Black Women In Advertising.

They forgot....if some other black person has my name in the office....."they must meet a timely demise." I've not only seen this happen...but I've helped plan it. (Jaylay)

via multiculturalclassics

The other side of the term "Cracker."

Available in Turkey, Romania and Albania. I knew there was a reason those places never made my "Gotta Go Before I Die" list. Gotta love race relations....world wide.

VIA gawker

Calling the President Names 101.

‘Well the Republicans should have done this or they should have done that,’ they will hold the president responsible. Now, I don’t even want to have to be associated with him. It’s like touching a tar baby and you get it, you’re stuck, and you’re a part of the problem now and you can’t get away..."

- Doug Lamborn Republican Representative of Colorado

This, ruined my day.

The Civilized Black Man.

Copyranter posted this ad on his blog asking if it was racist. What do you think? There are other executions with other "races."

My opinion.....well, I am biased as I sport a natural afro and facial hair AND I wear it to work. Does that make me uncivilized? Not so much of an issue of race as it is a lack of cultural understanding. Or maybe they understand american culture just enough. The implication, I think reflects the American standard for an acceptable black ale in the work force. For thier next trick...Nivea will replace gold grills with real teeth and turn video hoes into video ladies.

VIA copyranter

The Linkdown.

1. Astro-icides. Art? Or just sad portrayals of reality. "Someone should've had a double major."

2. idisembodied hand.

3. Tom Ford....if we are talking social issues...I like skinny asian.

4. How to get in trouble for putting cloths on a woman- against their will.

5. $35 for the Nike Swoosh design? Talk about getting played.

6. You can change the outside, but the inside is still not even good enough for beer pong.

7. Bad Idea.

8. Black women....you can't find find a good man? Solution.

9. The highest tennis court in the world, is obviously in Dubai. Useless.

10. The last stripper.

Oreo Barbie.

In 1997, Mattel joined forces with Nabisco to launch a cross-promotion of Barbie with Oreo cookies. Oreo Fun Barbie was marketed as someone with whom little girls could play after class and share "America's favorite cookie." As had become the custom, Mattel manufactured both a white and a black version. Critics argued that in the African American community Oreo is a derogatory term meaning that the person is "black on the outside and white on the inside," like the chocolate sandwich cookie itself. The doll was unsuccessful and Mattel recalled the unsold stock, making it sought after by collectors.[25]

I wonder why this didn't work?

VIA copyranter

Black Moses Barbie.

Black Moses Barbie (Harriet Tubman Commercial) (1 of 3) from pierre bennu on Vimeo.

Black Moses Barbie commercial #2 of 3 from pierre bennu on Vimeo.

Craig at KMBA says these commercials "were created to celebrate, deconstruct and re-envision images of people of color in commercial and pop culture." I'm not sure what the context is. It's worth a giggle and though it innovative (to say the least) it trivializes our history a bit.

I'm kinda up in the air about it. But like I said, it's worth a giggle.

VIA KMBA

The Dangerous Womb of the Black Woman.

This lovely billboard went up in Soho earlier this week. The line: “The Most Dangerous Place For An African-American Child Is In The Womb.”

Sigh...where do I start? Let's take ones personal opinion of abortion out of this for a second. The advocates for this poster as saying "facts, are facts...black women have more abortions." So since facts are facts (cause you know all of life is that simple), what exactly are you hoping to accomplish with this poster? Are you trying to stop black women from having abortions? Or are you trying to let every other race know how f*cked up the black woman is?

Point blank...everyone has the right to have an opinion about abortion, but slandering and entire population for the hell of it (with absolutely no regard to the issues behind the scene) is appalling. I personally feel that woman's right on the matter are a little bit more indepth than a statistic. And when you are going to call one out, why would you pick the one about race...and put it up in New York city...the mecca of ethnicity?

VIA adfreak

"Oh wow...."

"Oh wow..." is the only thing I could say when I found this gem on KMBA. At first I thought it was an ad for a sex shop. Then I read the copy....and I was utterly confused. But after reading....

"It's part of a self promo package (no pun intended... seriously) developed by Argentinian agency NNSS. The link I found was old, but the agency still has this work featured on the home page of their website (just scroll down a bit when you hit the page). They were/are trying to take advantage of favorable exchange rates between the Argentine peso and the US dollar, the Euro, and many Asian currencies. I guess the message is something like, "the same 60 euros that will ONLY buy you a blue dildo in Europe will buy you a well-hung black guy with a funny haircut in Argentina. What a bargain!" Nothing like a favorable exchange rate to make a brother more attractive to a global audience."

