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38. "RE: @ the end of the day though"
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>exactly. would these products sell to black people if these
>stereotypes were not used as effectively in ads? also, youve
>got conflicting interests. take that mcdonalds chicken
>commercial a while back where a black lady use a little black
>slang 'ebonix' when she ate her chicken. some black people
>thought it was racist because it stereotyped black people. but
>then you have a group of people who think ebonix should be an
>acceptable form of communication and that the white man is
>shitting on it! what would these people think about that ad?
>my brain is going to explode one of these days figuring out
>all these okayactivists.

The problem that you and Suave Bro are having, is that you don't realize that black people are not monolithic.

I guess that comes from looking @ black issues from white eyes, and thinking that there can only be 1 way to look at it.

As to Suave, the sheer fact that Bill Cosby's attitude towards lots of issues in black american life is shared by nearly a majority of black folks, should tell us all that it's very difficult to figure out what black people are about - and that it;s silly to generalize in this context.

The article however goes out of its way to show how much white industry, in this case advertising, is unwilling to acknowledge the diversity of black, insists on obvious (ie stereotypical black cues), and only if it's consistent with a white understanding of blackness.

But this level of obviousness seems to escape the both of you.

  

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more on how marketers co-opt black culture... [View all] , PulpHustler, Sun May-29-05 12:30 AM
 
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love the liner note for missy elliot...
May 29th 2005
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opt out
May 30th 2005
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can't..
May 31st 2005
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RE: love the liner note for missy elliot...
May 30th 2005
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      minority marketers and advertisers everywhere feel like they're getting ...
May 31st 2005
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dope article
May 30th 2005
3
dawg, I didn't know this was your book
May 30th 2005
4
RE: dawg, I didn't know this was your book
Jun 01st 2005
22
All I DO is shit on urban marketing goons.
May 30th 2005
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Just added your book to my wish list on Amazon
May 30th 2005
7
could someone..
May 31st 2005
10
Because Black folks are getting the shortest end
May 31st 2005
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RE: Because Black folks are getting the shortest end
May 31st 2005
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      RE: Because Black folks are getting the shortest end
May 31st 2005
13
           RE: Because Black folks are getting the shortest end
May 31st 2005
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           Consumer is king?
May 31st 2005
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                RE: Consumer is king?
Jun 01st 2005
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                     RE: Consumer is king?
Jun 01st 2005
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                          RE: Consumer is king?
Jun 01st 2005
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                               RE: Consumer is king?
Jun 01st 2005
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                                    RE: Consumer is king?
Jun 01st 2005
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                                         RE: Consumer is king?
Jun 01st 2005
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                                              RE: Consumer is king?
Jun 02nd 2005
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                                                   RE: Consumer is king?
Jun 02nd 2005
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                                                        RE: Consumer is king?
Jun 02nd 2005
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                                                             RE: Consumer is king?
Jun 03rd 2005
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                                                                  RE: Consumer is king?
Jun 03rd 2005
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                                                                       RE: Consumer is king?
Jun 05th 2005
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           I agree
May 31st 2005
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it's another form of blameshifting
May 31st 2005
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i sorta got the vibe...
May 31st 2005
16
exactly.
May 31st 2005
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Here's a site for you
May 31st 2005
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reality...somehow?!?
Jun 01st 2005
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nothing is wrong with it
Jun 01st 2005
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      RE: nothing is wrong with it
Jun 01st 2005
29
           @ the end of the day though
Jun 02nd 2005
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                RE: @ the end of the day though
Jun 02nd 2005
36
               
                seriously, u are in full "whining" mode right now
Jun 02nd 2005
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                     RE: seriously, u are in full "whining" mode right now
Jun 02nd 2005
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                     RE: seriously, u are in full "whining" mode right now
Jun 02nd 2005
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                     RE: seriously, u are in full "whining" mode right now
Jun 02nd 2005
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                you're right, black people wouldn't eat at McDonalds or drink Kool-Aid
Jun 02nd 2005
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                     you are using terrible examples
Jun 02nd 2005
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                          RE: you are using terrible examples
Jun 02nd 2005
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                          who is"they"?
Jun 02nd 2005
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                               RE: who is"they"?
Jun 02nd 2005
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                                    so go respond to her
Jun 02nd 2005
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                                    are you blind...
Jun 03rd 2005
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                                         so why are you responding about it in me & suave's convo?
Jun 03rd 2005
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                                    Nope
Jun 05th 2005
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                          no, *these* are terrible examples:
Jun 02nd 2005
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                               RE: no, *these* are terrible examples:
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                                    RE: no, *these* are terrible examples:
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                                         RE: no, *these* are terrible examples:
Jun 03rd 2005
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                                              RE: no, *these* are terrible examples:
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                it ain't my argument, but i can't bite my lip
Jun 05th 2005
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                     RE: it ain't my argument, but i can't bite my lip
Jun 05th 2005
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                     RE: it ain't my argument, but i can't bite my lip
Jun 06th 2005
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                          I'm reading
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                               RE: I'm reading
Jun 07th 2005
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                                    RE: I'm reading
Jun 07th 2005
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                                         RE: I'm reading
Jun 10th 2005
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                                              RE: I'm reading
Jun 10th 2005
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                     you should have just bit that lip.
Jun 05th 2005
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                          you're right....i should have
Jun 06th 2005
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                               Good one
Jun 06th 2005
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                               hopeless rant...
Jun 06th 2005
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                               RE: you're right....i should have
Jun 07th 2005
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RE: more on how marketers co-opt black culture...
Jun 02nd 2005
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And there you have it.
Jun 02nd 2005
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      My Two Cents...
Jun 02nd 2005
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           Co-sign all of this.....
Jun 03rd 2005
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           RE: My Two Cents...
Jun 05th 2005
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           Co-sign on the delegation of personal responsibility!
Jun 05th 2005
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