That Kohl’s “Gotta Go to Kohl’s on Black Friday” Commercial
• November 22, 2011 • Comments Off on That Kohl’s “Gotta Go to Kohl’s on Black Friday” CommercialPosted 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
Those Packer Aaron Rodgers Associated Bank Commercials
• October 21, 2011 • Comments Off on Those Packer Aaron Rodgers Associated Bank CommercialsPosted 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
Is The Summer’s Eve Ad Campaign Celebrating “Hail to The V” Really Hell to The No?
• July 21, 2011 • 4 CommentsPosted 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
On Haitus for a Couple of Days More…Sorry. But Here’s A Little Something Something from Foghorn Leghorn
• April 10, 2011 • Comments Off on On Haitus for a Couple of Days More…Sorry. But Here’s A Little Something Something from Foghorn LeghornPosted in Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Health, Love, Plastic Surgery, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wendy Williams, Who I Am, Women
Tags: African Americans, Barnyard Dawg, Black Women, Blacks, Commercials, Common Sense, David Prosser, Foghorn Leghorn, GEICO, Golden Age of Warner Bros. Cartoons, Henery Hawk, Hiatus, Laptop, Madison WI, Resolving Problems, Self Image, Suzanne Somers, Television Commercials, TV Commercial, Warner Bros., Wendy Williams, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Supreme Court
That “Hey, Marcel” AT&T Commercial
• March 23, 2011 • 17 CommentsPosted 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
My Favorite Super Bowl Ads
• February 7, 2011 • Comments Off on My Favorite Super Bowl AdsPosted 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
The Old Spice Guy Returns…
• 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
That Godiva Chocolate “Bar” Commercial with The Voice of Hercule Poirot
• December 9, 2010 • 2 CommentsPosted in Books, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Fashion, Uncategorized
Tags: "Amélie", Acme Idea Co., Advertising Campaign, Agatha Christie, Audrey Tautou, Belgian, Belgium, Commercials, Costa del Sol, David Suchet, Godiva Chocolatier, Hercule Poirot, Madison WI, Marbella Spain, New York, New York Times, PBS, Public Broadcasting System, South Norwalk, Spain, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Television Commercials, The New York Times, Voiceover, Willy Street Coop, World War II
Those Banned Utah State Fair Ads
• September 18, 2010 • Comments Off on Those Banned Utah State Fair AdsPosted in African American History, Black People, Class, Commercials, Cultural History, Obama Administration, Race, Sexuality, Television
Tags: Ads, African Americans, Barry White, Black Farmers, Blacks, Blue Ribbons, Commercials, Competitions, Cows, Farmers, Gladys Knight, Inner Barry White, Kiss My Black Ads, Latter-Day Saints, Markus T. Boddie, Mormons, Pigs, Racism, Sex, Stereotypes, The Seventies, Utah, Utah State Fair, Utahns, You Tube
That Pine Sol Sista: The “Intensity” Campaign is a Straight Up Winner
• May 7, 2010 • Comments Off on That Pine Sol Sista: The “Intensity” Campaign is a Straight Up WinnerPosted in Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Commercials, Consumerism, Cultural History, Diane Amos, Race, Sexuality, Television, Women
Tags: "Advertising Age", "Balancing Act", "Intensity" Campaign, "Mandingo", "Notorious", Actress, Advertising, Barbara Billingsley, Black Man, Black Women, Comedian, Commercials, DDB, Death + Taxes, Diane Amos, Housework, James Medellin, Lesbian Mom, Mopping Floors, Olivia Cruises, Pepper Miller, Pine Sol, Sexuality, Shannon Hassett, The Clorox Corporation, The Economy, The Great Recession, Voice-Over, White Man
Queen-Sized Model in Banned Lane Bryant Ad: ABC Can’t Handle the Truth
• April 23, 2010 • Comments Off on Queen-Sized Model in Banned Lane Bryant Ad: ABC Can’t Handle the TruthPosted in Ashley Graham, Big Beautiful Women, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Commercials, Cultural History, Fashion, Health, Love, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Weight Gain/Lack/Loss, Womanism, Women
