Nivea Apologizes for Wanting to ‘Re-Civilize’ Black Man
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Oh, those uncivilized black people—when will they get with the program? Perhaps they should try Nivea's grooming products! That's the message of the "Re-Civilize Yourself" Nivea ad above, as a [...]
Race relations a whole lot better in a hot tub
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It's refreshing, after all this Sotomayor business, to see advertising from countries where mentioning race doesn't automatically beckon wingnuts. Above is a detail from this larger McCann-Lowe ad from Belgium [...]
New KGB ads turn to stereotypes and sex
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Info-by-text service KGB has a new line of commercials that range from the arguably racist spot shown above to the sophomoric (“Melons”) to the just plain stupid (“Bet Your Skirt”). [...]
Whitey braves downtown in liquor-store ads
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Chicago-Lake Liquors in South Minneapolis has great prices on alcohol. The only problem is, it's located in "the hood," where you might actually run into some black people. What's a [...]
Furniture for black people and white people!
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