Of course it would. Of course.
Wouldn't surprise me if some busybody whitetrash arsehole likely saw it and told some oriental guy 'hey, I saw something that should offend you, we should complain about it'...or maybe not. People aren't really like that are they?
Tao Nightclub & Asian Bistro in Las Vegas makes no secret of its tendency to fetishize the cultures on which it bases is cuisine and Buddha-lined interior. (See photo, on the next page).
It's a nightlife theme park where the Disney princesses dress as R-rated geishas. That's bad enough for some Asian Americans. But a billboard near LAX is straight-up racist in the eyes of some.
Affinity China CEO Christine Lu, who uses LAX a lot to travel overseas as part of the business investment firm, this week spotted Tao's "Always a Happy Ending" billboard for the second time and tweeted it out to the world, including to L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, in disgust:
Happy ending, of course, refers to the sexual denouement at some illicit massage parlors. The billboard's image of a woman's back, covered in Chinese tattoos, drives the sexual point home.
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"Happy Ending" Billboard Near LAX Offends Some Asian Americans | The Informer | Los Angeles | Los Angeles News and Events | LA Weekly
Wouldn't surprise me if some busybody whitetrash arsehole likely saw it and told some oriental guy 'hey, I saw something that should offend you, we should complain about it'...or maybe not. People aren't really like that are they?
Tao Nightclub & Asian Bistro in Las Vegas makes no secret of its tendency to fetishize the cultures on which it bases is cuisine and Buddha-lined interior. (See photo, on the next page).
It's a nightlife theme park where the Disney princesses dress as R-rated geishas. That's bad enough for some Asian Americans. But a billboard near LAX is straight-up racist in the eyes of some.
Affinity China CEO Christine Lu, who uses LAX a lot to travel overseas as part of the business investment firm, this week spotted Tao's "Always a Happy Ending" billboard for the second time and tweeted it out to the world, including to L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, in disgust:
Happy ending, of course, refers to the sexual denouement at some illicit massage parlors. The billboard's image of a woman's back, covered in Chinese tattoos, drives the sexual point home.
more
"Happy Ending" Billboard Near LAX Offends Some Asian Americans | The Informer | Los Angeles | Los Angeles News and Events | LA Weekly
