School asks students to line up "from lightest to darkest"

Poser » Wed May 07, 2014 1:14 pm wrote:You (@ Skarjo) probably also don't see how someone could be offended by the nebulous use of the word 'relevant' in that context, but believe me, I'm there.

Yes, because brand relevance is such a nebulous concept that they can't write books on it, publish university papers about it nor create entire companies to manage it.

I'll drop you a PM.

I have a feeling someone's finally just found a use for their media studies degree.

Says the guy who's just listed his dissertation reading list.

Poser » Wed May 07, 2014 1:44 pm wrote:Says the guy who's just listed the top 3 google results for 'Brand Relevance'

FTFY.

Now where's the PM where you tell me what I technically meant was 'brand awareness' or some other such buzzphrase?

Sent. Let's not derail this otherwise magnificent thread any further.

I think this is just a misjudged attempt at teaching children about ethnic diversity.

Mafro » Wed May 07, 2014 12:37 pm wrote:

The teaching assistants were mixed race.

Mafro » Wed May 07, 2014 12:37 pm wrote:

I strawberry floating love that picture.

It's a bit of a knee jerk reaction. There should be nothing wrong with allowing kids to discuss skin colour in a purely descriptive way. I mean it's a pretty noticeable thing.

As soon as you make something taboo you turn it into a weapon for bigots.

Skarjo » Wed May 07, 2014 1:10 pm wrote:I would imagine we've not seen them for the same reason that we've not seen the 'I'm a Mac, I'm a PC' advert;

Didn't those end up backfiring because people thought the PC guy looked more professional and more like he would actually get gooseberry fool done, while the Mac guy looked like a useless tosser?

Somebody Else's Problem » Wed May 07, 2014 8:31 pm wrote:
Skarjo » Wed May 07, 2014 1:10 pm wrote:I would imagine we've not seen them for the same reason that we've not seen the 'I'm a Mac, I'm a PC' advert;

Didn't those end up backfiring because people thought the PC guy looked more professional and more like he would actually get gooseberry fool done, while the Mac guy looked like a useless tosser?

Well in the UK they used Mark and Jeremy from Peep Show so yeah.

KKLEIN » Wed May 07, 2014 12:39 pm wrote:
Parents have told me children laughed at one child because he was 'the blackest'...I would be mortified if it was my child.

Racist. Bitch.

Poser » Wed May 07, 2014 12:59 pm wrote:Is stuff like this bad now, too?

I mean, each of those kids has been selected carefully because of their skin tone, in order to reflect so-called diversity. Everything is racist nowadays.

Yeah, but they put all the boys on the right and the girls on the left! Blatant sexism.

School asks students to line up "from lightest to darkest"

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