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Post by Mayo on Mar 4, 2023 14:04:28 GMT
www.nytimes.com/2023/02/27/us/native-american-pollution-ad.html "The group said it would retire the ad, which it said was “inappropriate” then and now, restricting its use to settings where it can be understood within its “historical context.” “N.C.A.I. looks forward to putting this advertisement to bed for good,” the group’s executive director, Larry Wright Jr., said in a statement."
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Post by Mayo on Mar 4, 2023 14:16:25 GMT
I just saw the above piece on CBS this morning. I think people are missing the point of the ad in their criticism. Yes, the actor is not Native American but my thought was the character was coming from the past and was shocked to see what has happened to the beautiful land in modern era. It was not meant to represent contemporary Native Americans. If this is problematic what about movies with similar depictions. It seemed strange to restrict a 50 ad. Any thoughts?
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Post by sepiatone on Mar 4, 2023 17:25:41 GMT
So how difficult would it be to refilm the ad using a Native-American actor? The idea of the ad was in showing a Native-American, from a time long before white Europeans invaded this continent somehow paddling long into the future to see what was done to the pristine land which he knew by the oncoming "invaders". Should be no problem consulting anyone in charge of preserving Native heritage to settle on how a Native American might have dressed a few hundred year before he arrival of the white man or Spaniards in order to dilute the stereotype objection. After all, it was the IMPACT of the spot's message that was the important thing here.
Sepiatone
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Post by Mayo on Mar 4, 2023 17:42:37 GMT
So how difficult would it be to refilm the ad using a Native-American actor? The idea of the ad was in showing a Native-American, from a time long before white Europeans invaded this continent somehow paddling long into the future to see what was done to the pristine land which he knew by the oncoming "invaders". Should be no problem consulting anyone in charge of preserving Native heritage to settle on how a Native American might have dressed a few hundred year before he arrival of the white man or Spaniards in order to dilute the stereotype objection. After all, it was the IMPACT of the spot's message that was the important thing here. Sepiatone
Great idea to update it rather than just lock it away. It was a very effective commercial. |
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