Twin Lotus Tooth Paste - Black Man (2003, Thailand)

A typically absurd Thai ad for propolis toothpaste that can be distinguished as a satire on stereotypes, but can also be seen as just plain racist. See which side of the spectrum you're on. Directed by Suthon Petchsuwan at Matching Studio.

[@OXO_Board]

god don't you just HATE it when you just wanna take a nap and suddenly turn into toothpaste

[@NovikNikolovic]

No, that's only if you're depressed

[@werdio.on.the.internet3728]

Man it always happens

[@jhanninnen]

Bro can't sleep

[@samanthaa2435]

Imagine someone actually ended up being afraid to fall asleep because of this 💀

[@NoMoreANiceGuy1930]

Happened to me once

[@aidenfrozenbite5395]

I love how it goes from criticizing racism to endorsing it in no time

[@iKingRPG]

You missed the point. the point is that nothing should be judged by the color. Toothpaste can't be brown, people can be brown.

[@Bats_Are_My_Life]

@@iKingRPG you mean you shouldn't judge a book by its cover?

[@NovikNikolovic]

@@Bats_Are_My_Life their wording was confused but they still got the concept

[@itsguidry8125]

i feel like depicting black people as being able to just like, climb light poles like apes is pretty racist, even if it's more subtly

[@NovikNikolovic]

@@itsguidry8125 anyone can climb. This is not really the racist part, it's more the parent judging him without getting all the facts (possibly based on his skin color)

[@tjohanne]

I think it's a good ad with a strong message. You should not judge people just because they have a different skin color than what you're used to, and so also with toothpaste.

[@GabePickles3837]

Agreed.

[@KenSherman]

Lol😂

[@CH-hd9zi]

Love no that’s racism

[@dediamkaming]

I think you had a great point

[@danny-li6io]

Nope, the whole point is to keep loving despite people being hateful. THATS WHY HE HAS SO MANY BALLOONS IN HIS ROOM! BECAUSE HE KEEPS TRYING.

[@ClbnaVGM]

This ad is beautiful and utterly sad at the same time. It reveals some people racism mecanisms, they judge what they dont know. It says at the end "appearance can be deceiving". it's not because a toothpaste is black that it's bad.

[@MrPopo40]

I think you nailed it right here. What a wonderful message, but what a bizarre way to show it.

[@El_Pendejo_De_Si_Mismo]

This should be the top comment

[@UzumakiNaruto_]

*It reveals some people racism mecanisms, they judge what they dont know.* If you live around black people long enough, then you're judging because you DO KNOW.

[@superjerick9669]

​@@UzumakiNaruto_found the racist

[@mileyluong5251]

This comment needs to be pinned! 📌

[@riotpoliceTRELL]

It is very likely that there may never be a more incredible cinematic plot twist ever made

[@oekfoh8684]

The insect spray one is up there

[@oscarpro8349]

​@@oekfoh8684 which one?

[@intello8953]

@@oekfoh8684which one

[@Brightsonp]

The fat dancer on par with this, even using same concept

[@take5transfat]

maybe the greatest commercial ever made

[@nettricegaskins1871]

Sure. In Naziland.

[@notreaItangramice]

bro the ending is rasict

[@iKingRPG]

@@notreaItangramice no it's not

[@Bats_Are_My_Life]

@@iKingRPG it is bro, he literally got criticized and judged by his appearance. The woman thought he was a pedophile, but in reality he did his hard work just to climb up top of that thing to get the balloon for the girl, plus we see the balloons that symbolizes that it has happen to him multiple times

[@parvitz]

@@notreaItangramice that's the point

[@smxkerings7678]

idk whether to laugh or cry

[@jamesbonifacio18]

same

[@joshuah.9529]

Both

[@Bats_Are_My_Life]

If you cry and laugh it combines crying out of laughter, which means your crying and laughing, but your laughing more then crying

[@tomhollandfan4927]

😂 you m

[@keithlowe3557]

As a black man, I did both lol

[@iaintmissin]

I can’t stop watchin it 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Such a wild commercial

[@LaFalleEnBD_]

You fucking racist kid 💀💀

[@SCYTHETHE_GAMER]

Same

[@davidmontgomery9246]

YOU RACIST!!!!!!!

