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1 week ago
in Comment of the Day - mediabistro.com: AgencySpy on mediabistro.com: AgencySpy
I am not mad at David. And I don't think he has misspoken as a matter of fact I admire his moxie. I have a blog called KissMyBlackAds and I don't know if I have the guts to be that honest! We all cower a bit when we think about the truths of the advertising industry and we bite our tongues as we simultaneously kiss ass (does that make it an ass lick?). Most people would never say these things for fear of never getting a job again in this industry. Could be for the best , eh?
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thatgirlinnewyork
you do too have said guts. it takes a (pissed off) village to change what's been so set in stone lo these many decades. your contributions to the "change" dialogue have been very inspiring!
1 month ago
in What would you do if your daughter cut herself? on Love Lust and Life
I'd remain vigilant. As I do always when it comes to little ones. Rarely does anything happen in a vacuum, these behavior or even an accident should be in the purview of a parents total understanding.
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LLnL
I would be so easy if one thing lead to another but like you say life is complex. I do agree that the little ones must be protected at all cost.
1 month ago
in Terminator 4- Salvation on Love Lust and Life
I haven't seen it yet. I heard bad things. But I must see it myself.
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LLnL
The commercials I saw did not leave an impression on me and I am not a somewhat indifferent towards Terminator, good movies but not my genre. I was blown away. I love 24 (great TV), Transporter, and Iron Man, this movie affected me more than all of those put together. Now I might have been a little entertainment starved but really the bad ass factor is viscous. My hubby talked about possible plot wholes. that I missed. He still liked the movie and I loved it. Great action, really good story and awesome characters (with good acting). I feel confident about advicing people to see this movie.
3 months ago
in NAACP Sends A Warning Shot Across The Bow Of Big Name Advertisers - mediabistro.com: AgencySpy on mediabistro.com: AgencySpy
I'm getting diversity dizzy. It's all so difficult and so damn simple at the same time. Hire African Americans (and others). Give them time to acclimate themselves to your way(s) of doing business and let the wheat get separated from the chaff. BIG CAVEAT: Don't treat too harshly the people that fall in the average category. Most creatives fall in the average category, most creatives know this is true.
This is the ultimate campaign opportunity, get creative with this diversity influx. Make it fun or at least intriguing.
Maybe we need to hire the Obama campaign team. Those guys and gals were able to squeeze wine from a rutabaga. Maybe Black talent needs a good ad campaign and a nifty ass logo!
"Yes We Ban"
No, agencies already use that one!?
This is the ultimate campaign opportunity, get creative with this diversity influx. Make it fun or at least intriguing.
Maybe we need to hire the Obama campaign team. Those guys and gals were able to squeeze wine from a rutabaga. Maybe Black talent needs a good ad campaign and a nifty ass logo!
"Yes We Ban"
No, agencies already use that one!?
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asskickerkfc
For all the creative thinkers, strategists, on million dollar campaigns, why hasnt anybody come up with any decent ideas on how to fix the diversity problem. Not one damn agency?!!
Come on. Why are they so scared of colored/minority people? I know most agencies know the problem exist but damn, u have a big elephant in the room, and people still dont care. WOW its says and speaks volumes for the people in the industry, that no one other than a minority has tried to address or fix the problem. Why prolong the pain? This is totally crazy. Do they hate blacks that much?!
Come on. Why are they so scared of colored/minority people? I know most agencies know the problem exist but damn, u have a big elephant in the room, and people still dont care. WOW its says and speaks volumes for the people in the industry, that no one other than a minority has tried to address or fix the problem. Why prolong the pain? This is totally crazy. Do they hate blacks that much?!
Harlembrown
KissMyBlackAds - pls reach me at ethosent@gmail.com - I'm involved in a project to solve the problem behind what Cyrus Mehri is doing
5 months ago
in Intel Shifts To Venables, Bell From McCann - mediabistro.com: AgencySpy on mediabistro.com: AgencySpy
I'm with the ignorant guy "mccash no more" ! Us blacks should only run track and not IT departments! why aspire to more? why should an ad be aspirational?
On the real, this is why I always ask when someone call themselves conservative, I have to ask what are you conserving exactly. Well "mccash" here wants to save racism. that shit is just wrong. that ad is visual garbage. and mccash here would happily explain the subtleties of why this shit is ok. But, fails to see why this is how minds are convinced the status quo is just fine.
On the real, this is why I always ask when someone call themselves conservative, I have to ask what are you conserving exactly. Well "mccash" here wants to save racism. that shit is just wrong. that ad is visual garbage. and mccash here would happily explain the subtleties of why this shit is ok. But, fails to see why this is how minds are convinced the status quo is just fine.
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ChiTown Girl
I think it is safe to say the ad overall is just oh so freak'n lame. I get the idea of speed etc. but it is a lousy stereotype but then again everything in advertising is built on lousy perceptions and stereotypes.
Speaking as a black woman I have to say the ad would equally suck if there was a white, black and Asian guy in the ad. It's just super weak.
I think more than a racist thing someone probably found it cheaper to use the same image over and over again. I think this might have been more of a "cheap thing" than a racist thing.
In the future McCann could do 2 things:
1. May want to invest in getting "a" black person on their staff, so maybe they could catch crap like this.
2. May want to invest in better creative talent because this ad is so freak'n lame.
Everything isn't a race issue, claiming so really hurts a "REAL" racist issue in our industry, like the fact that diversity in advertising doesn't include African American employees. Except of course in the mail room, copy room, office service...oh yeah and the administrative staff.
This is just shity advertising...
Speaking as a black woman I have to say the ad would equally suck if there was a white, black and Asian guy in the ad. It's just super weak.
I think more than a racist thing someone probably found it cheaper to use the same image over and over again. I think this might have been more of a "cheap thing" than a racist thing.
In the future McCann could do 2 things:
1. May want to invest in getting "a" black person on their staff, so maybe they could catch crap like this.
2. May want to invest in better creative talent because this ad is so freak'n lame.
Everything isn't a race issue, claiming so really hurts a "REAL" racist issue in our industry, like the fact that diversity in advertising doesn't include African American employees. Except of course in the mail room, copy room, office service...oh yeah and the administrative staff.
This is just shity advertising...
