Thursday, July 19, 2007

politically correct?

while slurping a vanilla malt with christien on a summeresque day at johnny rockets in the marina, i noticed this huge, framed poster above our table.
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politically correct? at first glance, yes. you've got an all-american baseball team, the tigers, about to share a chocolate shake. the kids are all smiles and good-looking. caucasian, asian, african-american, and hispanic are all represented. they're sharing in the good times. but take another look...

all kids' ethnic features have been toned down to an all-american look. if you painted their hair over with blonde they'd all look white. the female, although tom boyish, is portrayed with distinctly feminine hair and features. and what the heck is with the white dominant male pouring the shake to be rationed down to his minority friends?!

ok, i'm not really that pro-affirmative action or political, but this poster paints an oxymoron. blame it on my art history background. other than that, i found it hilarious.

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