[@blingblingg418]

😂

[@metropalma5765]

Hey likepac not funny 😡😊

[@R0r3-w1nn3]

Bro literally turn into herbal toothpaste💀

[@blingblingg418]

😂💀

[@N0Xa880iUL]

Patanjali toothpaste needs this ad 😂

[@Sourpatchroc]

Whoever wrote this needs an award.

[@RealMasterWindu]

whoever wrote this is the king of racism

[@BayesianBeing]

​@@RealMasterWinduHow?!

[@idrissfawziyacoub7224]

HE TOOK RACISM TO ANOTHER LEVEL.

[@Kira-pv4xq]

@@RealMasterWinduthe ad literally is saying don’t judge people by their skin color, and they use that to also say dont judge their toothpaste by its color.

[@Baddie207]

how do they need an award their being racist?

[@Bats_Are_My_Life]

I have feeling this guy is depressed, and also this ad made me want to go in tears

[@ethics3]

What are you ? A 2 year old ?

[@Gumbypuss664]

@@ethics3 black people are no hate

[@idiotguyREAL]

@@ethics3 your a fuckin bot

[@murch2484]

@@ethics32 year olds cant comment because they're literally babys plus if you were that guy you would be depressed

[@-Poka-]

@@ethics3 you are the one who is 1 year old with no braincells

[@boogieboss]

This is like a fever dream, things changing morphing around and make no sense.

[@joris5429]

Oh wow, that is so relatable. I realised it recently when I was sick. When I layed in bed, almost having to vomit, such random thoughts popped up in my head. This would be one of those. I mean like, random random

[@-Poka-]

This commercial started from sad went become to just hilarious

[@reybar365_]

U racist bro? 💀

[@RealMasterWindu]

it progressively gets more racist

[@idrissfawziyacoub7224]

The toothpaste thing was fucking unexpected

[@blingblingg418]

😂

[@DogDogGodFog]

@@RealMasterWinduAnti-racism is not racism.

[@littlelw319]

for any anyone who think this is racist. the phrase is literally translate to "don't judge a book by its cover" and for the context, herbal toothpaste is usually come in black or brown so to many people weren't dare to try it out of fear or doubt with "why does it look so different than conventional toothpaste?", "why is it black or brown not white?", "it looks dirty". hence the "don't judge a book by its cover" at the end of the ads.

[@zethnevarg2399]

thats honestly a sweet message also hello fellow dog pfp

[@lucidstudious750]

I wasn't ready for that transition 😂😂

[@faithrakhajiit9773]

I cant imagine how terrible must be a black man going to bed depressed and turning into a tooth paste...

[@robinthrill3r7]

His last goal in life was to brighten people's teeth and freshen their breath.

[@-Poka-]

I swear I wish I could watch this for the very first time again it was a truly twisted experience lol

[@BLane-xr1ic]

It's one of the funniest things I've seen, I can't believe anyone thought hey, let's use a black man in an advert where he turns into charcoal at the end, I love it 😂😅😂

[@jacobshirley3457]

Do you want to know the closest way to rewatch it? Watch it with somebody else, for their first time.

[@mich5131]

Dude got so depressed he turned into toothpaste

[@Thumbtoe23]

This is one of those things you remember and start cackling about while taking a pee and then when you leave the bathroom someone asks "Why were you laughing???" and you have to explain the whole thing to them.

[@RealMasterWindu]

just say "I'm racist"

[@Thumbtoe23]

@@RealMasterWindu how so?

[@basslin3r]

Anyone who has spent time in SEA or even India or Asia knows that racism is normalised as hell there... And pretty much they all judge the hell out of anyone with darker skin...the darker you are the lower down the chain you are... I'm not endorsing it in anyway it's messed up... Just saying why this commercial makes sense to certain parts of the world (sadly)

[@yoshuakoamesah1161]

prove it

[@orwellianyoutube8978]

It comes drom low self esteem. They associate their own darker skin in contrast with white skin to be inferior because they face racism from white people. Their primitive and natural reaction is to continue to cycle and discriminate people with even darker skin.

