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Notice anything about all the people in the Hughesnet commercials (Original Post) edhopper Jul 2014 OP
All white and probably belong to the same church. n/t monmouth3 Jul 2014 #1
Bingo! edhopper Jul 2014 #2
Here's a Verizon commercial that only features white people: Nye Bevan Jul 2014 #3
Really - isn't this a reach? packman Jul 2014 #4
I think Nye might not realize it is the girl growing up jberryhill Jul 2014 #6
That would be so cool. FSogol Jul 2014 #7
. jberryhill Jul 2014 #9
How many people do you count in that commercial jberryhill Jul 2014 #5
What country do the people . . . brush Jul 2014 #8

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)
3. Here's a Verizon commercial that only features white people:
Fri Jul 4, 2014, 09:34 AM
Jul 2014


Time to start boycotting these racist corporations?
 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
6. I think Nye might not realize it is the girl growing up
Fri Jul 4, 2014, 10:04 AM
Jul 2014

Maybe she thinks each shot is supposed to be a different girl?

Or maybe they could have had her white as a baby, latino as a toddler, and she grows up to be Asian?


brush

(53,475 posts)
8. What country do the people . . .
Fri Jul 4, 2014, 10:20 AM
Jul 2014

Last edited Sat Jul 5, 2014, 09:19 AM - Edit history (1)

who create and OK these ads live in? It's certainly not the United States in 2014.

Ads like this (and there are way too many of them) are straight out of an exclusionary 1950s mindset when people of color were invisible and the "N" word "W" word were openly tossed about. Perhaps this is what the executives of these companies want America to return to but it ain't happening.

Let them keep it up and their companies will be out of business as in 20 years or so the audience they're speaking to with these white-only ads will also be a minority.

Majority minority America with no one race having over 50% of the population — coming soon to not just a theater near you but to the whole country.

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