 years ago) Permalink

ilx.jpg is never not otm

― ghost rider, Thursday, 22 March 2007 19:01 (6 years ago) Permalink

― and what, Thursday, 22 March 2007 19:02 (6 years ago) Permalink

Actually I can't tell if Nick got the Japanese joke or not: Nick, did you get the Japanese joke or not?

― nabisco, Thursday, 22 March 2007 19:07 (6 years ago) Permalink

I'm not entirely sure now.

― Scik Mouthy, Thursday, 22 March 2007 19:13 (6 years ago) Permalink

People have been taking the piss out of Ronaldinho's teeth since forever, including people who love and admire his talent. No other black man in world football that I'm aware of has anyone taking the piss out of his teeth. The bottler opener has NOTHING TO DO WITH RACE. It's all about finding a flaw in a talented rich hero. I can understand people with pronounced teeth being offended by this (at the end of the day laughing about buck teeth is a playground bullying tactic) but I really don't get that people think there's a racist motive.

People have been mocking footballers and their appearance for as long as I can remember. It's all down to taking down yr idols, people with a talent and wealth that you envy.

"Englishes" look at Ronaldinho Bottle Opener and say "haha big teeth", and what looks at it and says "Golliwog" - yet he thinks other people are racist.

― onimo, Thursday, 22 March 2007 19:14 (6 years ago) Permalink

I got the Japanese joke.

― HI DERE, Thursday, 22 March 2007 19:15 (6 years ago) Permalink

IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THERE'S A RACIST "MOTIVE" THERE IS A GIGANTIC BODY OF RACIST ICONOGRAPHY THAT THAT BOTTLE OPENER FITS PERFECTLY INTO JESUS CHRIST I FEEL LIKE I'M TAKING CRAZY PILLS

― horseshoe, Thursday, 22 March 2007 19:15 (6 years ago) Permalink

"I've got this uncle, Uncle Leo - every time he sees a bottle opener with big teeth, he thinks it's anti-semitism."

there are three types of people in this life:

1. people who didn't know Ronaldinho is mostly famous for having massive big gums 'n' teeth (being the best footballer in the world comes a close second) and therefore can be forgiven for thinking the bottle opener is racist as long as they now rescind their views in light of this new information,

2. people who, in full possession of the denticular (warning: may not be real word) facts, believe this bottle opener to be racist, and who are consequently just plain wrong, and

3. people who think this is a quality item celebrating the gigantic gnashers of a certified genius, albeit one who has a tendancy to showboat instead of, you know, just getting the job done.

― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 22 March 2007 19:17 (6 years ago) Permalink

they've made a product that resembles a canonical odious racist image--again, it was my first association upon seeing the bottle-opener

I have to say, it wasn't mine. I saw Ronaldinho as a bottle opener, and LMAO. Because I didn't even THINK it was in any way racist I showed it to my (black) co-worker and he also laughed too hard, again not seeing how it could be racist. Maybe it's just cos us Britishers know Ronildinho and his massive teeth better than the USers.

― The Wayward Johnny B, Thursday, 22 March 2007 19:18 (6 years ago) Permalink

showboat

― HI DERE, Thursday, 22 March 2007 19:19 (6 years ago) Permalink

Yeah okay Nick if you're blissfully unaware of racist caricatures of bucktoothed east Asians (reaching their apex during a war I'm pretty sure British people remember) then it's kind of hard to take you seriously as an even-handed judge of bottle openers versus historically racist representations.

― nabisco, Thursday, 22 March 2007 19:19 (6 years ago) Permalink

maybe british people are just stupid????

― Mr. Que, Thursday, 22 March 2007 19:19 (6 years ago) Permalink

haha 'showboat' was an obvious trap there

― onimo, Thursday, 22 March 2007 19:20 (6 years ago) Permalink

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