Check our Privacy and Cookie Policy for more information. Just last week, I tried playing the demo for a long-awaited Nintendo video game called Splatoon, which sees cute little squid characters shooting brightly colored ink at each other in a battle to paint the most territory. Its so insulting to reality. It is time to get over it. Not about racism at all. Have you also noticed that the majority of the commercials now have rap and hip hop in the background and are portraying things towards kids like the Kool-Aid guy wearing a gold chain and doing rap or hip hop? People dont have the stomach for it; they dont have any alternative brands to turn to; and in the end, its probably just not worth the time. The worst is the man whos lamenting the loss of his afternoon because the white woman with him is selling her car. So much truth here, especially in the fact that so many political, social, and religious agendas and conventional wisdom are driven by big-money corporations (Pfizer, anyone?). For example, hire a woman to communicate about womens issues. Youd be wrong, of course. I believe most everyone is getting tired of race, gender, and politics infesting everything from advertising to sports, entertainment and beyond. Luxury cars over index with white customers, so feature mostly whites in those ads. But there are MANY surveys saying the advertising industry, including behind the scenes people, is mostly white. All it is is black people getting into positions of power and choosing their own just like the racist people do (yes, there are racists in every community). The culture is rife with this stuff now . It used to be, marketers could say they targeted women because women hold the purse strings. Powers that be in Hollywood and on Madison Avenue want women to stop breeding with white men. Deselecting these cookies may result in poorly-tailored recommendations and slow site performance. how wonderful, right? You are simply noticing the obvious mile-wide chasm between the real world you live in and the forced-diversity agenda that seemingly all brands and advertisers are foisting upon us daily. The AT&T Fiber spot with the mom turning into a pixelated monster via video call ironically from one of the oldest corporations still operating into the 21st century, is one of very few commercials Ive seen recently that strikes gold. It is obvious that the culture has been infiltrated from within by opportunistic, resentful and vengeful people. I live in Canada and its the exact same thing here as well, 73% of the population is white yet nearly all our advertising features mixed-race couples predominantly with a white female and black or now sometimes Indian spouse, and mixed children, but it gets worse. This has been decades in the making, and has been very subtle and well planned. We are all bludgeoned in the face daily by this nonsense and I am bleeding profusely. and the buffoon, always a white guy, UNLESS the actors are ALL of color, then a buffoon would be allowed. Far from it. Want to know where this is really coming from? Oh, and dont forget critical race theory. Right after I said this the girls mom loudly said black lives matter, I kid you not. Their findings show 73% of casts/actors are white. But then, were seeing a lot of men get to compete in womens-only sports these days, so I can only assume that the people behind all of this are terribly confused. We wire-hanger-bodied, pasty, straight-haired girls need to get dressed, too. He may be referring to an ordinance passed by politicians in San Francisco that allows shoplifters to steal up to a thousand dollars worth of merchandise (I think thats the amount) without being arrested. I am talking about the pharmaceutical companies that are behind most of those senseless shootings and violence. This is brand suicide. Also, they rarely riot and burn down cities. It had a list of things an ANTI-RACIST can do to make amends to blacks. Companies purporting to care about progressive values are really doing nothing more than striking a superficial pose meant to signal virtue while distracting from any companys true motive: financial gain for shareholders.. For more information about this processing of personal data, check our Privacy and Cookie Policy. Exactly everything Ive been thinking and seeing too. So much for learning from one another through healthy dialogue and debate. And regarding your chromosome comment. To your point, Roo91, I tried to find the latest stats for interracial marriages in the U.S. As far as I can tell, about 19 percent of newlyweds today are married to someone of a different race a number thats been ticking up year after year. I just want, as Tool says in Aenima, Mom to come and put everything back together again. Wrong. Build and employ diverse teams who think, create and attack problems from diverse perspectives. Usually any family consists of a black male, white female and a variety of ethnic children. In the UK you notice plenty of Indian/Arab + White couples. https://archive.schillerinstitute.com/fid_91-96/921_frankfurt.html. And if you take issue with that statement, look no further than the dozens of shootings that occur every weekend in Chicago, and just yesterday, the gun violence that erupted at a Juneteenth advocacy event in Washington, DC. Im tired of woke, condescending BS. I am sad that white people are not represented in TV commercials. Its great to hear from someone with marketing knowledge who isnt drunk on the Kool-Aid. In the 1930s, the big movies studios often promoted effeminate men as their leadsDavid Manners Leslie Howard. Anyone up for organizing a white history month? The overall ethnic