So-Hi, the Chinese Boy was eventually banned, and not because of the racial stereotype. Concerned parents believed that "So-HI" sounded too much like the effect of marijuana.
Correction, 1993 - 1997. I was livid and trembling as I responded to the shock and horror of that wrong date to the point of not being able to think.. I might as well just make a cleaner clip and put it up myself.
Yes, I just updated the information. This commercial was broadcast on May 19, 1983, during the "Motown 25, Yesterday, Today, Forever" television special on NBC.
So-Hi, the Chinese Boy was eventually banned, and not because of the racial stereotype. Concerned parents believed that "So-HI" sounded too much like the effect of marijuana.