Category Archives for Race
Racist and Sexist Ads by IceBreakers Merino Wool
I ran across one of these ads for in a window display the other day and almost walked into a telephone pole in shock. I’m pretty sure that they’ve covered every single racialized sexual stereotype you could ever think of, … Continue reading
Duloren: Do YOU Feel Powerful?
What would you do to sell lingerie? Make incredibly racist, homophobic, sexist ads? Thought so. Or at least, that’s what the Brazilian underwear brand Duloren has been doing. With their ad campaign captioned “You can’t imagine what a Duloren is … Continue reading
Devassa
This is a Brazilian beer ad put out by a brand called Devassa, a word–though widely associated with the brand– that translates into something like “slut,” represented by the pin-up girl that serves as the company’s logo. Now, this particular … Continue reading
Howard University Trayvon Martin “Am I Suspicious?” Campaign Video
Such a great video giving a voice and a face to a tragedy.
Indigenous People’s Day
Happy Indigenous People’s Day! (a day late). Otherwise known as Columbus Day. Quickly, in the middle of your festivities, I thought I might share a bit of information about this day with … Continue reading
Half in Brazil: Maria Aurea
So about a week or so ago, I took a quick but wonderful bus trip down to São Paulo to visit a good friend of mine. Damaris is a fellow blogger and took me on lots of fun adventures around … Continue reading
The Help: Still Helping
So I watched the movie The Help last week. I have to admit that I didn’t really watch it with a critical eye, I was cooking and kind of distracted. But afterwards, the film left me thinking. Was that it? … Continue reading
