Archive for December, 2009

Cross-Cultural Truth: No Such Thing as a Fat Barbie

Posted in December 3rd, 2009

by cultureguru in "Intra"national Exchange, Body image, Intercultural Parenting, cross-cultural communication, family

With the notable first black Disney princess debuting 84 years after the first (in the Princess and the Frog, in Theaters December 11), I don’t doubt that the number of black dolls also falls well behind that of white dolls.
So it’s understandable that, as the Wall Street Journal points out, “many black parents had high [...]

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What I learned from Marc Sims: Self Proclaimed “Pseudo Motivational Speaker”

Posted in December 2nd, 2009

by cultureguru in White privelege, cross-cultural communication, cultural identity, intercultural communications, unconscious bias

When Marc and I first met, I didn’t know what to think. We were in the “Green Room,” aka the Counselor’s office at Robeson High School in Chicago, getting ready to visit classrooms as motivational speakers, as part of the Black Star Project.
“I tell them about careers in marketing, and to believe in themselves and [...]

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Naughty Mrs. Claus and the War on Christmas (or lack thereof)

Posted in December 1st, 2009

by cultureguru in Multicultural Marketing, cultural identity

As someone not as connected to the spiritual side of Christmas (is Santa connected to the spiritual side of Christmas?), this ad for “Boost Mobile” is funny, definitely a good visual image to convey the message of “wrongness”, although I hope it doesn’t run during Saturday morning cartoons!
How does this, or does it, fit into the “War [...]

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