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Gilda · 03-10-2005, 03:15 PM

I'm not much of a Will Smith fan, but it does seem like a bit of a stretch in this case. The ads I've been seeing are focusing on Hitch's role as a date doctor for the fat guy from King of Queens. If that is the focus, it doesn't seem like the ethnicity of his girlfriend would much matter.

I wonder why it's only a couple of interracial mixes that cause problems. You won't see a black man / white woman pair unless the interracial aspect is the focus of the story, and to a lesser extent, the same is true of white man / Asian woman pairs. Yet, a white or black / Latino mix doesn't seem to raise eyebrows. Curious.

03-10-2005, 03:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
Gilda 32 flavors and then some Location: Out on a wire.	I'm not much of a Will Smith fan, but it does seem like a bit of a stretch in this case. The ads I've been seeing are focusing on Hitch's role as a date doctor for the fat guy from King of Queens. If that is the focus, it doesn't seem like the ethnicity of his girlfriend would much matter. I wonder why it's only a couple of interracial mixes that cause problems. You won't see a black man / white woman pair unless the interracial aspect is the focus of the story, and to a lesser extent, the same is true of white man / Asian woman pairs. Yet, a white or black / Latino mix doesn't seem to raise eyebrows. Curious.