http://interculturaltalk.org Stereotypes in Advertising, Intercultural Communications, Multicultural Parenting Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:59:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   I remember taking an improv class years ago, and we used to play a pantomime game called "What Are You Doing?".  It involved acting something out so the class could guess, and whoever guessed would then go up and start a new action for the class to ask, "what are ... http://interculturaltalk.org/2010/03/11/3-reasons-a-manila-folder-is-like-intercultural-communications/ US business culture norms today are all about action and the bottom line.  “Show me the money!” Think about it.   If Socrates were working at a corporation in the US today, with all of his thinking and pontificating, his boss might say “he’s full of baloney…what has he actually DONE?” (or ... http://interculturaltalk.org/2010/03/10/how-intercultural-competence-frames-socrates-and-charlie-chan-in-time-and-space/ Dillon's pick this week is the ad above for "Confederate Family Insurance. It was so offensive, that we realized it couldn't possibly be true.  Indeed, it is from Spike Lee's faux documentary "Confederate States of America," that looks at the US as thought the South had won the Civil War. It's extreme representations, ... http://interculturaltalk.org/2010/03/04/dillons-pick-confederate-insurance-company-ouch/ The "olden days" of diversity training started with "the other." It assumed a majority culture norm, and defined everyone else in contrast to the norm. "This group behaves this way. This group behaves that way."  The anthropological approach gives each group 'hegemony,' the power to exist in its own right. It ... http://interculturaltalk.org/2010/03/04/why-anthropology/ There's so much fodder just looking at stereotypes and unconscious bias in US advertising, that there's not much time to take a look at ads in other countries, but this ad (thanks to Larry Kolb in Rgober Ebert's Journal) is a fun peek into advertising appearances by Hollywood stars in Japan. Having been ... http://interculturaltalk.org/2010/03/01/leo-conan-and-representations-of-americans-in-ad-outside-of-us/ David Giantasio questioned on Adfreak, why, after becoming an ex-smoker, the "hero" of the ad (from Amercian Legacy, the NATC, the Ad Council and GSD&M Idea City) didn't shoot higher than bowling (above) or operating a fork-lift.  As an ex-smoker (June 24, 1986, but who's keeping track?) the week you quit smoking  really is not the ... http://interculturaltalk.org/2010/02/25/im-not-prejudice-my-best-friend-is-white/ Twice  in two weeks I’ve been incredibly jealous when reading of projects or ventures of friends or colleagues.  But, if ‘birds of a feather flock together,” I’m glad to be in the same group as these birds.  It’s one thing to talk about multiculturalism, another to create businesses and projects ... http://interculturaltalk.org/2010/02/23/dont-get-jealous-get-involved-great-intercultural-programming/   Have you ever been in a position at work where you are working your tail off and all you hear is criticism from those around you?  As explained by a sympathetic friend to me once, “it’s like the idea of a moving target.  If everyone else is sitting around doing ... http://interculturaltalk.org/2010/02/20/how-action-and-mistakes-can-positively-move-discussion-on-white-privilege-forward/