ExiledInIllinois Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=16924893 Oh my! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I laughed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 :lol: Anything that makes the networks look like the idiots they are is fine with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Where'e the boycott of NBC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 /facepalm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Where'e the boycott of NBC? Where are the protests? Where is Al Sharpton? (Oh, that's right. Making $ by squaking gibberish on MSNBC.) JUSTICE FOR GABBY!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 What happened... I'm on my phone and all I see is an article on rowdy Gaines/Micheal phelps http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=16924893 Oh my! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldTraveller Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 The ad was made well before Douglass won, this is stupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 The ad was made well before Douglass won, this is stupid Yeah, but it aired was while she was competing. Imagine if Fox News had done this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Can someone summarize this? That link says nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Can someone summarize this? That link says nothing. Right after announcing the first black girl to win the individual all-around in gymnastics, NBC cuts directly to a commercial with a monkey swinging on the bars doing gymnastics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Right after announcing the first black girl to win the individual all-around in gymnastics, NBC cuts directly to a commercial with a monkey swinging on the bars doing gymnastics. Oh no they didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Don't they slot the commercials well beforehand anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Oh no they didn't. Much egg on many faces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Don't they slot the commercials well beforehand anyway? I'm sure they are, but either way it was nothing more than a coincidence and anyone making a deal about it shout probably STFU because they're trying to make noise where none is required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I'm sure they are, but either way it was nothing more than a coincidence and anyone making a deal about it shout probably STFU because they're trying to make noise where none is required. It's still pretty funny, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Don't they slot the commercials well beforehand anyway? Even if it were slotted, a monkey doing gymnastics, when it should have been known that there would be a black girl participating in gymnastics, is something that should have been re-thought by the several layers of people the commercial likely went through. Of course it's much ado about nothing, but the point is the hypocrisy in there being no outrage, because it was shown on NBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I'm sure they are, but either way it was nothing more than a coincidence and anyone making a deal about it shout probably STFU because they're trying to make noise where none is required. I don't think anyone is really outraged about it. It's just funny to watch these maroons step in it; especially given their undying allegiance to politically correctness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 I don't think anyone is really outraged about it. It's just funny to watch these maroons step in it; especially given their undying allegiance to politically correctness. Ouch... Gotta be careful with the term "maroon" and how you define it! ;-) ;-) That was my point. A gaffe is a gaffe. For all the micromanging and control that is done at the corporate level, they don't see this?? How does it get to this point? I bring up the Reebok gaffe years ago. They get all the way to production of a WOMANS gym shoe and they name it: Incubus. WTF? Same with the shoes Addidas was just going to put out... You know, the one's with the fake ankle irons... LoL... Who's steering this ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Ouch... Gotta be careful with the term "maroon" and how you define it! ;-) ;-) That was my point. A gaffe is a gaffe. For all the micromanging and control that is done at the corporate level, they don't see this?? How does it get to this point? I bring up the Reebok gaffe years ago. They get all the way to production of a WOMANS gym shoe and they name it: Incubus. WTF? Same with the shoes Addidas was just going to put out... You know, the one's with the fake ankle irons... LoL... Who's steering this ship? The sad part is that after the "Monday" incident I actually did a quick e v a l of "maroon" to make sure it hadn't acquired a racial connotation since I last heard it used. Hell, I once heard someone say "porch monkey" was a racial slur. Gotta be careful these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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