6648: Popeye’s Chicken Spot Am What It Am.

Superspy’s rant on the latest Popeye’s Chicken commercial inspired 60+ comments. Now the creatives at the responsible advertising agency are insisting they were against the spot, blaming its production on GSD&M CEO Roy Spence and Popeye’s CMO Dick Lynch. Nice. Throw your leader and client under the bus. Talk about running like chickens with their asses plucked clean. But seriously, Annie the Chicken Queen is only carrying on a grand tradition.

6644: Don’t Love That Chicken From Popeye’s.

Superspy at Agency Spy shat on the latest Popeye’s Chicken commercial, clucking that the message pushes racial stereotypes. Must admit the spot inspired eye rolling and head shaking at MultiCultClassics. At the same time, Popeye’s has been producing bona fide bullshit for a while—even igniting parodies. Hell, Popeye’s even offends in Korea.

6467: This And That From DDB.

Superspy of Agency Spy posted a perspective on the diversity initiatives at DDB (Note: The link doesn’t seem to work—visit Agency Spy and scroll to Thursday, February 19). It’s definitely deserving of a chuckle. Also worth noting is a PowerPoint presentation defining the DDB commitment to inclusive living. One bullet reads:

DDB creates communications that represent the society we live in on behalf of our client partners. As communicators, it is our job to represent all cultures appropriately without reinforcing stereotypes or cultural boundaries.

Okey-doke. So what’s the explanation for this, this and this? And if you open the Omnicom umbrella, you’ll see this, this, this, this, and this. Imagine that.

5981: Superspy Unplugged.

Superspy at Agency Spy delivers a rant worth reading.

5874: Spy Prerogative.

They say it’s a woman’s prerogative to change her mind. Well, the woman best known as SuperSpy might rewrite the statement to read: It’s a woman’s prerogative to change her blog. From Agency Spy to The Fifth Column to The Brief. Now she’s back at Agency Spy. At least for six months. Mark your calendars.

5767: The Irresistible Siren Song Of Ad Blogging.

The former SuperSpy of AgencySpy, after spending a short stint as Sabrina Duncan at the short-lived The Fifth Column, has resurfaced with The Brief. No formal announcement yet on the latest secret identity.