skew of the marketing/advertising industry is more diverse than ever, at 30.8 percent, yet despite the progress, there is still work to be done. can allow opinions they agree with but refuse/censor conservative opinions & perspectives they DONT agree with. Make this madness come to a quick stop. . And the victim mindset is poisoning our culture as we make the very creator of our stable lifehard working men, the villain. Yes, there were some race-based cultural differences and the injustice of segregation, but we were still much more visibly Americans, with a shared American culture. All combos you can think of. Yours is a perfect example of how the current push for forced diversity is having real, negative consequences on people, on industries, and on the culture. And none have ever been placed on such a high pedestal as Serena Williams. It is focused on small, low-budget, often local and owner-made videos.promoting small businesses. I also was curious if others were noticing the same phenomenon. Not to mention the camera shots of the audience during the match most of which were carefully chosen to show black members of the audience celebrating Serenas well played points and celebrating her opponents poorly played points. I can give you hundreds of examples of how demographics should work, but here are just a couple of them. Yes, sir. So true in todays canceled culture world..maybe lets cancel the commercials too. Its ridiculous and feels like retribution at this point, rather than wanting things to be equal. It is what is behind the reparations for slavery demandswhen the truth is, since slavery was abolished in 1865, no black today has ever been a slave, their parents were never slaves, their grandparents were never slaves, and their great great grandparents were never slaves. Without a doubt, traditional (read: European, white, Christian) values are under attack and the war is now out in the open. This is an advertising blog, after all. Youre spot on Sharon its really sad to see that the woke/cancel culture society is promoting this rubbish on the Caucasian culture its far from reality and its only going to promote division within our society . Sadly I work for a large corporation and for self preservation reasons do not feel comfortable divulging my identity, given that todays social justice warriors will label anyone who even remotely disagrees with their world view as an -ist or a -phobe and will make it their lifes ambition to get said person fired. Bottom line, I consider my self slightly left of center politically, but having experienced discrimination I am sensitive to it and find it unacceptable in all its forms (yes, including against straight white males). I CANT STAND IT! I do not need to go outside in my front yard and scream to the world I AM GAY!!! And I certainly find it curious how everything has exploded all at once. LIke you, Ive also heard that many black (nah, screw AP) women are absolutely NOT okay with seeing black men with white women, whether its in TV commercials or in real life. My husband pointed this out to me some time ago. Has anyone else noticed the complete absence of blonde haired men in TV advertisements? The Davos crowd is trying to destroy America because our Christianity and freedom-loving traditions stand in their way. They act like its a miracle parading around a normal black person like normal black people are very few. This organic, truthful approach will seem more genuine. Tired of it! If youre catering ads towards the people that are actually buying the product it would make sense to include those people when considering creating the ads and especially casting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle (no picture! Just wow. Always good to hear from you, Robert. I am a pasty white Irish girl with strawberry blonde hair and blue eyes and I never see anyone who looks like me in any media anymore anywhere. (Another is what Disney has done with the Star Wars franchise in erasing male leads.) Actually, Jordy, I dont think Robert is being sarcastic. Boycott products. I, for one, really appreciate your post, and might suggest that in todays political climate youre not as socially far left as you think. Perfectly coiffed. Not to mention the actual equipment all a financial burden on the parents. Well, the fair-minded ones do, anyway. But when a black man (also most likely on psych drugs) does the same thing, somehow his race and toxic masculinity are never mentioned. But a breakfast cereal company? I cant even watch it on weekends anymore because most of the hosts and guests are black. I know that every generation makes the same claim, but it is only in recent times that we have reached the critical 100yr mark of the Federal Reserve Act being passed. Is it just me, or is the world falling apart? A digital billboard in Times Square lights. Ive been in the brand/marketing/creative realm for over a decade and am really surprised at the overtness of this trend, while looking for photo stock. Im sure people watching us from other countries have to be like wtf??. Are advertising people those unassailable paragons of virtue we all know them to be attempting to assuage their guilty consciences for all the systemic racism they see in every nook, cranny, and crevice of America by meeting some kind of quota? The list goes on and on, Maria this, Carlos that. I was thinking about doing the same thing its definitely a lot easier than setting an email to each individual company that portrays blacks and commercials being Superior over white guys are made to look like total buffoons and inferior to blacks. Either way, marketing was just generic