[@dylanberndt6708]

@@yoshuakoamesah1161 troll

[@bkbanks6258]

Stop Asian hate tho 🤷🏿

[@dylanberndt6708]

@@bkbanks6258 I'm a Trump supporter and I stand with you bro. This ad made me sad.

[@fiu2YT]

Rip the black guy that helped a lot of people for their ballon’s rest in peace you became a toothpaste

[@hifurcatfood]

This ad is both offensive, sad, funny and beautiful.

[@Dude-.]

Offensive in what way? It’s literally a metaphor for racism, you shouldn’t judge a black person because of their skin color, and you shouldn’t judge toothpaste for its brown color, is it that hard to understand?

[@umarrazvi]

@@Dude-.yh but everything is racist even talking about it 😂

[@Dude-.]

@@umarrazvi Did you even understand my Reply, Mate?

[@umarrazvi]

@@Dude-. i did was making a sarcastic one of how everyone cries offensive for everything

[@Dude-.]

@@umarrazvi ohh I misunderstood you, My Bad.

[@notLazMX]

This commercial is beautiful and really sad for me, its good that an ad comes with a message this beautiful. Anyone who wrote this ad should be given an award.

[@hirosuebs]

iam thai and i will explaine about this ads in thailand back to 10-20 year not more people from african much more like to day and thai people dont have culture of racist black skin we dont bully or racist about color of skin foreigner (but thai people will bully thai brown skin only it so sad LOL) because thai people in real life we scare of stanger like in ads when our children met stanger so in ads, point is stanger is foreigner and it rare to see in normal day now the topic about why "black" because twin lotus is toothpaste and it only one color is black twin lotus is ancient recipe toothpaste, them try to show how good is inside not outside or color and all toothpaste i know in thailand is white color so it rare and hard to belive and first to try black toothpaste that the point it not about racist black skin i hope foreigner will understand people who make ads and his culture before judge and get the true point of ads thailand we love foreigner all color

[@hirosuebs]

@@Skuge_ maybe u misunderstand farang not ferang and it meaning foreigner not racist word

[@Skuge_]

@@hirosuebs its used in a racist way most of the time

[@user-ellievator]

Thanks for the explanation. It's good to hear from someone who actually is from there. I used to work with a bunch of people from Thailand (and Laos and Vietnam) and they varied quite a bit in complexion from very light to kinda dark. The Thai people I knew were all very nice.

[@the_kingOfRoblox]

@@Skuge_ "farang" come from the word "franks" use to refer to people with white skin, blue eyes, blonde hair. it is what france used to be called. france in thai is "farang-seth" (français)

[@Skuge_]

@@the_kingOfRoblox nah, farang means guava. when thai ppl call foreigners a farang, they are saying the person is as white as a guava

[@cykablyatxd6833]

This ads is Just like our life is a struggle that ends up being wasted

[@namelesssong2746]

It's always wasted.

[@yambuh3247]

You guys, tge message is all about "don't judge a book by it's cover". From his dark exterior he got a pure kind heart❤

[@StJimmy765]

But that implies that being black makes you bad by default, or that having dark skin is “ugly,” which is not a great message.

[@yambuh3247]

@@StJimmy765 well...welcome to southeast asia man

[@tjohanne]

​@@StJimmy765 It doesn't! But it's often taken to be so by people. I think this is a good and sympathetic ad.

[@DogDogGodFog]

@@StJimmy765No it doesn't. There's nothing bad about brown toothpaste either.

[@bocchitherock0514]

Most Touching ad I've ever watch

[@tto0508]

It had me laughing when the guy turned into toothpaste The commercial is sad, and hilarious at the same time.

[@supcompany]

I am sad that most people think this is “racist” but it actually the opposites

[@TanTaiNguyen-ud3ze]

He might be black outside, but he has a heartwarming and kind personality inside. This is one of the best commercials I have ever seen.

