I live in Sicily. I haven't been back to the US in about six years and I didn't watch much TV when I was there. In Sicily, I watch several shows on Discovery Channel via a VPN which makes it look like I'm in the 'States, therefore I get the American ads.
Because of American ads if I didn't know better I'd think that the population of the US was at least 50% Black, 40% various dark-skinned and Asian ethnic groups and perhaps 10% White. I'd also think that almost all White men were stupid, flaccid beta boys and clowns, that women were smart, strong and accomplished, that Blacks were well-dressed, relatively affluent and spoke excellent English, that Black men scored most of the White women but White men scored no Black gals, that fat Black women were sexy and that White women craved Black and Brown men far and above their lust for White guys. All of it a big, fat lie.
Then, of course, I'd also learn that if you can't step up and take responsibility for the amount of food you eat and are therefore obese, you just pop an expensive pill and Bingo! - goodbye weight! And naturally, if you're feeling bad or going through one of life's inevitable rough patches, you gobble pills instead of stepping up and getting your sh*t straightened out. Ugh.
You pretty much hit the nail on the head with your ads comment. That’s why it’s so refreshing to see straight normal white people occasionally show up in an ad.
I think the left’s hissy fit with Sweeney is she’s showing off her sex appeal. Good advertising did that a lot decades ago with great success.
And this Dunkin’ guy and Sweeney are physically fit. I’m so sick of fat obese people. I’m quite happy with Trump trying to get the nation physically fit again. JFK had similar ideas.
Because the modern ads suck big time, we prefer to pay for our streamed TV that has no ads.
“Because of American ads if I didn’t know better I’d think that the population of the US was at least 50% Black, 40% various dark-skinned and Asian ethnic groups and perhaps 10% White.”
True, Thomas Sowell has pointed this out starting 50+ years ago regarding college recruiting material. The fact that 80% (or more) of the blacks in those photos washed out before completing their second year (in the days before grade inflation) never seemed to bother the colleges.
In the US about the only ads left in the US that still predominantly use Whites without bashing them are from housing developers, as even blacks prefer to live in White neighborhoods.
great observations. I’ve been watching this slow shift since the 60’s.