The Most Ridiculous Instances Of Accidental Racism Ever (PHOTOS)

Nothing is funny about racism. Let's make that clear up front. Reducing a person's sum worth to the qualities projected to be inherent of his or her ethnicity or race is morally repugnant, lazy and inexcusable. Which is why when people in charge of printing product descriptions, signs, and other things seen by the masses are accidentally racist, it's so ridiculous. You have to wonder how many of these people silently snickered at their mistake before it got out to the world out large. We found some of the most cringe-worthy instances of unintentional racism out there. Which one is the worst?

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• White Power Audi

  We'd make a joke about it being a German car, but we know your mind already went there. (via <a href="http://www.11points.com/Misc/11_Accidentally_Racist_Product_and_Company_Names" target="_hplink">11 Points</a>)

• Cake

  We really feel for the dad here. How do you tell your innocent kid that his or her sweet gesture is actually ridiculous? (via <a href="http://lieutenantt.tumblr.com/post/1472019098/hahaha" target="_hplink">Tumblr</a>)

• White City

  Wow, we heard of "white flight" before but this is ridiculous! (via <a href="http://failblog.org/2010/08/09/epic-fail-photos-name-fail-15-5/" target="_hplink">Fail Blog</a>)

• Barney

  Hey! What the hell, Barney? (via <a href="http://www.photobasement.com/barney-is-racist/" target="_hplink">PhotoBasement</a>)

• Black History Month

  This is has to be the definition of good intentions gone wrong. (via <a href="http://jameth.livejournal.com/3856282.html" target="_hplink">Nature Abhors A Vacuum</a>)

• Segregation Signs?

  Let's hope these towns were named a long, long time ago. (via <a href="http://www.shipbrook.com/jeff/blog/images/Whitestown-Brownsburg-small.jpg" target="_hplink">Leapfish</a>)

• KKK

  "Not Quite Perfect" is a real understatement here. (via <a href="http://failblog.org/2009/01/01/tiny-flaw-big-fail/" target="_hplink">Fail Blog</a>)

• i.Beat blaxx

  Yikes... No matter how many x's you put on there it's pretty obvious what "i.Beat Blaxx" sounds like. (via <a href="http://www.11points.com/Misc/11_Accidentally_Racist_Product_and_Company_Names" target="_hplink">11 Points</a>)

• Corkscrew

  The addition of "waiter" in this description doesn't really do much good, does it? (via <a href="http://www.bsideblog.com/images/2008/08/crate-barrel.jpg" target="_hplink">bsideblog.com</a>)

• Nazi Fail

  There's something about that daybed that just doesn't sit well with us, but we can't put our finger on it... (via <a href="http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/128914914137217939.jpg" target="_hplink">Fail Blog</a>)

• Street Sign

  A sign that implies both segregation <em>and</em> racial slurs? Someone at the highway department is getting fired for this. (via <a href="http://nothatingjustsaying.blogspot.com/2009/01/names-of-roads-in-mississippi.html" target="_hplink">Not Hating Just Saying</a>)

• Black Kid's Desk

  "Kid's Desk In Black" would have been a better way to put it, no? (via <a href="http://www.11points.com/Misc/11_Accidentally_Racist_Product_and_Company_Names" target="_hplink">11 Points</a>)