Is this the most jaw-dropppingly inappropriate donation of all time?

[sp1814]

http://www.notthenati...ws/getnews.php?id=861

[snags]

Quite possibly...

[ummmm]

“Thailand is a compassionate nation,” said Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya. “We noticed in the news that the Haitians are all very dark-skinned. This is surely one of the reasons they are living in poverty. With lighter skin they could be more successful.”


Sorry....but I couldn't help but laugh.

[jackthehat]

How completely bizarre.............!?!

Words fail me.

[zzxxee]

my jaw is on the floor would sombody be kind enough to lift it up for me??
omg ! !!!!!!!!

[philkool]

Didnt do much for Michael Jackson did it

[ummmm]

Yes it did....it made him white.

[VHG]

"We noticed in the news that the Haitians are all very dark-skinned. This is surely one of the reasons they are living in poverty".

Sounds racist to me

[puternut]

Reading some of the links off of yours sp1814 makes me think either the whole site is a joke - or if true then propaganda of the highest degree

eg -
'many taking off and putting on their shirts in rotating 20-minute shifts, a tactic that appeared to frustrate the soldiers' - Eh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

'Man Reduces Carbon Footprint By Dying Young'

[Seadragon]

Quoted from article:

“I donated some money to help the Chinese after the Sichuan earthquake,” said office worker Vasana Prasarnmit. “But these Haiti people are so dark I don’t want to give them anything. Maybe if they were lighter, like Obama.”
It is believed that the whitening cream can make the homeless, starving survivors of the earthquake look whiter and brighter in just 14 days, according to the Unilever brochure. It is hoped that by looking whiter, the Haitians might be able to secure more aid.'

Appalled, appalled and appalled....no further comment.

[thetruthhurts]

If those comments were made here by an Englishman, nobody would be laughing, they would be screaming 'RACIST' funny old world....

[puternut]

see last line at the foot of the link

@Note: This website is not The Nation. For entertainment purposes only.@

[sp1814]

After a little more research, I think this is a spoof which has been picked up by other news outlets as a real story!

[AB Editor]

Come on guys:

http://www.notthenati...ws/getnews.php?id=897

Might be a joke? They are spoofing a paper called "The Nation" in Thailand.

Equally, if you like fake news:

http://newsarse.com/2...e-followed-by-sunday/
http://newsarse.com/2...further-bbc-cutbacks/
http://newsarse.com/2...-volcano-free-nation/
http://newsarse.com/2...ail-enjoyed-by-nazis/

All the best

Spare Ed

[pastafreak]

Note the 'note'.....

© 2007 www.notthenation.com
Note: This website is not The Nation. For entertainment purposes only.

[bundleone]

Just a spoof.

[sp1814]

LucyThomas7

Thank you for your incisive and (as usual) spot on analysis.

One question though.,.at what point did I mention racism?

I called the donation 'inappropriate'...in the same way that it would be inappropriate for L'Oreal to donate conditioner to those affected by Hurricane Katrina.

You seem a little hung up on race, which can sometimes cloud your judgement.

[DrFilth]

same applies to some of the lefties on here, have a look at the bnp leaflet thread.
the bnp supporters saying a black person is a genius, you could not make it up.
soon as the word black is mentioned, racist , racist ?

[boxtops]

How extraordinary - I am relieved that in the end it is a wind-up, but wind-ups (winds-up?) prove to be universal after all!