It's about the European exchange rate? Really. So it wasn't enough comparing a dildo to living person. And it wasn't enough outlining that person's package to an almost NSFW level. And then he's a black dude? I get it...I truly do. Capitalize of the myth (in some cases...if you know what I mean **wink***) of the large black penis. But atleast if it was just a sex toys ad, they would just be saying that getting the toy would just be cheaper that the man. And the only comparison to the man and the toy would be largeness of the pelvis area.

But no....when you bring money into it, you are actually comparing the worth of this African American man, with that of a blue dildo. No matter who wins in the long run, the fact that the comparison takes place is offensive. FACT. Pour it on there, Argentina. Your dark skin people must love this shit, cause in America....they would be on your ass.

VIA KMBA

The Linkdown:This is a good one.

1. Gods of tennis, play a godly game of tennis. Love-40, Jesus..

2. Happy New Year. So...only America drops a ball, huh? I did not know that.

3. A black president? Youre shitting me.

4. My state us ranker top 3 in Penis size. What say you small penis Wyoming?

5. And then you realize your New Years was subpar.

6. Is your cereal racist?

7. Memo to Brett Farv...you can pay professional for this, dude.

8. So what your saying is, I should choose to have my skin ripped off like a t-shirt.

9. Breast jiggling machine...thank you China.

11. LOST, still effecting people lives.

12. J-Wow on New Years was...WOW.

Idiots on Thanksgiving.

“....the true story of Thanksgiving is how socialism failed...”

And people listen to this. Willingly. And regularly. Be frightened....

VIA mediate

African American Relationships:Is there really an issue with black marriages?

So I have this friend, La Nia who just starting blogging. She's a really interesting person in real life, so I assume her blog will reach the same hieghts of...interesting-ness. But anyway, she raised a question very recently: Is there really an issue with black marriages? And she asked my opinion (I don't know why). She references a few articles, with stats like "According to statistics over 40% of African-American women over the age of forty are unmarried compared with 20% of white women and around 30% of Hispanic women...yada, yada, yada." But perhaps the most interesting/entertaining parts of her blog post are the two videos below. Sponsored and made by blackmarriage.net, the videos feature a black couple embarking upon a relationship, but first....they voice their standards of operation. I'm not gonna lie, it's pretty hysterical.

Men's perspective (why they don't like black women: problems with the way black women think about themselves, what they could/would do to you if you dont comply and what they expect from a relationship)




Woman's perspective / the rebuttal to the above video (why they don't like black men: problems woman have with the way black men think about themselves, their needs personally (head) and what they expect from a relationship)

I mean...I would be lying if I said that some of the stereotypes put forth are not accurate depictions of what the sexes in our community think of each other. Stereotypes are...for the most part, true. That's why they are stereotypes. For instance...I know (personally) a girl of a lovely chocolate complexion who WILL NOT date a guy under 6ft. I also know dudes who don't want to date girls from an HBCU and complain that black girls don't give head.

My opinion, in the long haul, I think the needs of men and women in relationships are the same across all the races. Money, feelings of independence, feelings of dependence, kids, sex...you name it, we all go through it. The nuances picked up in this video of the African American race, are just issues that pertain specifically to our culture. Married dudes who want their wives to not nag them for staying out late with their boys....I believe all men want that, regardless of ethnicity. A feeling of independence, but still being "kept"...I think all woman want that. The only difference is the way we phrase it. The spin we put on it. And you can blame that on our culture. Honestly, there was a time (not too long ago) that an entire group of people were forced to band together as one single unit and fight to preserve themselves in this country. Being one black unit and fighting for the rights of that black unit was a necessity to survive. But now as the time goes forth opportunities have presented themselves that weren't there in the past. The ability to transcend cultural norms is now on the table (or atleast slowly being presented as such). You no longer have to go to an HBCU to get and education and women don't have to have 12 kids to make sure their husbands surnames survive all the lynchings.

So these videos, as funny as they are...reflect a shift in the social norms of the African American culture. The Black Unit is no longer as defined as it once was. the need for it, has decreased. There are many different types of black people now. We all don't have to join a fraternity or sorority to get higher education. We all don't live and die for hip hop. We aspire to other careers besides law, office administration and being a teacher (not knocking those professions at all), but we can now be renaissance men and women: graphic designers, actors, artists, and even...the president. As a race don't need to stay within our ethnicity or culture to date or marry anymore. That's a new thing. So maybe that's what is affecting the black marriage stats. New opportunities. And if you pair these new opportunities with some of the common ruts of stereotypical actions and thinking like we saw in the video (let's keep in mind that stereotype exist, because they are true) and taaaddaaaaaa, the decline of the traditional black marriage.

