Wed May 22 22:01:55 SAST 2013
Wed May 22 22:01:55 SAST 2013

Ashton Kutcher ad is called racist, yanked offline - VIDEO

May 3, 2012 | Sapa-AP | 3 comments

An online ad featuring Ashton Kutcher as an Indian man has been pulled offline after viewers called it racist.

Picture taken from www.spotlightceleb.com

The images and video for Popchips feature the 34-year-old "Two and a Half Men" star in brown makeup portraying a Bollywood producer named Raj who is "looking for love." They were removed from YouTube and Facebook after being criticized online.

Other videos featuring Kutcher as a stoner, tattooed Southerner and pasty fashionista remain online.

A spokeswoman for Popchips says the dating parody featuring the four characters was "created to provoke a few laughs and was never intended to stereotype or offend anyone." She added that the company hopes "people can enjoy this in the spirit it was intended."

A spokeswoman for Kutcher hasn't return messages seeking comment.

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Wed May 22 22:01:55 SAST 2013 ::
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May 3, 2012

MommaC

LOL
So stereotyping of rednecks, stoners and queens is fine but don't mock bollywood.

They'd have a fit if they saw our Leon Schuster skits
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May 4, 2012

Shirmy

LMBAO
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May 4, 2012

Sweetpea

heheheheeheh! yah neh
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