Racist Ad?

Bullshit! Bullfuckingshit! I highly doubt if they put the tag about Sin City on the ad with the black guy it would make it all better. I think regardless of that, you guys will still cry foul and get butt hurt and still look for excuses to paint it as racism, but why stop there? Why don't we all cry racism everytime we don't get our way. I recently been let go from a job. Why don't I go back down there and say that the only reason they let me go was because I'm black. After all, the "evil white man" is out to get us and keep us down. Let's all form a black separatist/nationalist group and fuck white women to get back at the man. BLACK POWER!!!!!!

What did I expect though? This is America after all. There's more racial tension here than almost anywhere else in the world. Blacks were oppressed for centuries because of the fact that whites were too goddamn lazy to pick their own fucking cotton. Because of all those years of oppression and fighting for our rights it would be VERY easy to offend or upset the group that was once oppressed. If we lived in a better world than we wouldn't be having this argument now, would we? The ad would have been a non-issue. Racism/race tensions is one of the reasons why I depise this shithole of a society/reality we live in. Fuck this society/reality. If I could go to a much better world or reality, then I definitely would.
 
archangel said:
What if a white guy designed it?
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Whoever designed it was utterly tone deaf to the implications. I doubt it was intentional, but it's the sort of shit that goes on when people do things without stopping to examine both their privilege and the impact of what they're doing on other people.
 
pettyofficerj said:
it's funny to sit back and watch people that show conformity to civilization, raise their arms in upheaval when an ad highlights their attitudes.

it's like the chicken thing.

many black people like chicken, but when an ad comes on that pays homage to that, there is racism at work.

i don't get it.:smt015
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The point of the chicken is to point out that non black people like chicken too. Why is it that you have to target black people on chicken? This is blatantly racist. I should be able to grow my hair naturally and not have it look like I am uncivil. instead this thing tries to make it seem like a black person with naturally long hair is not civil. It is tough enough that some black people have to conform with the straightening of hair but now lets take it a step further and call that natural hair style uncivil. geez
 
pettyofficerj said:
it's funny to sit back and watch people that show conformity to civilization, raise their arms in upheaval when an ad highlights their attitudes.

it's like the chicken thing.

many black people like chicken, but when an ad comes on that pays homage to that, there is racism at work.

i don't get it.:smt015
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My hair is not shaved off. It is not straight and not permed. I do not conform but that image of an afro tries to make it out that a black person with natural hair is uncivil. just very clear.
 
archangel said:
The point of the chicken is to point out that non black people like chicken too. Why is it that you have to target black people on chicken? This is blatantly racist. I should be able to grow my hair naturally and not have it look like I am uncivil. instead this thing tries to make it seem like a black person with naturally long hair is not civil. It is tough enough that some black people have to conform with the straightening of hair but now lets take it a step further and call that natural hair style uncivil. geez
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:smt038

FYI I like chicken. :D
 
ThePrince said:
I completely agree with all your points, BBW. I'm not jumping on the bandwagon either. Even though I can understand why people would call this ad racist, I think you hit the nail on the head. If it was a white guy carrying the head of a hippie or long haired bum, would we be crying foul? No way. But because it's a black guy, it just HAS to be racist. Whitey is ALWAYS out to get us and keep us down. Give me a freaking break. :roll:

People are reading way too much into this and are just being too sensitive.
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Please find me a pic of that. It would not exist. It is honestly demeaning to all people who grow afros. It would also be demeaning to the long haired folk to but there isn't a history of calling white people uncivil for having a natural look to them.
 
BigBrotherWise said:
It wouldn't matter what word you use since they are pretty much synonymous with the main message: change. And again, revisiting the word "re-civilize", we're only looking at it from a negative light because we equate it with something without really thinking things through.

The advertisement isn't suggesting that a guy with an afro is "uncivilized" based on his behavior. That's not even considered. Rather, the fact that he has a style that was once popular, he has to change his looks. Hence the social evolution.

Crying out racism out of some poor perception without thinking it through only creates further problems in terms of misusing the word itself. Loosely defining it would only make marketing agencies less likely to hire black models because of some poor interpretation.
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Of course, not. There is barely any behavior. It is basing it on looks. That a person who has an afro looks uncivil. If they cut their hair than they will look civil.
 
ThePrince said:
I don't think you're getting the right message of the ad. You think it's a marketing tool to bash us. Ask yourself this and be honest: If it was a white guy that had short hair and was clean shaven carrying the head of a white guy that had long hair and a long beard and the ad still had the word "re-civilize", would still be upset about it and up in arms? Of course not. You wouldn't think anything of it. The only thing you see is race/color and that seems to blind you from getting the real message of the ad. The only thing you seem to focus on is that the guy in the ad is black.

Most likely the actual message in the ad is that guys(regardless of race)that have alot of hair on their person is deemed uncivilized. Sort of like cavemen back in the day. Most people would think that cavemen weren't all that civilized. Also I think they had lots hair also. I think they were also called wild men. Would you go to a job interview with an afro and lots of facial hair or would rather go with you hair trimmed/shaped up and be clean shaven(or have very little facial hair)? I would think you would choose the latter than the former if you wanted to look more presentable, unless I'm wrong. So correct me if I am. lol Even I prefer to have my hair very short(or no hair at all)and be clean shaven. This is how I see the ad.
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You are trying to justify one wrong with another wrong. It is demeaning to reference the afro or the long haired white guy the way they did.
 
Dreaming_Blue said:
There is some historical evidence that matriarchal societies and religions are more successful than patriarchal ones. Just sayin'! ;)
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1. How do you rate "success"
2. Where did you get that from? Our written history doesn't go back to anytime Ive heard of where women ran things
 
Does everything have to devolve to 'Girls rule, boys drool' around here.... lets get back to the racist ad.
 
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