That's just a theory though. My major premise however, is that the needs and wants discussed in the videos above, are not just limited to the black race. And I think that is mportant to point out. There is a unique difference between men and women overall...and I think that is for the better. We (the black community) just have a more colorful way of making our points known....son.

And that's my opinion. I didn't mean to get all Malcom X on yall (blame La Nia). But generally speaking....

FYI, ladies..... "A man who can make me laugh, is a thug and can kick it with the boys in the boardroom." This shape shifting... X Man....mutant, does not exist. You need to pick one. FACT.

Cheers.

N-Word Cognac.

Snoop Dogg Landy Challenge from Nicolas DORETTI on Vimeo.

Somewhere around 20 seconds or so, when you see the bottle of Cog-nac dressed like a church-lady. The Dream says, "I know you love when a N-(bomb) break it down."

I mean....uf that quote alone doesn't make you watch the spot, I dont know what will. Anywhooo....Craig over at KMBA wrote up a lil post on using the N-Word in spots and raises the question after a hysterica albeit relevant intro: Does the N-word transcend profanity to the majority of African Americans and should we be using it in commercials?

My opinion...well, it's for a type of cognac. Black people drink cognac. The spoc it ridiculously not about or saying anything. The Dream is sooooo 2 years ago. But no, the N-word doesnt transcend a damn thing. It should not be used is spots for cognac.

Read, and respond. And yes, that is liquor bottle dressed up like a church lady.

VIA KMBA

The Linkdown.

1. Your skin color. Shouldn't dictate your future.

2. I know black face is a no go. But how do we feel about white face?

3. Top 3 celeb Halloween costumes: Hiedi Klum runs that shit per usual. But always at a close second Coco. And new to the race....Ellen as Snookie's hair bump. Thank you all for playing. Oh yeah...and then there's Snoop. Hahaaaaaa...

4. Draper says What.

5. Ten Taboo Statments when you are in a relationship (spoiler alert....say his penis is BIG).

6. Ladies...get you real life sexy Disney Prince on.

7. Malaria in Africa. Is now a serious issue. So serious...that they made a horror movie trailer spoof commercial about it. And then celebrities endorsed it by making jokes. Ummm, John Mayer was in it. Wait...is this a serious issue or not?

8. Hide your Ovaries, he's out.

9. Love the Way You Lie Prt 2. Rhianna gets more words this time.

Sesame Street's: I Love My Hair Song.

Sesame Street created a whole new song about "loving your hair." "Your"...in particular meaning those of ethnic backgrounds. This is so amazing. I literally was tearing up at work.

VIA sesamestreet

"Instead of handing out the welfare checks, we'll teach people how to earn their check. We'll teach them personal hygiene ... the personal things they don't get when they come from dysfunctional homes."

says Carl Palidona, republican Candidate for Governor of NY.

Please read more about his plan for poor people and their personal hygiene here. Oh yea...and then there's the racists email. Tomorrow...he may be governor. But yes...;et's worry about our Muslim non-american president....i'm just saying.

Oh sweet stupidity.

The Black Popeye, Einstein and Superman.

I have to say...I never ever once in my life wondered what these three dudes looked like as black men. Leave it to the ad people in Africa to wield the visual. Black Popeye kinda reminds me of my grandpa...hah. Line: “Must be the Omega 3.” So, Im guessing this Saldhanha stuff makes you strong, smart and super.

Can looks like Cambells.

Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, Cape Town, South Africa

VIA ibelieveinadvertising

The Linkdown.

1. Stickers that could (will) get you arrested at the airport.

2. Lindsey Lohan finds the humor in here incarceration....slutty humor.

3. I really really appreciate the 70's.

4. IPAD finger painting. This is the most useful thing I've seen the IPAD used for thus far.

5. The most f*cked up ruled notebook ever.

6. Wow, someone of note finally said it..."FOX is Racists."

7. First Uncle Jessie , and then Steve Urkel, all the beliefs I established as a kid, need to be re-worked.

8. BP uses photoshop to really pound it into our heads that the crisis is fixed.

9. "There has to be a better way to transport sex robots."

The Caucasian Mustafa.

Nigerians parents give birth to a white baby. Jigga wha????

VIA bossip

“You’re an embarrassment to me. You look like a f***ing bitch in heat, and if you get raped by a pack of n***ers, it will be your fault.”

-Mel Gibson allegedly left this message on his wife's phone

I say allegedly...because it seems like a really really really stupid thing to do. Either he is really really racist, or this is made up. Ya know?