9820: Altoids’ Curiously Racist Commercial.

This new Altoids commercial makes light of Dutch colonists offering Native Americans a box of mints in exchange for land. The colonist rescinds the offer, probably realizing it will be easier to simply seize the country by force.

9716: C’MON WHITE MAN! Episode 17.

(MultiCultClassics credits ESPN’s C’MON MAN! for sparking this semi-regular blog series.)

Advertising Age honored mcgarrybowen as Agency of the Year, so MultiCultClassics decided to jump on the bandwagon too.

The shop has undeniably enjoyed great success in recent years, and is often recognized for its old-school ways. Well, the throwback style goes beyond client services and rainmaking. The agency website boasts having a diverse staff—alongside a company portrait debunking the claim. And glancing at the people section reveals mostly White people in charge. But the biggest example of maintaining Mad Men traditions is Chief Digital Officer John McGarry III, who happens to be the son of CEO John P. McGarry, Jr. Congratulations to the McGarry clan for proudly perpetuating the industry’s storied White male dominance and nepotism.

C’MON WHITE MEN!

9604: Invading Foreign Markets.

HSBC declares, “In the future, there will be no markets left waiting to emerge.” Well, yeah, because White men from financial corporations like HSBC will have colonized the countries, seized control of the foreign markets and defiled the local ladies.

From Ads of the World.