Fatigue is the problem. Black replacement is done so much in all of media that even when it is executed well like what you are saying, everyone is already so jaded from the fatigue that it tarnishes any good one. Every damn commercial, poster, ad, etc… has some “well to do” black portrayed as something that the majority of all people know is an extremely rare exception to the norm.
Even that doesn’t insulate you from being exposed to it everywhere. Any retail shopping posters, public transport, etc… just like the ads all over Europe like “ stop sexual assault” or “stop pick pockets” and it’s always shown as a poor innocent black girl on the tube being accosted by a group of white men leering.
But, I am insulated. When people talk about a commercial, I have to look it up if I care. When people complain about diversity gone wrong, I just don't care enough to look. ( If you look up too many ads, your feed will be ads. I'm just lazy to looking up ads in incognito mode)
Maybe you are digitally insulated as you described, but I was more talking about even out in the physical world. Physical printed posters or billboards all over have the same themes in their messages. I don’t know you or your routines so maybe you don’t ever venture out into retail stores or go anywhere outside of your home, but all I’m saying is it’s infected almost every corporate Marketing strategy across all mediums. Stay strong brother.
Fatigue is the problem. Black replacement is done so much in all of media that even when it is executed well like what you are saying, everyone is already so jaded from the fatigue that it tarnishes any good one. Every damn commercial, poster, ad, etc… has some “well to do” black portrayed as something that the majority of all people know is an extremely rare exception to the norm.
I feel glad I don't watch anything with ads.
Even that doesn’t insulate you from being exposed to it everywhere. Any retail shopping posters, public transport, etc… just like the ads all over Europe like “ stop sexual assault” or “stop pick pockets” and it’s always shown as a poor innocent black girl on the tube being accosted by a group of white men leering.
But, I am insulated. When people talk about a commercial, I have to look it up if I care. When people complain about diversity gone wrong, I just don't care enough to look. ( If you look up too many ads, your feed will be ads. I'm just lazy to looking up ads in incognito mode)
Maybe you are digitally insulated as you described, but I was more talking about even out in the physical world. Physical printed posters or billboards all over have the same themes in their messages. I don’t know you or your routines so maybe you don’t ever venture out into retail stores or go anywhere outside of your home, but all I’m saying is it’s infected almost every corporate Marketing strategy across all mediums. Stay strong brother.