Crosswalk Button Scans Your DNA for Race
39sRacial stereotypes in an everyday object create shocking, shareable comedy.
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A comedic sketch in which the Family Friendly group presents a series of deliberately offensive product and policy ideas — from DNA-scanning crosswalk buttons that encode racial stereotypes to an 'ethnic pregnancy test' and a school staffing proposal that openly reeks of racism. The video is satire, using absurdity to critique bias in tech, products, and public policy.
Chapters
[00:03]
Culturally correct crosswalk buttons
The sketch introduces crosswalk buttons that scan the user's DNA and adjust the prompt based on race, mocking the idea of 'culturally correct' features.
[00:16]
Demo highlights racial stereotypes
A white male gets a standard 'Crossing requested'; an Asian male gets a scolding 'YOU PRESS BUTTON. WAIT.'; a Black male gets 'Better move them legs before the DEVIL GET YOU.'
[00:42]
Ethnic pregnancy test concept
To make pregnancy fun amid falling birth rates, the video pitches an 'ethnic pregnancy test.'
[00:56]
Chinese edition: Rubik's cube
If the Rubik's cube comes out solved, you're pregnant; if it takes over a minute, the kid might be slow.
[01:17]
Another ambiguous result
The test result could also mean the kid is gay, and the sketch notes it isn't always 100% accurate.
[01:32]
'Thugs that slap' app
A proposed service where lesbians fight for you 'one tap away,' pitched as having your homegirl on call.
[01:58]
School staffing proposal
The team proposes replacing a 'diverse lineup' of teachers with a 'selective high-achieving team,' insisting they didn't look at skin color, though the implication is clear.
[02:37]
12% salaries for Uber rides
The proposal funds Uber rides to and from schools with 12% of teacher salaries, called a 'win-win.' A character admits, 'This really sounds racist.'
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💡 Key Takeaways
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Satire of DNA-based personalization
By imagining crosswalk buttons that change responses based on race, the sketch exposes how 'personalization' can encode racial bias.
00:03
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Pregnancy as a demographic fix
The 'ethnic pregnancy test' satirizes panic over falling birth rates, turning reproduction into a politically motivated consumer product.
00:42
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Coded racism in education proposals
The 'selective high-achieving team' proposal shows how racist policies can be hidden behind meritocratic language.
01:58
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Self-aware punchline
The character's admission that the plan 'really sounds racist' gives the sketch a meta-commentary, confirming the satire is intentional.
02:37Full Transcript
[00:03] >> We're making crosswalk buttons culturally correct based on who presses How the hell are you going to do that? It scans. >> Yeah, [music] basically scans DNA and Let's watch the short demo to understand
[00:16] [music] how it works. Okay, let's watch. When a white male presses it >> Crossing requested. Wait. Wait. Wait. Walk sign is on. Please cross now. When an Asian male PRESSES IT >> YOU PRESS BUTTON. WAIT.
[00:29] >> [laughter] >> WHEN A BLACK MALE PRESSES it >> Crossing requested. Oh my god. That's ridiculous. Better move them legs before the DEVIL GET YOU. THIS PRODUCT IS FOR FUTURE PARENTS.
[00:42] Birth rates are falling, so we are making pregnancy fun. Introducing ethnic pregnancy test. What's ethnic pregnancy test? test. What's wrong with that? >> Can I get a scenario where you would use
[00:56] that? Um Chinese edition. If the Rubik's cube comes out solved, you are pregnant. cube comes out solved, you are pregnant. >> [laughter] >> If it takes more than a minute though, the kid might be slow.
[01:17] pregnant. >> [laughter] be gay. This one isn't always 100% accurate because it could also mean that your kid is gay. >> [laughter]
[01:32] >> [laughter] >> That's why we are proud to introduce >> That's why we are proud to introduce thugs that slap. >> Our team of lesbians that will fight for you just one tap away. That's actually
[01:46] >> So instead of you know, putting yourself in harm Basically your homegirl. Oh, [laughter]
[01:58] could always change the name to beat a >> If you guys don't like the name, we could change the name to beat a growth and results in our city? Yeah? Let's make it happen by
[02:13] transitioning our teacher staff from our current diverse lineup to a selective high-achieving team. >> Let's not look at skin color and just >> We didn't look at skin color. They're actually the highest achievers in this
[02:25] area. It'll never fly in Orange County. I'm just telling you that now. I'm just telling you that now. Next. Rest assured, 12% of their salaries will fund their Uber rides to and from schools.
[02:37] It's a new win-win situation. Sharper minds in class and fewer risks on the road. This really sounds racist. I don't know what to believe. He wrote it. It's stupid? >> The whole thing.
