tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11279250.post7733747400499398719..comments2024-02-13T01:35:29.765-06:00Comments on MultiCultClassics: 12430: Dumb Woman Perspective.HighJivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11372784671087002387noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11279250.post-7751754485674610782015-01-28T10:52:37.441-06:002015-01-28T10:52:37.441-06:00How ‘bout we talk “diversification.”
Why does ev...How ‘bout we talk “diversification.” <br /><br />Why does every one of these calls for diversifying, by white women, result in agencies just adding even more white women to the staff?<br /><br />Or adding more white women to the jury?<br /><br />Or sticking some vaguely ethnic actors in a campaign created by white men and women?<br /><br />And then everyone celebrates how “diverse” advertising suddenly is in 2015?<br /><br />Forgive me if I don’t shake my pompoms. <br /><br />If I saw 3% minority ad agency employees in positions other than receptionist or unpaid student intern, that would be like a tenfold improvement over what there is now. <br /><br />Then I’d shake my damn pompoms. Rollinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11279250.post-84067269639948981722015-01-27T23:58:36.686-06:002015-01-27T23:58:36.686-06:00As a woman, of color, working in the advertising w...As a woman, of color, working in the advertising world, I'd just like to say that all of these white woman campaigning for more women in ad agencies are sucking all of the air out of the room. And hoarding it for themselves.<br /><br />Discussions of truly diversifying our industry have died, and all talk is now of "parity for women" and "giving women space to create." Forgetting that there's already a lot of women, mostly white women, at agencies everywhere you look. <br /><br />How about all of these women stop complaining about "only 3% of women being Creative Directors"(supposedly. It's really closer to 10%) and discuss why THEY THEMSELVES have locked minorities out of 99.9% of advertising completely?CanIGetMyHELLYEAHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11279250.post-71384331281233383702015-01-24T09:45:13.210-06:002015-01-24T09:45:13.210-06:00No, simply acknowledging the author opts to fight ...No, simply acknowledging the author opts to fight a battle that isn’t really a big issue. That is, women in advertising are doing just fine. Even <a href="http://multicultclassics.blogspot.com/2010/09/8014-peggy-olson-begs-to-differ.html" rel="nofollow">female ad leaders</a> have <a href="http://multicultclassics.blogspot.com/2012/03/9849-advertising-is-womens-work.html" rel="nofollow">questioned</a> if they truly face extra challenges in the field because of their gender. <br /><br />Additionally, like so many in the advertising industry—especially White men and White women—the author opts to ignore the greater diversity problem, despite being completely aware of it. As an alleged leader of organizations, where she surely must have the ability to influence hiring decisions, does she not have a professional and moral obligation to address diversity? Again, the post simply sought to point out that she knows the greater diversity issue is out there, yet chooses to do nothing. <br /><br />Thanks for the comment.HighJivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372784671087002387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11279250.post-88666881726076113002015-01-24T08:24:41.187-06:002015-01-24T08:24:41.187-06:00What an utterly ridiculous conclusion to draw. Ar...What an utterly ridiculous conclusion to draw. Are you truly saying that people who are writing to support equality for women are racist simply because they aren't tackling that injustice too? Complete rubbish. If she had been writing to decry the racial inequality in the industry and hadn't mentioned women would you have been arguing that she was a misogynist?<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com