LOL @ the endless story of corporations trying to get woke but failing miserably.
Think about in fashion and beauty for example - so rarely in American beauty are darker skin tones considered that when a collection caters to someone with Lupita Nyongo’s color and the dark skinned model is in the promo, the black beauty community gets really excited knowing that they can this product knowing that…
The commercial was produced internally at PepsiCo, not, as is more often the case, by an outside ad agency. This means that the entire production staff is beholden to the person above whose silly idea this was, often the person at the top of the department, so anyone who objects is in the difficult position of having…
Er, pretty much, though I’d make one little addendum.
Ok then, you’d be shocked. I don’t personally know anyone who worked this specific shoot, but I do know quite a few people in the film/tv/commercial production industry, and overall I’ve found them to be highly socially conscious and active. Not to mention probably two-thirds of the people working this ad had no idea…
I’m sure a lot of them thought it wasn’t a good idea, but most of them are fairly small-time, just trying to make a buck and move onto the next thing. They didn’t really care or have the luxury of caring. It’s the higher-ups who thought of it and put it all together who either thought it was a good idea or at least…
Look, I’m fine with Cheerios showing us two married men to sell us overpriced breakfast cereal, it’d be different if a commercial shows us that somehow sharing a bowl of cereal stops the Stonewall riots in it’s tracks.
I feel like there’s a line between “Hello undertargeted demographic, we want you to also consume our…
Great article. It blows my mind how many HUNDREDS of people must’ve worked on the pepsi ad, and not a one of them thought maybe this wasnt the best idea. I saw Kendall deleted all her tweets about how “honored” she was to be in the ad. I *almost* feel bad for her, because I feel like she’s truly too privileged and…
Sometimes when I see ridiculous commercials, I try to imagine what that pitch meeting must have been like, and I feel like the phrase “protest is the new brunch” was uttered in this one.
O M G I got QUOTED in the article I feel like a JEZEBEL CELEBRITY. Does this mean I get pulled out of the greys forever now?!
O M G I got QUOTED in the article I feel like a JEZEBEL CELEBRITY. Does this mean I get pulled out of the greys…
Can’t recommend eShakti enough. I am not skinny with rather generous bosom, and the custom measurements are god-sent. And the quality/fabric is good. Don’t ask them to take out the pockets though, they just cut them out and you get a super thick seam instead.
I agree. It would have been nice to have a woman as president. But her sex/gender had nothing to do with my vote for her.
I think another female candidate, one with less obvious history to use against her, would do fine. Sexism played a part for some people, sure, but I think it was small compared to everything else that dogged her.
After 4 years of Trump, or, more likely, 18 months of Trump and 30 months of Pence, the electorate will be begging for a woman.
I’ve wondered about that; in my state it’s called the Education lottery and about a quarter of the earnings go to state programs. They also say that 64% of the earnings go to players.
Isn’t it because they make money back on the tickets though? The crazy figure sells more tickets. They break even... I assume they do?
There’s two, so they need 18 months to bake.
Rich people are so weird. I got a print of this in a cool frame and everything for like $12. I bet from more than a few feet away you can’t even tell the difference.
Get ready to experience being the coastal elites, Indiana.