The single best thing about this shit-show is the commenters. You guys give me faith in humanity. <3

Are you kidding? Wasted ten grand? Without this article, we never would have known about Adam Driver's raised knee! Just look at that thing! It's definitely raised, all right. MONEY WELL SPENT.

The only other posts that need be written from Jez about this whole debacle is an explanation and or an apology.

Jez,

Cara is being silent because she's saving all her words for the tell all.

lol! stop it.

Or you could take that $10,000, Jezebel, and donate it to a worthwhile charity.

Yeah, you are right. Guilty. And I usually am not, but this time I could not resist.

Exactly! Why should I care that these advertisers don't care if their templates ignore their consumers race and assume everyone is white? Why is it even news that advertisers are lazy people who perpetuate sexist and racist behavior? I mean can't we just get back to talking about how affirmative action is bad for…

Ehhhh...According to this Howard demographics survey, there were a whopping four graduating white/Caucasian students in 2009. Obviously that's not every graduating student or overall student but I'd be surprised if it was any more than one or two percent.

I guess I'm a size 7? I prefer a princess cut diamond. Thanks! :)

The big deal is we know what the reaction would be if a minority, particularly someone that embodies a more cultural show of ethnicity or religion, was on a welcome back ad for a predominately white, largely christian, college... like a young woman in a hajib or say an ivy league school with a person of color that…

Well the fact that the stock photo or template is necessarily a static white woman is in fact a residual consequence of systemic racism in that presupposes White is right, normal, standard and non-offensive. They could just as easily put a black woman in ALL of their advertising of this type but of course, that would…

No. You do realize that you're approaching the subject of representation, race and racism with a very basic kindergarten level understanding of how these things are connected, right?

No it is not. Whites respond to whites, some ads will not use non-whites for fears that whites will be upset for not being represented.
Why is it that minorities can not ask to be represented in ads? For example, I appreciate when Garnirr Fructis uses a Black model in ads. It says, "we recognize that Black women buy…

Ok, people, calm down. This hasn't been presented as some horrible, unforgivable outrage, so stop complaining as if it has. There's nothing wrong with pointing it out as an...unfortunate and dumb error. Stop it with the "stop whining" and "white savior" comments.

This woman is such a hussy!

I love that the article basically says "haha look at these silly noodles", and there are still comments accusing it of white liberal rage.

I can't be the only one thinking this: