Archive for the 'Commercials' Category
• June 11, 2013 •
Comments Off on Little Grace Colbert, Star of the Cheerios Biracial Family Ad, and Her Parents Speak
Posted in African American History, American History, Black People, Celebrity Children, Class, Commercials, Cultural History, Food, Grace Colbert, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Race, Sexuality, Stephen Colbert, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Biracial Children, Biracial Girl, Biracials, Cheerios, Christopher Colbert, General Mills, Grace Colbert, Interracial Marriage, Interracing, Janet Colbert, Meaghan Hatcher-Mays, Multiracial, Nichelle Nichols, Rodney Allen Rippy, Stephen Colbert, United States, YouTube
• May 31, 2013 •
1 Comment
Posted in Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Commercials, Cultural History, Facebook, Food, Health, Love, People of Color, Race, The Heart, Weight Gain/Lack/Loss
Tags: AdWeek, African Americans, Barack Obama, Biracial Children, Biracials, Black Women, Blacks, Cheerios, Children, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Facebook, General Mills, Jane Eyre, Latinos, Love, Marriage, Motherhood, Racism, Reddit, Sally Hemings, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Virginia, WalMart, YouTube
• April 3, 2013 •
Comments Off on That Oscar Mayer Honey Baked Ham-Brutally Honest Grandpa Commercial
Posted in Class, Commercials, Cooking, Cultural History, Food, Health, Television, Wisconsin
Tags: BuzzFeed, General Foods, Health, Hot Dogs, Kraft Foods, Luncheon Meats, Madison, Oscar Mayer, Sandwiches, TV Commercials, United States, Viral Commercials, Wienermobile
• March 14, 2012 •
1 Comment
Posted in Abortion, African American History, American History, American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Commercials, Cultural History, Discrimination, Education, European History, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Obama Administration, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Reproductive Rights, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Television, The Catholic Church
Tags: "The Handmaid's Tale", Adolf Hitler, African Americans, Barack Obama, Beale Street, Blacks, Christian Fundamentalists, Elvis Presley, Fascism, Jesse Owens, Margaret Atwood, Memphis TN, Political Ad, Political Commercial, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Republic of Gilead, Republican, Rick Santorum, Sex, United States, White Citizens Councils
• March 6, 2012 •
1 Comment
Posted in Animals, CGI Cartoons, Class, Clay Animation, Commercials, Cultural History, Food, Health, Willie Nelson
Tags: AdWeek, Burritos, Chipotle, Coldplay, Free-Range, Grammy Award, iTunes, Johnny Kelly, Michael Pollan, Omnivore's Dilemma, PSA, Scientist, Sustainable Farming, The Grammys, The Red-Headed Stranger, Willie Nelson
• February 22, 2012 •
3 Comments
Posted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, Commercials, Cultural History, Facebook, Gossip, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Music, Protestant Denominations, Public Television, Religion, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Whitney Houston
Tags: Abortion, African Americans, Anna, Banna, Black Women, Blacks, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Book Reviews, Chris Brown, Divorce, Downton Abbey, Eddie, Eddie Long, Facebook, Funeral, Gillette, Growing Up, Hair Relaxers, John Chadima, Marriage, Mr. Bates, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Ray J, Rihanna, Rihanna Fenty, Scott Walker, United States, Vanessa Long, Whitney Houston, Wisconsin
• January 14, 2012 •
1 Comment
Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Commercials, Consumer Fraud, Cultural History, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Stranger in a Strange Land", Atlanta, Born again (Christianity), Divorce, Eddie Long, Elev8, Ephren Taylor, Lithonia GA, Lithonia Georgia, New Birth, New Birth Christian Academy, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, New Year, New Year's Day, New Years Eve, News One, Prosperity Gospel, Religious, Television Commercials, Valentine Michael Smith
• January 8, 2012 •
Comments Off on Those Jennifer Hudson, Charles Barkley, and Janet Jackson Weight-Loss Commercials
Posted in African American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Commercials, Consumerism, Cultural History, Health, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Hudson, Jon Stewart/"The Daily Show", Love, Race, Television, The Heart, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "American Idol", "Good Morning America", Academy Award, Atlanta Hawks, Charles Barkley, Dreamgirls, Health, Hudson, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Hudson, Nutrisystem, TNT, Weight Loss, Weight Watcher, Weight Watchers
• December 8, 2011 •
Comments Off on That GEICO “Rowing Guinea Pigs” Commercial
Posted in Animals, Black People, CGI Cartoons, Class, Comedy, Commercials, Cultural History, Television
Tags: "Ad-Week", "Advertising Age", "Easier Way to Save", Advertising, Advertising Campaign, AdWeek, African Americans, Black People, Blacks, CGI, Charlton Heston, Critters, Gecko, GEICO, Guinea, Guinea Pigs, iPhone, Richmond VA, Row, Television Commercials, The GEICO Gecko, The Martin Agency, United States, YouTube
