Not Funny: New “Slim Chin” (Ken Jeong) Adidas Basketball Campaign Might Be A Line-Crosser

And a habitual one at that.

You may recall after Adidas released the first “Fast Don’t Lie” basketball promo with Dwight Howard, Derrick Rose and actor Ken Jeong as an asian ballertician named “Slim Chin,” I stated that the shoe company may catch some heat (not LeBron though) for what some would consider a racial insensitive character.

Adidas did nothing to help their cause with the 2nd recently-released installment from the campaign, in which Slim Chin basically engages in the Asian variety of koonery and buffoonery. I would accuse Dwight Howard of the same shenanigans, but at least that dude can sang (cue Mr. Clarence).

Some may argue that Jeong’s character in The Hangover (Mr. Leslie Chow) was any less racially insensitive, but at least that character was funny, so it got a pass.