A lot of Thai people are finding the new "The Underdog" video racist
So seven days ago Apple posted a new video of their "The Underdogs" series. The video is about the team going to Thailand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbYckRAt5os
Two days ago someone reposted the ad on Tiktok, and many of the comments are quite critical of the ads. The general consensus among the comments is that the ad portrays Thailand negatively and inaccurately and that the country is portrayed like it is still in the 60s. A lot of comments are absolutely clowning the tone of the video by comparing it to the tones used for Mexico. Others are commenting on how the many places portrayed like the Airports or the things portrayed like the public bus are inaccurate and old and criticize the video for the Third World stereotype.
Comments read:
The tone used for Thailand is super third-world. The airport is ancient. First time they come to Thailand they lose their luggage. Ads like these probably will get made fun of by Samsung.
Another reads
So this is how they see us.
A lot of them are joking about switching to Samsung because of this.
A Thai Tiktok creator also made a Tiktok titled "Why does Apple have to make our country look bad."
Personally, I don't like the portrayal of Thai people, especially Thai men in the video. Happy is a prime example of that. This just supports the stereotypes of Asian men. The portrayal of the country is also borderline offensive. All of the Thai in the video is pretty much nonsense.
What do you think about the video?
Edit: Just to be clear it ain't that serious. I just thought it was cringy and want you guys to also suffer with me.