• November 22, 2011 •
Comments Off on That Kohl’s “Gotta Go to Kohl’s on Black Friday” Commercial
Posted in Class, Commercials, Consumerism, Cultural History, Holidays, Music, Television
Tags: Adrants, Advertising, Black Friday, Bullying, Buying, Christmas, Christmas Shopping Season, Commercials, Department Store Chain, Friday, Kohl, Kohl's, Midnight, Music, Music Jingle, Rebecca Black, Sales, Shopping, Teenage Girl, Teenager, Threats, TV Commercials, Visible Measures, Xmas, Youth
• November 14, 2011 •
Comments Off on That Bootsy Collins “Old Navy” Commercial
Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Black People, Bootsy and Catfish Collins, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Commercials, Cultural History, Health, Health Care/The Public Option, Music, Television
Tags: Advertising Campaign, Bootologist, Bootsy Collins, Dr. Funkenstein, Erykah Badu, Facebook, Funnovations Inc., Gap Inc, George Clinton, James Brown, Kyle Willis, Lane Bryant, Old Navy, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Snoop Dogg, Supermodelquins, Talk Bass Forum, United States, William "Bootsy" Collins, Willy Wonka, Yo Gabba Gabba
• October 21, 2011 •
Comments Off on Those Packer Aaron Rodgers Associated Bank Commercials
Posted in Aaron Rodgers, Acting, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Commercials, Consumerism, Cultural History, Film, Health, Love, Sexuality, Sports, Television, The Green Bay Packers, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: Aaron, Aaron Rodgers, Acting, Actress, Admiration, Associated Banc-Corp, Associated Bank, Chicago, Commercials, Edith, Elderly Women, Football, Go Pack!, Green Bay, Green Bay Packers, Green Bay WI, Laughlin Constable, Marjorie Main, Milwaukee, Minnesota Vikings, Quarterback, Reta Shaw, Rodgers, Super Bowl, Television Commercials, The Chicago Bears, United States, Wisconsin
• July 21, 2011 •
4 Comments
Posted in Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Commercials, Health, People of Color, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Advertising, Angela Bryant, Asian American Women, Ay, Black Women, Chicana-Latina, Commercials, Douche, Douches, Douching, Ethnicity, Feminine Cleansing, Feminine Hygiene, Feminine Odor, Feminine Wash, Hispanic and Latino Americans, Latina, Latinas, People, Personal Care Products, Richards Group, Summers Eve, TV Ads, TV Commercials, Vagina, Vaginas, VaJayJays, Women
• July 14, 2011 •
3 Comments
Posted in Class, Commercials, Food, Love, Television, Television Series, Women
Tags: "That's For Babies", Artificial Sweetener, Big G, Business, Cheerios, Children, Fake Sugar, General Mills, Growing Up, Hanna-Barbera, Honey Nut Cheerios, House, Kayla Colbert, Mother, Motherhood, Parent, Pat Benatar, Rylie Colbert, Saturday Morning Cartoons, Single Parent, Sugar, TV Commercials, Twinkles the Magic Elephant, Yogi Bear
• July 13, 2011 •
1 Comment
Posted in American History, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Class, Commercials, Democrats, Journalism and Ethics, Labor History, National Issues, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: August 16, August 9, Candidates, Charles Franklin, Daily Kos, Dave Hansen, Democratic, Democratic Primary, District 12, District 22, District 30, Fake Candidates, Fred Clark, Jennifer Shilling, Jessica King, Jim Holperin, July 12, July 19, Luther Olsen, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Nancy Nusbaum, Randy Hopper, Recall Elections, Recalls, Repubicans, Republican, Robert Wirch, Sandra Pasch, Shelly Moore, The Fabulous 14, UW-Madison
• June 15, 2011 •
2 Comments
Posted in Class, Commercials, Health, Love, Television, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: "We Like You Better", Ads, Advertising, Advertising Campaign, BBDO, Cheese Curds, DISH Network, Green Bay Packers, Harley-Davidson, Knees, Knupp & Watson & Wallman, KW2, Lava Lamp, Local Ad Firm, Madison, Meriter Health Services, Oscar Mayer, Rayovac, Romance, Southern Wisconsin, Teresa, Victory Dance, WI, Wisconsin
• May 28, 2011 •
Comments Off on The Ancestors Welcome Poet-Singer-Musician Gil Scott-Heron, Known For “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”; Father of the Spoken Word Movement and a Progenitor of Hip Hop
Posted in African American History, American Politics, Black Britons/British Caribbean, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Commercials, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Environmental Crimes, Hate Crimes, Homelessness, Jamaica/British Caribbean, Joblessness, Music, National Issues, Race, Revolutions, Television, Television Series, The Rest of the World
Tags: "Winter in America", African American, Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, Alec Wilkinson, Blacks, Brenda Sykes, Brian Jackson, Chuck D, Drug Addict, Drugs, Gia Scott-Heron, Gil Scott-Heron, I'm New Here, Jamaica, Jamaican Ancestry, Kanye West, Musician, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, New York, New York City, Racism, Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Ron Carter, Small Talk at 125th and Lenox, The Seventies, The Sixties, United States, We Almost Lost Detroit
• May 6, 2011 •
Comments Off on Phoebe.