[@MyWordsReignSupreme]

Lol…because black people are not usually heartwarming and kind right? So dumb

[@WeedShaggy]

Even without the racist joke, you do gotta feel bad for the guy. Man's wanted to do a good deed by helping a child to get her balloon only for her mom to shame him because of his deed. Goes to show how society treats men with helping children these days.

[@marley606]

Notice at 0:45 how he had many other balloons. He must have tried to help many other people in the past but was hated because of his skin color

[@Faunadude]

I’m pretty sure it’s cuz of his skin color and not his gender

[@malcolmishippo]

I'm actually sobbing right now.😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@yomrwhite202]

If I keep watching this non-stop, I would emit tears from my eyes 🥺

[@PaxxelNotFound]

Same bro 😢😢

[@Doyouliketrains]

Same like the music is happy and sad at the same time😭😭

[@YourLocal_ArianaGrandeFan]

same😢💔

[@discontinued42069]

I’m guessing the reading from this advert is despite how this is a different looking toothpaste it still can do great things, hence how this guy was able to save balloons but was still rejected as a stranger.

[@GUNUFofficial]

WHY IS A TOOTHPASTE AD MAKING ME CRY?!

[@joshuarusso840]

He even has a picture of a black labrador

[@xenomorph7299]

How is this racist? It's a compliment that he is excellent toothpaste!

[@malcolmishippo]

This poor guy was trying to give this balloon back to this girl and afterwards, her mom grabs her and walks away. I'm kinda sad.

[@googlereviewsyt]

Really? I couldn't realize that...🤦‍♂️

[@mnr3377]

@@googlereviewsyt yeah, I got that but I just didn´t understand why the hell he became toothpaste, what was that ?

[@supermario5364]

@@mnr3377 the point is that you shouldn't judge someone from their skin color (racism) and they mean to deliver that message by comparing it to toothpaste, (ppl automatically belive that white toothpaste would be better for your teeth and other colored/brown toothpaste would have the opposite effect) I hope this helps

[@mnr3377]

@@supermario5364 yeah , I got what you mean but ithe end was still strange. I think it was not a good idea.

[@supermario5364]

@@mnr3377 Yep, the fact that it's a cursed advert doesn't change xD

[@YellingGojo]

I started to cry so badly he tried to help you :(

[@barebarekun161]

I cried for this kind black man as a 9 year old kid when this Ad were first aired without and that twist at the end I wouldn't lighten it up. Just so happens that this toothpaste brand was my parents favorite back in those days too it have very strong minty taste, anything more than green pea sized per use would be an overkill.

[@XFTFX]

Asia is the continent where "Skin whitening cream" is a thing, a best-selling one.

[@namelesssong2746]

As an Asian Y E S

[@SarthakSabharwalMusic]

As an Indian Y E S

[@XFTFX]

@@who7237 same reason to why you Americans come to tropical beaches to get some tan, same reason, different objectives. Other than "skin whitening cream", UV-A blocking sunscreen also sells here.

[@XFTFX]

@@who7237 I have two theories on the perceptions, the non-racist theory is just merely humans want something that is "rare", so that's why western people want to get tanned and asians (especially Southeast or South) want to be white The "racist" theory is, if in the western perception being tanned = more time under the sun = more active = more healthy, then in the asian perception being tanned = more time under the sun = blue collar worker = come from poorer background, the asian perception is already here for hundreds of years, back in the medieval times the difference is obvious, royal princess will definitely have silk white skin because she rarely gets the sun, always get sheltered, compared to the farmer boys that can only dream of her. Or, it could be a combination of pursuing rarity and racism.

[@krap..]

@@SarthakSabharwalMusic whaaat????? India use whitening cream but not a deodorant 😑😑😑 I really cant understand indian

[@grunt3659]

First part: very depressing ad 🥲 Second part: did he just turned into a fucking toothpaste 🗿

[@PGHLFan399]

They compared racism to toothpaste People say the white one is good for your teeth besides other colours

[@anemcnes193]

​@@PGHLFan399ahh

[@Tapeoftheforgotten]

​@@anemcnes193 What

[@jasoncortez4852]

real men will cry to this video

[@idrissfawziyacoub7224]

Da toothpaste thing got me dying 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@heroessquad2019]

Why is that music making me tear up?!

