It’s not too often that you see Asians or Asian Americans in national television brand advertising campaigns, so when I do, I blog about it: take the CareerBuilder.com, Wells Fargo and General Electric commercials, for example.
I knew that when I saw this commercial the other day for Tostitos, with an Asian American woman, it would eventually be on YouTube. Well, an admirer just uploaded it and the wisdom of crowds have identified the actress as Korean American Patricia Ja Lee, best known for her role as Cassie Chan, the Pink Ranger on the television series Power Rangers: Turbo and Power Rangers: In Space. (I have never ever seen an episode of Power Rangers in my life.)
That said, this commercial makes no sense to me; I guess the commercial is trying to convey that these jalapeno flavored tostitos are not too spicey or hot? And similar to the commercial, that the jalapeno flavoring is quiet and subtle? And what does she mean when she says, “Not very subtle, Mom?” [Editor’s Note: John, it means Momma Tostito wants Tostito’s chick to get married and have little baby Tostitos. Like all good Tostitos, er, Asian mothers.]