Tags: "American Idol", "The New York Post", ABC, Advertisement, Ashley Graham, Banned, BBW, Big Beautiful Women, Commercials, Fifteen Minutes, Fox, Jiggle, Lane Bryant, Marilyn Monroe, Marketing, Mo'Nique, Plus Size Women, Queen Latifah, Queen Size Women, Rupert Murdoch, Self-Acceptance, Self-Respect, Size 14, Size 16, Viral, Viral Commercials
That Brother in The Old Spice Commercial
• February 26, 2010 • Comments Off on That Brother in The Old Spice CommercialPosted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Commercials, Fashion, History, Television, Women, World War II
Tags: "Smell Like a Man Man", "The Original. If Your Grandfather Hadn't Worn It You Wouldn't Exist", 30-Second Star, Boat, Commercials, Dads, Diamonds, Early American Old Spice, Grandfather, Great-Grandfather, Horse, Isaiah Mustafa, Leather, Manly Man, Manly Men, Old Spice, Old Spice After Shave, Old Spice Body Wash, Pipes, Proctor & Gamble, Sailing Ships, Shower, The Greatest Generation, The Shulton Company, Turtlenecks, TV Commercials, Tweeds, Viral Commercial, White Horse, White Sandy Beach
That Vick’s Nyquil Commercial With the Deep Sleepers
• January 2, 2010 • Comments Off on That Vick’s Nyquil Commercial With the Deep SleepersPosted in Black People, Commercials, Health, People of Color, Television
Tags: Aches, Cold and Flu Medication, Colds, Commercials, Dion, Fat, Fever, Flu, Hairy, Make-Up, Nyquil, Relief, Rest, Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Snoring, Stroke, Stuffy Noses, Symptoms, Ugly, Unattractive, Vick's
That GEICO Commercial Featuring Elmer Fudd
• December 31, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in Art, Commercials, Film, History, Television, Warner Bros. Cartoons
Tags: Arthur Q. Bryan, Billy West, Bugs Bunny, Commercials, Elmer Fudd, Elmer J. Fudd, GEICO, Golden Age of Warner Bros. Cartoons, Greg Burson, Hunter, Mad City, Mel Blanc, Old Grey Hare, Pronunciation, Rabbits, Rs, Slurring Speech, Speech Impediment, Tweety Bird, Wabbits, Warner Bros., Ws
The End of Free TV?
• December 29, 2009 • 2 CommentsPosted in Class, Consumerism, Education, Film, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: ABC, Cable, Cable Industry, Cable TV, CBS, Comcast, Commercials, Digital Channels, DirecTV, Fox, Mergers, NBC, Television, The Web, TiVo, TV, TV Networks, TV Stations
The Intel “Rockstar” Commercial
• June 5, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in Class, Commercials, People of Color, Science, Television
Tags: "Rock Star", Ajay Bhatt, Commercials, Geeks, Imagination, Intel, Science, Scientists, Techies, Technology
The Story of Stuff
• May 11, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in Black People, Class, Commercials, Consumerism, Education, Television, The Economy, The Rest of the World
Tags: African Americans, Anti-Capitalism, Blacks, Climate Change, Commercials, Common Sense, Communities of Color, Conservation, Consumerism, Lower Middle Class, Neo-Luddites, New Models, Poor, Self Image, Socialism, Toxic Dumps, Waste
Darth Vader Don’t Apologize: James Earl Jones Calls The Tea Party Racist
• July 14, 2012 • Comments Off on Darth Vader Don’t Apologize: James Earl Jones Calls The Tea Party RacistPosted in American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Cultural History, Obama Administration, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement
Tags: "The Best Man", African Americans, Baggers, Barack Obama, Blacks, Commentary, Commercials, Common Sense, Cornel West, Darth Vader, Dr. Cornel West, Gore Vidal, James Earl Jones, Jones, Little Darth Vader, Max Page, President Barack Obama, Public Intellectualism, Racism, Republicans, Star Wars, Tavis Smiley, Tea Party, TV Commercial, United States, Voice of Darth Vader, Volkswagen