Comments on: the race card is getting dog-earred. http://chuck-thompson.com/2009/08/the-race-card-is-getting-dog-eared/ a voice in the wilderness... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:31:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Chuck http://chuck-thompson.com/2009/08/the-race-card-is-getting-dog-eared/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Chuck Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:54:50 +0000 http://chuck-thompson.com/?p=44#comment-5 "Naomi Campbell attacks companies for 'dropping' black models in recession" Business does what works - at least when times are tough. Why in the world would any advertiser restrict the use of models "of color" except that they feel their product is better promoted through the use of models with a proven record of success. That success is based upon what the public buys. She doesn't note that they don't use obese models, midgets or hags either. If magazines and designers thought that midgets would be the best representatives, you'd be seeing midgets. “Naomi Campbell attacks companies for ‘dropping’ black models in recession” Business does what works – at least when times are tough. Why in the world would any advertiser restrict the use of models “of color” except that they feel their product is better promoted through the use of models with a proven record of success. That success is based upon what the public buys. She doesn’t note that they don’t use obese models, midgets or hags either. If magazines and designers thought that midgets would be the best representatives, you’d be seeing midgets.

]]> By: Chuck http://chuck-thompson.com/2009/08/the-race-card-is-getting-dog-eared/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Chuck Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:54:00 +0000 http://chuck-thompson.com/?p=44#comment-44 "Naomi Campbell attacks companies for 'dropping' black models in recession" Business does what works - at least when times are tough. Why in the world would any advertiser restrict the use of models "of color" except that they feel their product is better promoted through the use of models with a proven record of success. That success is based upon what the public buys. She doesn't note that they don't use obese models, midgets or hags either. If magazines and designers thought that midgets would be the best representatives, you'd be seeing midgets. “Naomi Campbell attacks companies for ‘dropping’ black models in recession” Business does what works – at least when times are tough. Why in the world would any advertiser restrict the use of models “of color” except that they feel their product is better promoted through the use of models with a proven record of success. That success is based upon what the public buys. She doesn’t note that they don’t use obese models, midgets or hags either. If magazines and designers thought that midgets would be the best representatives, you’d be seeing midgets.

]]> By: admin http://chuck-thompson.com/2009/08/the-race-card-is-getting-dog-eared/comment-page-1/#comment-2 admin Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:41:21 +0000 http://chuck-thompson.com/?p=44#comment-2 Gov. Paterson isn't letting this one go. The governor is blaming race for his political troubles again - saying some people are uncomfortable seeing so many black politicians in power. "Part of what I feel is that one very successful minority is permissible, but when you see too many success stories, then some people get nervous," Paterson told political blogger Gerson Borrero in a report posted Monday. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/08/24/2009-08-24_gov_david_paterson_tells_blogger_he_is_victim_of_orchestrated_campaign_because_o.html#ixzz0PBcFL8RT Gov. Paterson isn’t letting this one go.
The governor is blaming race for his political troubles again – saying some people are uncomfortable seeing so many black politicians in power.
“Part of what I feel is that one very successful minority is permissible, but when you see too many success stories, then some people get nervous,” Paterson told political blogger Gerson Borrero in a report posted Monday.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/08/24/2009-08-24_gov_david_paterson_tells_blogger_he_is_victim_of_orchestrated_campaign_because_o.html#ixzz0PBcFL8RT

]]> By: admin http://chuck-thompson.com/2009/08/the-race-card-is-getting-dog-eared/comment-page-1/#comment-43 admin Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:41:00 +0000 http://chuck-thompson.com/?p=44#comment-43 Gov. Paterson isn't letting this one go. The governor is blaming race for his political troubles again - saying some people are uncomfortable seeing so many black politicians in power. "Part of what I feel is that one very successful minority is permissible, but when you see too many success stories, then some people get nervous," Paterson told political blogger Gerson Borrero in a report posted Monday. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/08/24/2009-08-24_gov_david_paterson_tells_blogger_he_is_victim_of_orchestrated_campaign_because_o.html#ixzz0PBcFL8RT Gov. Paterson isn’t letting this one go.
The governor is blaming race for his political troubles again – saying some people are uncomfortable seeing so many black politicians in power.
“Part of what I feel is that one very successful minority is permissible, but when you see too many success stories, then some people get nervous,” Paterson told political blogger Gerson Borrero in a report posted Monday.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/08/24/2009-08-24_gov_david_paterson_tells_blogger_he_is_victim_of_orchestrated_campaign_because_o.html#ixzz0PBcFL8RT

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