I’m often trying to think of a gift that both provides the recipient with worthless things and makes me appear racist. Thank the Heavens for helping Ghetto Baskets to find its way into my inbox.

Items that may be included in the basket (it’s a grab bag, so it’s “totally random” ) include:
Hot Sauce
Pregnancy Test
Grape Drink
Batteries
Beef Jerky
Potted Meat
Pork Rinds
Noodles in a Cup
After Shave
Plastic Commemorative Plate
Religious Candle
Porcelain Figurine
Kung-Fu DVD
Cassette or VHS Tape
Doo Rag
Vapor Rub
Energy Drank
Soap
Outdated Calendar
Sadly, no white hoods or orthopedic lynchin’ shoes are included to really drive the point home.
Now don’t get me wrong, I’m all about a bit of racial humor. For example, did you know that while I, a white male, type like this, a black male TYPES LIKE THIS! It’s better as a visual joke. But come on, this isn’t right. I mean we’re making every stereotype about a black guy come to life in the form of this gift basket yet we’re NOT including delicious fried chicken? That’s just lazy.
Oh wait, the photos on the Web site are all of hipster-looking white people. It’s totally cool then, carry on.
[thanks Chris for the tip]


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July 15, 2009
#1
christmas shopping just got allot easier.
July 19, 2009
#2
Racist? You’re either a lying humorless smug prick, or you’ve never been in a trailer park full of white deadbeats with five children by six fathers and looked on the couch to see what they’re eating for dinner, or they kind of shit they buy their hoochies to get started on baby #6.
Now, if it included Jaguar or Hamms, then we could start talking race.
July 21, 2009
#3
This is not “white trash” directed. These are minority stereotypes and they are calling these products ghetto culture and making fun of it. They don’t care about what is actually happening in ghettos, the subtleties of poverty, and they are oozing with white privilege.
It’s racist. How about something that brings positivity to all people, not just ironic, apathetic hipsters?
August 10, 2009
#4
Totally agree Ezra.