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Originally Posted by mburbank
I think the racism in the "Call me" add stems from intent. I don't think a white woman coming on to a black man is inherently racist. I think the ads designers had only ne intent, though, and that is to play on fears of misegenation. If that's the right word.
I could be wrong, maybe they meant the ad to have some completely different impact. I think I'm right, though.
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I don't think that's the right word either. I think you were looking for the word "Oreo."
I think the ad could also be meant to portray him as a playboy. That's a hell of a lot worse a thing to be in Tennessee than a black guy that gets fawned over by white chicks. The South is not near as provincial (maybe "plantational?") as you Yankees think it is. Racism is far more institutionalized and dangerous up East than it is down here.
If they wanted a racist ad that would have done damage in the sticks, they could have just as easily had a bunch of inner-city street-thugs giving him a shout-out, bouncing on their 22s and hoisting their forties in salute to their brother while grinning through their gold-plated grilles.
Do you people REALLY think there are THAT many hicks in the state of Tennessee that voted against Harold Ford for fear of their daughters? Who the fuck's being racist here?