tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11279250.post2916769511557809278..comments2024-02-13T01:35:29.765-06:00Comments on MultiCultClassics: 12906: mcgarrybowenbullshit.HighJivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11372784671087002387noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11279250.post-36241433616538408572015-10-28T11:12:56.097-05:002015-10-28T11:12:56.097-05:00Relevant today, relevant to this, and relevant to ...Relevant today, relevant to this, and relevant to the ad industry's "diversity of thought" blandness:<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/01/magazine/has-diversity-lost-its-meaning.html?_r=1<br /><br />"Has Diversity Lost Its Meaning"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11279250.post-18457824530790849092015-10-26T16:02:27.028-05:002015-10-26T16:02:27.028-05:00It’s not just mcgarry that’s knee deep in bullshit...It’s not just mcgarry that’s knee deep in bullshit at the moment. The 3 Percent Conference is going on, and overlooking the huge elephant in the room (the lack of anyone black in it right now, for instance) in favor of the vague and palatable “diversity of thought” and “diversity of experience” <br /><br />Why do they do that? Is it because it’s easier to claim that advertising is diverse, or making strides, if you count old white people, LGBT white people, disabled white people and tech minded white people as points in your favor? <br /><br />eBay’s CMO saying "Diversity is not only abt gender or race, it's critical to have diversity of thought on your teams" https://twitter.com/sunnyside306/status/658717758302109696<br /><br />“Diversity is not only race, gender, sexual orientation, but diversity of experience.” https://twitter.com/3PercentConf/status/658716744761102336<br /><br />Unilver’s VP insisting “The diversity in thought is what matters; sometimes it's not so important to see the faces at the table” https://twitter.com/tknolan/status/658716208288669696<br /><br />That huge bastion of diversity TBWA chiming in to say “If the diversity of thinking is there, you're going to see it in the work.” https://twitter.com/TBWAChiatNY/status/658718601017479168noreasternoreply@blogger.com