Not too long ago I posted about a recent rally against Sony and their v. stupid ad. It was really validating for me to note that as a person of color, that there was a unified voice in being completely offended and vocal about this advertising campaign.

I mean.... Come *ON* people. How could that not be totally offensive?

So god bless the fact that a couple of weeks of noise was sufficient to have the ad pulled.

Finally catching up with news & having these thoughts complete mulling in my head,I was pleased to note the following:

a) Flickr was used for grassroots awareness on the issue. That same image was posted by several people to raise awareness and trigger discussions.

b) Blogging & elevating visibility of offensive materials works to change marketing campaigns.
Well. Sometimes. At least the response seems to be faster than in years past.

ie: Details Magazine article

Abercrombie

c) I'm just hoping that some people either get canned for such moronic decisions or get beaten up by a whole bunch of ignorant rednecks too. Because man, that would be like so totally ironic and stuff.