Comments on: Is this racist? (New Dove ad) https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/10/08/is-this-racist-new-dove-ad/ Thu, 07 Dec 2017 00:55:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: Monica Wittstock https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/10/08/is-this-racist-new-dove-ad/#comment-451587 Mon, 09 Oct 2017 17:59:49 +0000 https://gregladen.com/blog/?p=9424#comment-451587 Mmmhmmm.

The soap/hygiene industry has a long history of creating racist ads for soap.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/08/business/dove-ad-racist.html

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/10/08/is-this-racist-new-dove-ad/#comment-451583 Mon, 09 Oct 2017 17:32:29 +0000 https://gregladen.com/blog/?p=9424#comment-451583 In reply to Li D.

Excellent.

]]> By: Li D https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/10/08/is-this-racist-new-dove-ad/#comment-451579 Mon, 09 Oct 2017 16:54:59 +0000 https://gregladen.com/blog/?p=9424#comment-451579 ” visibly more beautiful skin… ” !!!! What crappy language.
Instantly reminded me of Esteem . Australian readers may have seen it before on the telly. One of the more insightful things from CNNNN.

https://youtu.be/dpsTL3GTlYs

I reckon these companies have zilch ethics so
racism aint surprising at all.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/10/08/is-this-racist-new-dove-ad/#comment-451571 Mon, 09 Oct 2017 16:04:05 +0000 https://gregladen.com/blog/?p=9424#comment-451571 That is the Dove ad, but not the whole ad.

]]> By: dean https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/10/08/is-this-racist-new-dove-ad/#comment-451567 Mon, 09 Oct 2017 15:54:45 +0000 https://gregladen.com/blog/?p=9424#comment-451567 Are you sure that isn’t the Dove ad? This makes the counter argument.

http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/08/news/companies/dove-apology-racist-ad/index.html

Whoever put it together — the stupidity is staggering.

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