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This might be the most recent of all ads that we spoke on in this weeks blog post. H&M released an ad with a little African American child shirt reading “Coolest Monkey in The Jungle”. Once this ad hit the internet social media and blog sites had a field day. If you do not know,Continue reading “H & M (Coolest Monkey in The Jungle)”

Intel released an ad which shown a Caucasian man in business causal clothing and six African American men in track uniforms bowing around him. This ad wasn’t smart for Intel to release. Not only does the ad show the men bowing down, the ad also reads “Multiple computering performance and maximize the power of yourContinue reading “Intel (Maximize the Power of Your Employees)”

KFC had an ad years ago overseas that acted as a Cricket Survival Guide. There were a few ads in this series but there is one in particular that I would like to speak on for our topic. There is a guy with an Australian accent sitting in a crowd of African American individuals whoContinue reading “KFC Cricket Survival Guide:”

Chicago Lake Liquors located in South Minneapolis, they put out a series of ads years ago which tried to turn what people would call “African American” dialect into a joke for promotion purposes. In a series of three commercials you will see Caucasian men doing stereotypical things that are pinned on the African American race,Continue reading “Chicago-Lake Liquor (series of ads):”

In a 2017 ad named “Light is Better” Heineken decided to make a creative decision to put a commercial out of a bartender sliding a bottle of Heineken down a bar top which then passes a montage of three African American individuals. After passing these three African American individuals it stops by a bottle ofContinue reading “Sometimes Lighter is Better:”

Sometimes the media portrays messages through their ads intentionally or unintentionally. Race issues in American are seen on and off the screen. In this week’s blog post I would like to take a closer look at a few controversial ads that have made their way to the public eyes over the years. Let’s dive deepContinue reading “This Weeks Topic”