So Wrong

I was conflicted about blogging this but have been since persuaded.

Now clearly my initial reaction when seeing something like this is "take a photo".  I find this sort of thing hilarious-- and to be clear, not hilarious like "haha, that racial group looks so funny" but rather hilarious like "I cannot believe that these sorts of images still exist".

I guess I could easily think about this sign in a different way and be super offended, or disgusted, but frankly my reaction is to find it sadly humorous.  Who are the people who designed this sign and when were they born?  Had they ever seen Asian or Black people?  Did they not learn that it's not okay to caricature racial features?  Also who is enticed to enter this establishment after seeing that sign?  What sort of person is a regular at this place?  Is it full of people ironically amused by the absurdity of it or full of neo-nazis?

Also, this sign is on a major street in a capital city swarming with tourists.  For some reason that makes it particularly egregious to me, though perhaps it shouldn't matter.

Anyway, every once in a while I feel like Europe is light-years ahead of the US in social awareness and fraternity but then I see something like this and can be thankful that I'm reasonably sure this would not fly chez moi (at least not in a capital city).