tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11279250.post2797401749145639315..comments2024-02-13T01:35:29.765-06:00Comments on MultiCultClassics: 13329: HP Diverted Diversity BS.HighJivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11372784671087002387noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11279250.post-67108189406224454822016-09-05T12:59:53.041-05:002016-09-05T12:59:53.041-05:00http://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/q-a-hp-s-ant...http://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/q-a-hp-s-antonio-lucio-diversity-matters/305716/<br /><br /><br />Ad Age: How are you working toward more internal diversity with people of color?<br /><br />Mr. Lucio: The single biggest opportunity around the world is female, so we decided to focus on that first. Within the U.S. and some countries we need to increase our representation of people of color and that will be our next phase.<br /><br />Seriously? SERIOUSLY? Is this man so blind to the way people of color have been shut out in American ad agencies that he’s ignoring the obvious? And throwing a global smokescreen over the top?<br /><br />Walk into any large American ad agency. There are ALWAYS WOMEN PRESENT. They may not be in the upper levels to the liking of the 3 Percent Crowd BUT THERE ARE WOMEN PRESENT.<br /><br />Now do the same thing and try and count the number of black or brown staff, NOT ON FOREIGN VISAS, NOT INTERNS, that aren’t holding brooms or security badges. You’ll end up with between “zero” and “less than zero” in most cases. <br /><br />But the white women must be helped first, of course. Because as Mr. Blind here says, there “might” be a wee small problem with the number of people of color in the U.S., but it’s obviously not as urgent as making sure white women hit 50%/50% equity before attention is turned to those issues. <br /><br />And because he’s painting this as a global issue, now we’ll get holding companies saying, “Our Indian ad agencies are nearly entirely Indian! See how diverse we are?! Multicultural goal achieved!” Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11279250.post-28374626962956574022016-09-03T17:59:39.043-05:002016-09-03T17:59:39.043-05:00Seriously?
They're going to fix the (white) w...Seriously?<br /><br />They're going to fix the (white) woman problem first?<br /><br />Wouldn't it have just been easier to say, "Men of color to the back of the bus, wait your turn?"<br /><br />Thanks, HP and Antonio Lucio, for making sure everyone knows their place and where clients' priorities are. <br /><br />That some stellar commitment to diversity right there. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com