[@abbaskf9996]

What is the name of the music

[@heroessquad2019]

@@abbaskf9996 I have no fucking cool and yet this song somehow made me cry. Is it the way it's played? Is it the voices?

[@mr.Silvershow]

@@abbaskf9996 water 4 my seeds

[@GabrielFGD]

Me too

[@spidermonkey4525]

@@heroessquad2019bro you cried because of this ad???

[@gunbuckybucketman4578]

This shit is my childhood, I remember it like yesterday.

[@BobTheBob647]

I, too, hate being turned into toothpaste

[@abreathoftruth2490]

​@@BobTheBob647 😂😂😂😂

[@Hunkfromalphateam]

The background song really makes you cry 😭

[@kathleencapporrimo3255]

I thought this commercial was made in 1995

[@Gumbypuss664]

0:21 this part is what really looks like the 90s

[@ranky7359]

I like how the description of this vod tries to make Thai people look bad when most people in SEA are dark as shit especially khmer's it would make no fucking sense for them to discriminate against black people in a commercial, if anything it backfired in a good way. If you want to see racism just look at how laos and khmer people treat each other.

[@ranky7359]

Appreciate the upscale quality in this video though

[@GHCMargarita]

Bro Thai people are very colorist not even just to black people bro everybody wants to be as white as possible that’s a very common thing in Asia lol. You just made up your own logic but reality is very different

[@SebastianSeth]

what is khmer

[@GHCMargarita]

@@SebastianSeth instead of asking you could have googled it and found out in 1min. Khmer are people in Cambodia

[@Bats_Are_My_Life]

@@GHCMargarita you didn't have to be rude about it for him, you could've just explained it idiot

[@Lenny_142]

This was fire never expected that ending!✅🔥💀💯

[@aliciajones4689]

Like this comment if you generally cried while watching this commercial

[@Rabbittrench]

I had a dream where some woman randomly started turning into a tree. So this is an accurate way to display what my dreams are like

[@HeWhoComments1]

I don’t think anyone was ready for that transition

[@Itsbully06]

at 0:47 right now, with my beautiful African American wife and I along with our daughter are currently watching this beautiful meaningful commercial, I hope to see a amazing conclusion for this important message. ☺☺

[@cheriedeurope]

I can't say at the end whether I feel like crying or laughing coz I definitely wanted to cry but...

[@checkmateddio5563]

Bro Really Said "Never Let Them Know Your Next Move"💀

[@Gumbypuss664]

0:13 I honestly don’t know if the guy is smiling

[@I_say_stop]

I don't think it's black discrimination, it's like a toothpaste advertisement using black prejudice. It means not to judge based on the appearance

[@timothybailey6281]

fr. It’s saying black doesn’t mean bad whilst also promoting bad looking toothpaste

[@Lame_quiter]

My man climbed 50 meters to get a Balloon, respect for the dude🫡

[@Acekenical]

I DID NOT EXPECT THAT.

[@Furnus105]

Song name is 夕焼けの空に

[@marcusloh933]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@Furnus105]

@@marcusloh933 youre welcome bro :D

[@Remruati1982]

Props to Black people all around the world, you guys sacrificed your lives so we could have clean and hygienic teeth

[@-perfume]

bro 😂😂😂😂😂

[@laobok]

They have the whitest teeth for a reason.

[@youseenednedisdead]

imagine showing this to someone without telling them its a toothpaste commercial

[@mr.vattsa7057]

This just shows how black people are actually kind people And will serve a purpose even at risk But this also shows that how Racism is such a problem

[@fenrirswolh3]

My level of confusion is unfathomable.

[@flintc0ckwood.659]

The way my jaw dropped at the end.

[@Gawrguramapper]

2003: i'd like too sad Now: ishowspeed reaction💀

[@alexruiz5954]

The sweet emotional comments and then the people dying of laughter back and forth 😭

[@ataladin87]

WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE SONG!?!?!?!

[@AstroCJGSaluran950]

Iklan Tarikh Released: 19 November 2003 (Rabu)

[@whizkybent]

Thank you Gavin

[@leonscrotsky]

Those balloons are one of the Odess Symbos

[@DerDiskutator]

As a black man I appreciate being associated with a paste that cleans stuff.

