16270: Delayed WTF 55—Mad Men On Memorial Day.

MultiCultClassics is often occupied with real work. As a result, a handful of events occur without the expected blog commentary. This limited series—Delayed WTF—seeks to make belated amends for the absence of malice.

 

The 2023 Memorial Day post inspired additional thinking.

 

In the AMC series Mad Men, lead character Don Draper was a military veteran. Apparently, the man’s real name was Dick Whitman, who served in the Korean War. When a comrade—Lt. Don Draper—was killed in an explosion, Whitman swapped dog tags and assumed Draper’s identity in order to desert the conflict. Hell, he even accepted an undeserved medal.

 

This is symbolically reflective of contemporary Mad Men who have found the DE&I battle too much to handle—abandoning their duties and pledges for justice in deliberately deceptive style. And many are deserting after receiving undeserved accolades including ADCOLOR^® Awards.

 

In short, most Mad Men are cowardly, opportunistic, and racist Dicks.