Dr. Pastel in hot water for racist remarks, cartoon

Akron OH (GSP). In a public relations blow to GSL Enterprises, and on the doorstep of the mass introduction of GSL’s new Chamorette product, Dr. Amar Pastel has found himself amidst a storm of controversy after uttering remarks and sketching a crude cartoon with racial overtones about Asians and cigarettes.

According to GSP, Pastel told reporters that the “only Asian [he wants] to see smoking is one that has been freshly cremated.” Pastel has a history of refusing to provide funeral services to Asians, particularly Asian men, often recommending they get cremated so he “doesn’t have to look at their ugly mugs.”

Shortly after, a cartoon, apparently drawn by Pastel was published in an Akron tabloid, as part of a funny cartoon contest. It depicts a racially exaggerated Asian man sitting beside his rickshaw with a cigarette while a white police officer observes to the rickshaw’s white passenger, “hey pal, your engine is smoking.” The cartoon won for the Funniest Drawing award in the contest. It may be an ostensible ploy to make it difficult for Asian men to purchase the new Chamorette. The Asian market is one GSL has admitted it refuses to advertise to, underscoring a belief that people seeing Asian men smoke Chamorettes will turn them off the product.

Pastel has dismissed the remarks and cartoon as being “witty” and “astute,” saying that he “means everything.” Asian action leagues are outraged by this and have asked for everyone to boycott GSL products and services. Analysts predict this effect will be nil, since no one listens to action leagues, let alone Asian ones.

Whether this will impact sales of the new Chamorette product remains unknown. A reproduction of the cartoon appears below.