Former Ohio State linebacker Joshua Perry has a different idea for unwanted Nikes. Nike’s decision to make Colin Kaepernick the face of its new marketing campaign has ignited debate — literally. Some consumers have vocalized their disproval of Nike’s decision and Kaepernick’s protests of police brutality and inequality during the national anthem. A choice […]
H&M has been in a bit of hot water with some consumers after some question one of its ads. See below: H&M has apologized after using a Black boy to model a hoodie that reads “Coolest Monkey in the Jungle.” The company removed the offending ad from its website after hundreds of social media users […]
Black-Owned hair care company Shea Moisture has issued an apology for using a white woman in an ad, saying: “We Really F-ed This One Up.” Black women are criticizing Shea Moisture’s new ad, and many are comparing it to Pepsi’s gaffe with Kendall Jenner. In the new promotional ad (above), Shea Moisture is catching flack […]
D.L. Hughley has a pointed criticism of Kendall Jenner and the now-infamous Pepsi commercial. The problem, he said, was not just that the commercial co-opted the Black Lives Matter movement but that Jenner can’t be qualified to play a social activist just because she dates black men. –SNL brilliantly slams Kendall Jenner and Bill O’Reilly– […]
People against miscegenation are currently losing what’s left of their minds after Old Navy did the unthinkable and tweeted an advertisement that depicted an interracial family. Apparently, an ad featuring a white man with his black girlfriend/wife and their son is all part of a greater conspiracy to take down the white race. White genocide, […]
Ben Carson thinks that one way to attract young, black voters is to put out a rap ad. So his campaign just did it, according to ABC News. And no, it wasn’t Cole, Kendrick or Drake on the track. No Kanye, no Jay Z, no Fetty Wap. Instead, Carson’s campaign enlisted the talents of Aspiring Mogul. […]
In a new Foot Locker ad, Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden is seeking a fresh start for the upcoming season and gets the advice of NBA great Charles Barkley with a comical assist by Scottie Pippen. For the record: Pippen did win six NBA championships with the Bulls. He is pretty great… SOURCE: NewsOne.com […]
EAST CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – We’ve learned of more violence that appears tied to someone trying to make a deal with a meeting after an ad on the popular website Craigslist. The latest trouble happened in East Cleveland with shots fired and a woman even struck in the leg. Police say Thursday afternoon a […]
*While snippets of this dropped last week, today marks the full reveal of Bud Light’s Super Bowl commercial featuring hidden camera footage of a normal guy having wild night – a portion of which includes Don Cheadle and a llama. The commercial opens with the guy, Ian Rapoport, in a bar being approached by a […]
Kmart has released a taboo commercial for Joe Boxer. The “#ShowYourJoe” ad is part of Kmart’s holiday-themed Joe Boxer items being sold at their store and online. In the commercial, you see men who are playing the bells place their hand-held bells down and start playing another tune…with a different set of bells. Must […]
*Foot Locker is getting into the spirit of the holidays with its new “Week of Greatness” themed ads that see famous athletes poking fun at their scandals. The ads are based around “things that make you feel all’s right with the world,” which Cleveland Cavaliers star Kyrie Irving dreams about while courtside with his […]
Despite the ugly backlash incited by a Cheerios commercial featuring a mixed race family, the ad’s six-year-old star is all smiles. Grace Colbert, the adorable actress who plays the daughter in the recent ad, sat down with her biological parents, Janet and Christopher Colbert, for an interview on MSNBC on Tuesday. When asked what Grace […]