Off Topic What is a woke thing?

Nothing apart from the fact they are over represented when we constantly are told these things should reflect the population.

 

Is a lot of that not marketing though? I could understand why diversity may suggest a product is unique, or different, for example.

Politically, there is definitely more division now than I can ever remember. We could do with focusing on our similarities with others, and not our differences. I include myself in that, as it's not so easy in the current social media led climate. I've quit that completely, except for here, of course.

 

It pisses you off doesnt it
Oh for the days of just good old whites on tv

 

Are you telling me that only 3.8% of them on the BBC are black? And only 3.8% in adverts are?

 

Oh shut it, you daft twat. That is not what is being discussed.

Maybe we should adopt the Nigerian approach to these things?

 

Exactly
Companies dont spend hundreds of thousands to millions on advertisement for the sake of it
They do what makes the most money

 

short corners, "player of the match", ****ing about at the back, "draft excluders" in a wall that doesn't even jump, holes in socks, footy scran, confiscating bottle caps, fewer 3pm saturday kickoffs.

 

Anyone trying to replicate Pep’s style outside the big 6

 

Who is constantly saying these things?

I don't think anyone outside of the advertising brands give a **** what colour people are in ads, due to results.

People are saying representation matters when it comes to meaty TV and film roles. Stars and role-models that aren't just white men. Conversations happening on screen between a couple of women that are more than a handful of words about a man. Gay couples just existing, where the fact they're gay isn't "the story".

 

After all, there are plenty on here who will remember adverts they have complained about in the past.

 

I wish it was only as simple as that!!
I do agree with this bit though ..... "The magnification that social media gives to those who are outraged on one side or the other regarding an issue now becomes the issue". Although it's not just the outraged, it's all sorts of stuff that really shouldn't matter. Desperate for clicks, views, relevance.

 

Nothing wrong with non whites having leading roles. But why put them in roles that are factually incorrect?

 

Adverts are targeted at those they think are stupid enough to fall for their tricks.

 

Such as?

Also, you might what to consider your use of “them”. It’s othering and suggests that you see people of colour as something separate.

https://humanrights.ca/story/us-vs-them-process-othering

 

Higher approval ratings by who though? Ofcom, the general public etc.? I just find it hard to believe that Joe Bloggs gives a **** if the Asda advert lacks a gay and/or interracial couple pushing a trolley down the aisle.

 

I see no issue with that at all, assuming that the underlying story isn't based around the race of the character.

I love the Witcher books/games, but when the Netflix series came out, lots of people flipped their **** cos some of the traditionally white sorceresses were cast with black actors. "It's unrealistic for the region it's set, which is based on medieval slavic europe"

My brother in Christ, it's a story about monsters, mutants and magic. Triss being brown is the unrealistic part?

 

I can’t wait for the MLK biopic with Jake Gyllenhaal.

 

They advertise to sell products
Common sense