white dude stuff. GoodRx The Garcias are good at getting the most out of things. We expect this from brands (like PETA) whose missions are tied closely to such issues. Communications, PR, public affairs & media relations executives from Forbes Communications Council share firsthand insights. Hispandering. Who knew? In a recent film about Mary, Queen of Scots, an Asian actress played the part of Bess of Hardwick, 2nd wealthiest person in England after Elizabeth I. The only ad that comes to mind is a boy in ballet tights eating a Rice Krispie Treat with his unseen dad voicing over a note he had written on the wrapper!! yes white males need not applyespecially blonde males racism, discrimination. For instance: the commercial for a deodorant applied to the butt-cheeks where the spokestool says Im not a mathematician but 5/10 is greater than 0/10. ~insipid. Do the stories you read there measure up to the advertising portrayal? A person identified as white is a racist, by definition. In todays TV commercials and movies, the burglars are always white! I like you already, Cathi! Who is committing the crime currently?.. A breath of fresh air. If extraterrestrials were to study the human race on Earth by searching Wikipedia, they would have no idea that White race existed, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human Thought it was just me till I saw these posts, I noticed it also after the divider Obama was in charge, think he still is, I dont buy any of the crap they advertise. The way I think of it, if I was an alien circling the Earth in my spaceship and the only thing I knew about the human race was from what I saw in tv ads, then I would have to conclude that most families consist of a black dad, a white mom, two very light skined children, and, judging by the huge modern kitchen, are living in a beautiful house. Han Solo, Indiana Jones, Terminator (which feminized Arnie and eliminated John Connor as the savior of the future). I do hear them complaining that TV commercials seem to be promoting an agenda rather than reflecting real life. You have it made! Ive wanted to ask a black person if they dont just feel really insulted by all this. As for this weekends shooting at the Buffalo grocery store, Ive heard that the shooter had carved the name of one of the Waukesha victims into the barrel of his gun no idea if thats true or not. In fact, 67% agree that it is important that the companies they buy from celebrate diversity of all kinds. Admittedly Im going off of anecdotal evidence, but it seems almost every interracial couple in commercials is black-not black (usually black-white), with the bare minimum being black-not black. Also cartoon ads having black cartoon characters. I was dropping something off at USPS Store the other day. The immigrants will be so happy to be free and have a chance at Western lives that they will vote for the liberals who bussed/planed/sailed them in. Why do so few women work as coal miners? Who are they kidding? I noticed, but never has it been so apparent like it has in the past couple of years. and planned cultural change. And unfortunately, the frequency of the misrepresentation is only one part of the problem. Sorry, I have a life to live and just dont care about this issue anymore. Come on men! In reality, however, Muslims account for 14.3 percent of Londons population, and black Africans 7.9 percent. For now, the only thing equitable about all this is how equally insulting it is to everyone. Same could be said about Trump supporters or super Libs or gays or > insert whatever group. Congratulations for exposing what has been obvious to me but taboo to speak about if one is a white male. Its so stupid. And come to think of it, Hillary Clinton at times sounds blacker than most blacks in commercials. Yes black people are way over represented in ads. And Id still love to whack Mark Fuckerburg with a 36 axe handle every time I see his punk-assed smug mug. Its gotten to the point where you never see a smart white male in a television commercial. Of course I think women should be paid and treated equally with men for their work, but these equal rights in the work place are not what the feminists cause is really all about. No worries, SL. Interestingly, although Im often accused of being privileged, I actually have had to work harder to get opportunities due to my demographics. . I cant help but notice the blatancy of this and it feels so forced and ingenuine. Oh, Ive been waiting for someone to say this. That is rare in RL. Thats short for a leading man. I am truly sorry for what people of color had to endure throughout early American history but white people today had nothing to do with what happened 100, 200 years ago. Therefore, not only does the new definition fail to capture the full meaning of racism; the definition is itself an example of the anti-white racism being taught to our children.. its discrimination. And theyre shown eating burgers, guzzling beer, and lying on the couch with a remote when theyre not robbing houses. People are getting tired of BLM and lgbtq. Do customer profiles. This is NOT the same country and society it was 60 years ago. Its all so insincere. I think youre right, Kris. My wife is Chinese and asks why there are no white and Asian couples. But this study will likely embolden even greater efforts to infuse more diversity in future commercial productions, I bet. I am constantly hearing the phrase Black Power, Brown Power. And sorry, they were NOT rich white guys. Its going to have an impact on how people vote. Activism has become a LUCRATIVE CAREER. Whats going on with the weird representation in American advertising?