http://interculturaltalk.org Stereotypes in Advertising, Intercultural Communications, Multicultural Parenting Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:18:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dear Mrs. Obama, Wow, what a cool appearance on I-Carly (debuted January 16, “iMeet the First Lady.” How exciting to use such a popular platform to spread the message about how important it is to support military families.  It was a brilliant marketing idea (I understand it was yours) to reach ... http://interculturaltalk.org/2012/01/21/mrs-obama-great-military-psa-on-icarly-what-about-the-shows-violence-and-rasicm/ Presidential hopeful Ron Paul published four newsletters a month for 10 years.  That’s 48 newsletters a year—or close to 500 newsletters.  That’s a lot of content and a lot of work to go out in your name.  Why would you do that if you never read it—suggesting you really don’t ... http://interculturaltalk.org/2012/01/07/marketing-101-ron-paul-knew-and-approved-his-racist-newsletters/ Technically this could be construed as my fault, after Lucca went with me to a client’s art opening a few years ago.  The central piece of the exhibit was a beautiful, supersized hand, making the “okay” sign, the ultimate symbol of peace and spirituality in the artist’s native India. Except that ... http://interculturaltalk.org/2011/12/11/caught-doing-intercultural-hand-gestures-at-school-proud-or-punish/ With a beautiful woman lying on a bed of rose petals, Air France's ad in the November 17 Wall Street Journal promises to "surround you with thoughtful details throughout your flight:  considerate, personalized service, Champagne, unlimited beverages, newspapers, magazines, and varied appetizing menus." Sounds inviting, right?  Except that the rose petals ... http://interculturaltalk.org/2011/11/20/death-or-luxury-or-why-you-should-know-a-target-countrys-history-in-multicultural-marketing/ Lucca and I picked up this book, Drita: My Homegirl, by Jenny Lombard, on a recent visit to the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center.  While understandably a book cover showing the back of two elementary-aged school girls was initially an automatic "no" from my 10 year old son, we ... http://interculturaltalk.org/2011/11/06/multicultural-kids-book-review-genocide-kosovo-and-making-friends/ This post has been brewing in me ever since I spoke at the kick-off meeting for the Chicago Chapter of the National Association of African American Human Resources Professionals last month, entitled “Let the Power of Diversity Work for Your Business,” that talked about diversity and inclusion as a competitive ... http://interculturaltalk.org/2011/10/29/being-white-in-a-black-majority-and-calling-out-unconscious-bias/ [caption id="attachment_1205" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Opening Night Feature Film: Life in Rio's favelas is explored through their own voices in 5X Favela. Recipient of multiple awards including Cinema Brazil Grand Prize, Special Selection at the Cannes Film Festival, and the Chicago International Film Festival. Produced by Carlos Diegues."][/caption] The ... http://interculturaltalk.org/2011/09/12/best-of-brazilian-cinema-back-in-chicago-november-9-16-2011/ I knew I was in trouble when the nice lady at the grocery store said "powdered or liquid" when I asked for marshmallows.  Well, not actually in trouble, that would be the fact if there was only one way to do things...the "American Way." But when you are involved in ... http://interculturaltalk.org/2011/08/11/cultural-equivalence-and-baking-favorite-us-treats-in-brazil/