Diversity - AAF Illinois

05/07/2014

"Social media groups organized around the Twitter hashtag have demanded government action. Women’s groups and other concerned people have joined in solidarity with the grieving parents. Defying the pelting rain that soaked their red dresses and turned their posters into wet blobs, hundreds of people marched to the National Assembly in Abuja last Wednesday. Similar rallies have taken place in Kano and Lagos and in various cities around the world".

The dreaded insurgent group, Boko Haram, has a history of previous abductions -- but still many questions remain

05/05/2014

http://thegrio.com/2014/05/05/leslie-jones-snl-skit-slave/

Up until recently, SNL has lacked ethnic diversity among its writers and comedians. However, while they have attempted to diversify the comedians and contents, they need to put more emphasis on understanding what may be problematic and sensitive issues to use as "comedy". As we saw with Donald Sterling, companies and media buyers are sensitive to what they market to consumers and their perception to the consumer. No company wants to be associated with cultural insensitivity. Check out SNL's Weekend Update and let us know what you think!

OPINION - The travesty in Leslie Jones’s ill-received Saturday Night Live skit was not that she dared to joke about slavery, but that she missed an opportunity to bring smart humor back to the bele...

05/03/2014

As the diverse hub in AAF, it was necessary to have both pizza AND chinese food at our very last meeting for the 2013-2014 year. We want to thank all of our wonderful members for creating such a great, welcoming, and diverse experience for all involved. Pangaea had an awesome year and it was largely due to all of the spectacular individuals on the committee. We hope to see you all continue to succeed and serve as advocates for diversity in advertising!

04/29/2014

http://www.nba.com/2014/news/04/28/clippers-sterling-sponsors.ap/

"The incident highlights the risks that companies face when they make sponsorship deals. The deals can bring goodwill when things are going well, but brands face a tough spot when they link themselves with teams or athletes that become mired in controversy. Advertising experts say that once the bad news is out there, a negative association could have already been made in the eyes of consumers".

While the Donald Sterling racist comments are not directly correlated with advertising, his actions can be linked to consumer perspectives on the LA Clippers. It is evident in his article that his comments affected overall brand identity and therefore many firms deemed it necessary to pull their advertising and sponsorship.

Used car dealership chain CarMax says it is ending its sponsorship of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers in the wake of racist comments attributed to team owner Donald Sterling.

04/24/2014

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/22/suit-supply-ad-sexist_n_5187375.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000046

"Dutch company SuitSupply has us slamming our heads against our desks with its Spring/Summer 2014 campaign. The menswear brand is trying to sell suits with advertisements chock-full of bare breasts beneath drenched button-ups and bikini-clad women".

When it comes to sexist ads, we thought we had seen the worst of it. Until now. Dutch company SuitSupply has us slamming our heads against our desks with its Spring/Summer 2014 campaign. The menswear brand is trying to sell suits with advertisemen...

04/22/2014

http://www.buzzfeed.com/hnigatu/150-students-of-color-share-their-experiences-in-the-i-too-a


The social media movement African-American students at Harvard started has inspired many other students at prestigious universities to use social media as a PR awareness tool. Most recently, students at NYU have used a photo campaign to bring awareness to micro-aggressions they have experienced at their university.

NYU students are sharing the microaggressions they've experienced in this powerful photo project. The organizers have created a four-page proposal to turn these shared experiences into action.

04/22/2014

http://colorlines.com/archives/2014/04/mad_mens.html

"And if Mad Men’s schedule stays on the course it’s been following, it’s a safe bet that the season now beginning will finally bring us to the point when black consumers stand up and refuse to sit at the back of the advertising bus".

And it only took seven seasons.

04/09/2014

http://jezebel.com/new-cool-conservative-website-ads-are-a-sexist-pile-o-1560359331?utm_campaign=socialflow_jezebel_facebook&utm_source=jezebel_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

"Unless Priebus and the RNC release a statement condemning the ads, they'll send a message to political watchers that the RNC only cares about sexism or racism (or race-mistaking, in the case of Lemieux) when it happens to people who agree with them".

Political advertising has always been criticized for it's campaings. The Breithart California have taken it to a whole different level.

Breitbart, a news outlet for who like to with on the , is in some hot water today, after ads hyping the launch of its West Coast-centric site Breitbart California featured Miley Cyrus on all fours with Nancy Pelosi's head 'shopped over and Mark Zuckerber...

04/09/2014

http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/5-things-wrong-these-new-veet-commercials-minor-egregious-156849

Veet, the hair-removal brand, has a new ad campaign out from Havas Worldwide with the theme "Don't risk dudeness."
The fight for diversity includes the dismantlement of sexist attitudes and Veet reinforced these connotations with this ad.

Veet, the hair-removal brand, has a new ad campaign out from Havas Worldwide with the theme "Don't risk dudeness." Three ads feature women who turn into hairy, overweight men (actually, the same hairy, overweight man) because they "shaved yesterday." A lover is disgusted, a nail is technician appall...

04/06/2014

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/4/5/lupita-nyong-o-lancomecosmeticsdealuprootswhitebeautyideal.html

After the criticism L'Oreal received when print advertisements showcased singer Beyonce with visible lighter skinned, it is interesting to see how L'ancome will celebrate and embrace multiculturalism in their spokesmodel without the use of photoshop. A peculiar question is whether or not L'ancome will continue to select women from different ethnic backgrounds as their spokesmodel in the long run? and if so, will other fashion advertising campaigns follow suit? Nonetheless, Lupita Nyong'o FTW!

Lancome's choice offers hope to black women who feel alienated by predominantly white beauty ideal, advocates say

03/04/2014

http://www.buzzfeed.com/alisonvingiano/21-black-harvard-students-share-their-experiences-through-a

"A group of black students at Harvard are fed up with the institutional racism they say they have experienced, and are speaking out against it through a commanding photography project on Tumblr".

This powerful grassroots campaigns showcases the racism that still consumes our society in "Post-Racial America".

The "I, Too, Am Harvard" photo campaign explores the diverse experience that black students at Harvard have to face. Here are 21 of the images.

03/03/2014

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/diversity-wins-big-86th-oscars-22752035

The 86th Annual Oscars were a triumph for diversity. The film 12 Years A Slave won Best Picture; Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron won Best Director; Lupita Nyong'o won Best Supporting Actress; Cate Blanchett during her acceptance speech for Best Actress stressed the importance of making more films with strong female leads; and Jared Leto & Matthew McConaughey won for their portrayal of two men (Leto acting as a Transgender woman) living with Aids in the 1980's. While the Oscars doesn't necessarily correlate with Advertising, the presence and recognition of diverse individuals in a positive light is a win for the fight in diminishing negative stereotypes of individuals in the media.

Diversity was perhaps the biggest winner at the 86th annual Academy Awards. For the first time, a film directed by a black filmmaker — Steve McQueen of "12 Years a Slave" — won best picture and a Latino — Alfonso Cuaron of "Gravity" — took home best director in a ceremony presided over by a...