by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Those of you who will be watching the Superbowl this weekend should brace yourself for this stinker of an ad from Taco Bell. Don’t say we didn’t warn you!
(Hat tip to MultiCultClassics)

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
We’ve been pretty critical of American Apparel on this site for its exoticization of multiracial people, its pseudo-pornographic ads, and founder Dov Charney’s overall ickiness.
But what do you think about their latest ad campaign (click pic for full-size image), which deals with the immigration issue? From The New York Times:
…The black-and-white quarter-page […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Black girls and other thongs?? WTH?
(Screenshot from my gmail account.)

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
This Arby’s commercial is making some Irish-Americans really angry. Check out this recent letter to the editor of Irish America magazine (hat tip HighJive):
A television commercial currently aired by Arby’s restaurants features a group of laboratory chimpanzees so happy to have sampled Arby’s product that they break into a traditional Irish step […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Ugh! I keep encountering this god-awful commercial at random times while watching TV. It’s sooooooooooooo bad that I just had to share. Why is it that when companies feel the need to appeal to people of color, they create such gross ads??

by guest contributor HighJive, originally published at MultiCultClassics
This mom and son may be the most overused stock photo family in America.

by Racialicious special correspondent Fatemeh Fakhraie, originally published at Muslimah Media Watch
Amnesty International has run a new campaign to raise awareness about female genital mutilation. These images of flowers sewn up are visually striking because of the implied violence against a delicate object. The ads are effective because they give the viewer a graphic idea […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
What? An ad full of Latino people and tacos and stuff, and nobody uttered the word “caliente?” I’m so disappointed!
Luckily there were plenty of other stereotypes to take its place. (Thanks Jessica!)

by guest contributor HighJive, originally published at MultiCultClassics
Not too sure about this new Kahlúa campaign from Publicis New York. Granted, it’s no Bud Light “Zagar and Steve,” but it’s a pretty curious way to communicate the liqueur’s pre-Colombian heritage. There’s a really bad spot receiving lots of airtime right now that isn’t online yet—but this […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Just when we thought we’d heard the last of Tay Zonday… Dr. Pepper uses him to push their new cherry-flavored drink. (Hat tip to dnA)