Posted in Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Commercials, Cultural History, Differently-Abled, Health, Jews, Love, Memoir, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Phoebe Snow, Race, Religion, Spirituality, Stroke, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Weight Gain/Lack/Loss, Women
Tags: "Fresh", African Americans, Ashkenazi, Bessie Smith, Big Bill Broonzey, Billie Holiday, Blacks, Bohemian, CeCe Peniston, Children, Constables on Patrol, Differently-Abled, DNA Analysis, DNA profiling, Four-Octaves, General Foods, George Clinton, Gloria Steinem, Greenwich Village, Growing Up, Hallmark, Howard Stern, Iberian Peninsula, Jackson Browne, Jewry, Jews, Jimi Hendrix, Love, Martha Graham, Mavis Staples, Medically-Induced Coma, Michael McDonald, Michelob, Mother, Mother's Day, Muslims, New York, New York Rock and Soul Revue, Passing, Phil Kearns, Phoebe Ann Loeb, Phoebe Snow, Poetry Man, Robert DeNiro, Santana, Sephardic, Singer Songwriter, Sly Stone, Television Commercials, The Seventies, The Sisters of Glory, Thelma Houston, TV Commercials, Valerie Kearns, Woodstock 25
• April 30, 2011 •
Comments Off on That Brother in The “Detectives” Nicorette Gum Commercial
Posted in Black People, Class, Comedy, Commercials, Crime, Cultural History, Television, Television Series
Tags: "Dave", "Malcolm in the Middle", "The Bold and The Beautiful", African Americans, Arts, Blacks, Cartwright, Chiat Day, Dan Martin, Dave Kovic, Double, Duane Stevenson, Fringe, Kevin Kline, New York, Nicorette, Shark, Ving Rhames
• March 29, 2011 •
Comments Off on That GEICO “Do Dogs Chase Cats?” Commercial
Posted in Animals, Comedy, Commercials, Television
Tags: "Bullitt", "Do Dogs Chase Cats?", 30-Second Spot, Car Chases, Comedy, GEICO, Humor, Insurance, Martin Agency, Recreation, Saturday Night Live, Steve McQueen, Television Advertisement, Toonces the Driving Cat, TV Ad
• March 24, 2011 •
Comments Off on Serena Williams Shows What She’s Got in An “Unauthorized” Top Spin 4 Ad (w/Update)
Posted in Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Commercials, Cultural History, Fashion, Sexuality, Sports, Venus and Serena Williams, Women
Tags: 2K Sports, Anna Kournikova, Ass-ets, Clot, Lung, Maria Sharapova, Marketing, Reverse Psychology, Rileah Vanderbilt, Serena Williams, Tennis, Top Spin 4, Viral, YouTube
• March 23, 2011 •
17 Comments
Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Comedy, Commercials, Cultural History, People of Color, Sports, Television, Television Series, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Dark Ride", Andrea Bogart, AT&T, AT&T U-Verse, Black Man, Cable Channels, Commercial, Commercials, General Hospital, Ghost Whisperer, Hey Marcel, Latino, Marcel, Marcel Marceau, Marcello Mastrioanni, My Multiview, Sophia Loren, Syfy, Television, TV Commercial, You Tube
• February 7, 2011 •
Comments Off on My Favorite Super Bowl Ads
Posted in Class, Commercials, Cultural History, Film, Love, Sports, Television, The Super Bowl
Tags: "Coca Cola Siege", "Cowboys and Aliens", "House Sitting", "One Epic Ride", "Rango", "The Force", 2011, Advertising, Chad Vader, Commercials, Doritos, Facebook, Kia Optima, Pepsi, Pepsi Max, Super Bowl, Television, Television Commercials, The Super Bowl, YouTube
• February 2, 2011 •
Comments Off on That Office Depot Commercial About A Baker Who Wins The Organization Battle As Well As A Reality Show
Posted in Class, Commercials, Cooking, Cultural History, Reality Shows, Television
Tags: "Baker Battles", "Top Chef", Asian American, Asian Americans, Asian Cuisine, Baker Death Match, Baking, Beth, Cable Channel, Cooking, Cuisine, Culinary Arts, Cupcake, Office Depot, Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, Reality Show, Recipe, Television, United States
• January 28, 2011 •
Comments Off on The Old Spice Guy Returns…
Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Commercials, Cultural History, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Advertising, Advertising Campaign, African Americans, After Shave, Blacks, Commercials, Isaiah Mustafa, Men, Men's Toiletries, Old Spice, Old Spice After Shave, Proctor & Gamble, Sex, Sexy, Television Commercials, The Old Spice Guy, Tongue-in-Cheek, Women
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