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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: The Fake Shemp on November 10, 2006, 03:23:57 PM

Title: Today's racist Reuters headline: "China man registers Yao Ming sanitary pads"
Post by: The Fake Shemp on November 10, 2006, 03:23:57 PM
China man registers "Yao Ming" sanitary pads
[Editor's Note: WTF, who approved that headline?]

BEIJING, Nov 10 (Reuters) - A man in southern China has applied to register a line of women's sanitary products under the name of Chinese basketball star Yao Ming, state media said on Friday.

"This kind of registration is obviously malicious," Xinhua news agency quoted "Team Yao" spokesman Lu Hao, as saying. "It's unbelievable that someone could do such a thing. It's just too much."

Yao is one of China's best known and highest paid sportsmen. The 7ft-5in centre plays with the Houston Rockets in the NBA.
The application, which also included Yao Ming-branded medicine and disposable underwear, was listed on the national trademark office Web site and about to enter a "three-month approval" period, Xinhua said.

The application comes as Chinese singer Ai Dai plans to take legal action over a businessman registering a line of condoms in her name, Xinhua said in a separate report.

The brand name "Ai Dai" is a play on words for "love to wear".
In July, a media storm broke after a man from China's southeastern province of Fujian applied to register condoms and other contraceptive products using the brand name of China's state-run news channel, CCTV1.
Title: Re: Today's racist Reuters headline: "China man registers Yao Ming sanitary pads
Post by: CrystalGemini on November 10, 2006, 03:25:37 PM
Chinese people are distinguished mentally-challenged and they smell like mothballs.
Title: Re: Today's racist Reuters headline: "China man registers Yao Ming sanitary pads
Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on November 10, 2006, 03:26:03 PM
The fuck?
Title: Re: Today's racist Reuters headline: "China man registers Yao Ming sanitary pads"
Post by: brawndolicious on November 10, 2006, 03:38:30 PM
Now THAT'S brand loyalty.
Title: Re: Today's racist Reuters headline: "China man registers Yao Ming sanitary pads"
Post by: Fatghost28 on November 10, 2006, 09:54:39 PM
How is that racist?  Because China and Man are together?


The editor forgot to put in a colon perhaps? 


Is "USA Man found to irrationally love Sam Raimi" movies racist too?

:p