Pfizer Super Bowl commercial
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LOL.
Even Wikipedia says the following: "Banneker became a folk-hero after his death, leading to many accounts of his life being exaggerated or embellished." Also, pretty much all his work burned. He was "an African-American naturalist, mathematician, astronomer and almanac author. A landowner, he also worked as a surveyor and farmer." No hate on the dude, I'm sure he was alright but, well...one of these things is not like the others.
Honestly, just embarrassing. If you're going for diversity, pick people who can stand on their own, and give them titles better than "scientist." Shit.
There's kind of a problem with picking people who can stand on their own when you're looking for diversity.
I'm aware, but still...surely they could do better than a title of "scientist" and a dude who seems most famous (for lack of a better term) for his surveying work and writing almanacs. Much less someone so unimpressive who is still seemingly somewhat apocryphal.
"Jamal Washington: Peanut butter inventor (but not really)"
You would need to pick Arabs or Indians for their work in ancient math.
Blacks won’t make the list.
Did they not mention George Washington Carver? Guy was pretty interesting as a thinker/inventor. Basically invented modern crop rotations and advanced farming methods iirc. Helped revolutionize the farming process.
Was the issue him not being a big pharma shill or what lol
You can't have a black farmer be famous for farming! That's just a step away from being a slave! Somehow.
Seriously, GWC was a pretty cool dude. It's frustrating that people remember him as "The Peanut Butter Guy" when that's not even one of his inventions.
It's nothing big or life-changing, but they could have also used Lonnie Johnson, inventor of the Super Soaker.
If they wanted to get their diversity rocks off why not mention Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi father of algebra?
Because then we have to explain how we screwed up his name?
Also look up the early Caliphate engineers. They were as smart as Hero or Leonardo.
Yo he aint black, dawg!