tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11279250.post1388242794742087434..comments2024-02-13T01:35:29.765-06:00Comments on MultiCultClassics: 12801: DDB’s Diversity Delegator.HighJivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11372784671087002387noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11279250.post-22481542445679214092015-08-05T10:27:16.237-05:002015-08-05T10:27:16.237-05:00Damn. Since 2009 he's been yacking about this ...Damn. Since 2009 he's been yacking about this and nothing has changed? Has anyone ever held him (or anyone, hell) accountable for actual NUMBERS? Data? <br /><br />He seemed so young and fired up in 2009, and I'm young in this industry too but literally it's the same old circle of nothing changing since then, until now. He should have known better or learned something since then, right?<br /><br />And how does the agency get off with doing the thing they always do? SOmeone sues, or threatens to sue, agency hires an ineffective black diversity officer.<br /><br />Someone sues, or threatens to sue, agency hires an ineffective black diversity officer.<br /><br />Someone sues and... etc. <br /><br />?<br /><br />And what happens when the threat of that 20 mil discrimination lawsuit goes away? He just goes to part time or consultant status or somethign? Or do these black diversity officers ride off into the sunset and just all join the Adcolor board?dejanothingnewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11279250.post-35131956182025473902015-08-05T09:56:10.193-05:002015-08-05T09:56:10.193-05:00So basically hes saying ethnic diversity is not th...So basically hes saying ethnic diversity is not the issue here its "generational diversity" and "white female diversity". Every 5 years or so when the temperature gets turned up, these white agencies are magicians and magically pull another black diversity officer out of their hat. They make them rehearse and talk and lie about diversity being apart of their core values. But at the same time refusing to release hiring numbers. <br /><br />At least Tech companies are actually providing employees with salary bonuses of $4000 minority they bring into the company. <br /><br />http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/04/intel-tackles-diversity-problem-through-referral-bonuses/Hulkamanianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11279250.post-67017315229481863492015-08-05T00:37:19.226-05:002015-08-05T00:37:19.226-05:00More evidence of basic ignorance can be found here...More evidence of basic ignorance can be found here:<br /><br />http://adage.com/article/the-big-tent/generational-conflict-advertising-s-diversity-debate/134668/HighJivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372784671087002387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11279250.post-72913246687797821682015-08-05T00:26:35.328-05:002015-08-05T00:26:35.328-05:00YetAgain?:
Yes, that statement about being built ...YetAgain?:<br /><br />Yes, that statement about being built on the premise of diversity and inclusion is in the DDB press release too, so Dunn is simply parroting the company lie, um, line. Technically, DDB may have been started with pseudo diversity motives; however, it was more about dealing with the segregation of Jewish ad executives from traditional White advertising agencies. In the beginning, DDB handled a lot of Jewish clients, ultimately leading to projects with “general market” appeal. But to say, “DDB specifically was built on the premise of diversity and inclusion,” displays some basic ignorance. <br />HighJivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372784671087002387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11279250.post-36212241542722989132015-08-03T19:23:54.438-05:002015-08-03T19:23:54.438-05:00Threat of Cyrus Mehri lawsuit = agencies all load ...Threat of Cyrus Mehri lawsuit = agencies all load up with black diversity VPs.<br /><br />Threat of $20m lawsuit = agency loads up with a black diversity VP.<br /><br />But without numbers, targets or accountability, it's just heat shield after heat shield. Add some training for underprivileged teenagers, some Adcolor Awards and some annual reports that tout all of the efforts but none of the outcomes. <br /><br />If even a 20 million threat won't get agencies to make any significant changes, why would they ever change? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11279250.post-37857022352258423162015-08-03T16:14:41.837-05:002015-08-03T16:14:41.837-05:00So is he the temporary heat shield to make everyon...So is he the temporary heat shield to make everyone forget about the current $20 million discrimination lawsuit at DDB?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11279250.post-2138857468870689692015-08-03T11:09:41.560-05:002015-08-03T11:09:41.560-05:00"DDB specifically was built on the premise of..."DDB specifically was built on the premise of diversity and inclusion"<br /><br />Suuuuure.<br /><br />Which then begs the question, what happened for them to drop the ball entirely in the decades since then? <br /><br />Or maybe they're waiting for the 100 year mark to do something about ethnic diversity, once they've given a century of focusing on white women time to run its course. YetAgain?noreply@blogger.com