[@abz2000123]

This is like something ai would make these days.

[@Krito-wl2oz]

It actually has a great massage, do not judge those who look "dirty" when they alone can be the one to make you "cleaner".

[@isaacibac9915]

This has got to be the most fucked up plot twist I have ever seen lmao

[@thenew4559]

We need more commercials like this.

[@davidmontgomery9246]

YOU RACIST!!!!!

[@-Poka-]

If commercials like this was released today a lot of people will try to cancel it unfortunately

[@blingblingg418]

😂

[@Margot_the_Doll]

This ad has the real opposite mean of racism. And yes we all should not judge nor discriminate a person for they are or where they are from. In general we are all humans! We should learn to respect one another.

[@digitalgamer457]

bro whomever thought this would be eligible for a good advertisement must have been off the spectrum bro.

[@devrayasahay5209]

i don't know whether this ad is racist or anti-racist.

[@user-fj8gh2pq3w]

It anti racist the ad want to tell that black toothpaste it not bad like that kindness black man i still laugh cause the end man😂

[@modusvivendi1000]

whats the song?

[@loomi212]

try not to write an entire paragraph challenge: impossible

[@_underline541]

Me- crying till 0:47 😭😭 Me-laughing at 1:00

[@goodguy4941]

This is most anti-racist commercial ad i ever seen💯

[@fabioalvesdegodoy7097]

pelo que eu entendi ninguém liga pra cor da pasta de dente que usa... Você liga se sua pasta de dente é branca ou vermelha, azul ou roxa?... Óbvio que não, mas muitas pessoas ligam pra cor das outras pessoas, a pergunta é: Porque tantas pessoas ligam tanto para a cor de outras a ponto de se incomodarem tanto? acho que é essa a mensagem do comercial. Na boa eu achei brilhante! 👏 o cara do marketing merecia um prêmio, tudo é uma questão da maneira pelo qual enxergamos....tanto faz a cor... cada um tem a sua... é isso!

[@greemxgg6472]

Best transition I’ve ever seen.

[@supacagifagilisticexpialid4305]

STOP TURNING BLACK MEN INTO TOOTHPASTE

[@1012u]

the ad is literally anti racism and people in the comments still crying and offended. what a sad world we live in

[@fuckoffleavemychannelalonepls]

This is funny and sad at the same time

[@thebiggestoneyouveverhad]

Someone over there watched an Aunt Jemima commercial and then said, "Hold my beer"...

[@DJVipFlash]

The music is beautiful

[@nellydebe8963]

Name ?

[@DJVipFlash]

@@nellydebe8963 you can find it under "千住 明 夕焼けの空に" on KZbin. There is also a video called "Thai Black herbal toothpaste advertisement song" with the song

[@Ken_rizaldy]

This ad actually made me cry..

[@YourLocal_ArianaGrandeFan]

me too

[@lvvrali]

same :(

[@I_lov_bred]

Every dream has a meaning. My dreams:

[@wildb647]

ดอกบัวคู่ (Twin Lotus) Thailand 🇹🇭

[@ownagemaster4322]

Hurt my heart watching this stg the man musta been so upset making this

[@victorazeredo897]

How my man accepted being at this commercial???? 💀💀💀

[@NationalSportsEntertainmentNSE]

I can relate to this so much. I feel like dirty tooth paste after someone abandons me.

[@BLane-xr1ic]

Same. Happened to me last time I tried to sleep on a toothbrush.

[@DogDogGodFog]

It's not dirty though, it's just differently coloured.

[@gadgettherobotstudios6055]

This is one of the saddest commercials I've ever seen. The music makes me wanna hug my parents and never let go.

[@e-zward9019]

What does any of this have to do with brown toothpaste?

[@jjcookierock]

Brown toothpaste means that you’d think it mean be gross because it’s brown but just like the commercial don’t judge things by their looks

[@Forcystus1337]

Double toasted sent me!!

[@vikaskyatannawar8417]

Even the dog was black in his home.