Did anything interesting happen at Advertising Week 2022? The featured speakers spotlighted lots of celebrities, including Elmo and Tango. It appears, however, that there were minimal DE&I events, which perfectly reflects Adland’s diminishing interest in racial and ethnic equality. At this point, Muppets trump multiculturalism.
As always, Advertising Week compensates by hiring recording artists of color to entertain the Caucasian crowds—this year, Ludacris served as headliner for the wrap party.
In short, Adland—and Advertising Week—exhibit almost zero progress in terms of racial and ethnic diversity, equity and inclusion since 2006 at least. Now, that’s ludicrous.
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