renard_ruse
Break up Amazon
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I was called a "bigot" today for pointing out that something is odd about the fact that roughly one third of people in TV commercials are black when only 13% of the population is black. I believe if there is any "bigotry" involved here, its the over-representation of a group and the under-representation of other groups. When blacks used to be under-represented, black leaders complained, so how is it "bigotry" for other groups to complain when they are now under-represented?
It also raises the question, who is deciding the casting for advertising and why? What's especially interesting is that even though not all blacks are identifiable by their speech, even audio advertising has a large percentage of voices that are identifiable as black by their way of speaking, almost like they are putting it on stronger than normal for the ad. Why?
It also raises the question, who is deciding the casting for advertising and why? What's especially interesting is that even though not all blacks are identifiable by their speech, even audio advertising has a large percentage of voices that are identifiable as black by their way of speaking, almost like they are putting it on stronger than normal for the ad. Why?