Thanks to @baratune and @niche, my week's starting out totally surreal with these two pieces of blaxploitation in the age of Obama.

First off we have McDonald's 365black.com. Not content with being one of the companies' responsible for the deforestation of the Amazonian forest and for the virtual destruction of small arming in the Unites States, they go out of their way to use one of the most sacred symbols of the African diaspora, the Baobab tree, to describe their importance within the African American community:

"Like the unique African Baobab tree, which nourishes its community with its leaves and fruit, McDonald's has branched out to the African-American community nourishing it with valuable programs and opportunities."

The balls.

I mean, really ... I have no words.

It's not just the fact that Baobabs, the ultimate symbol of the African Diaspora is also one of the most enduring symbols of biodiversity in the face of eco-terrorist companies like McDonald's or Exxon.

They usurp a sacred African symbol to sell themselves as one with the African American community. It's like saying they're the blood of Christ nourishing the Christian community. Would they "go there" to pander to the religious right?
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So this tweet: @joshlevscnn TODAY I UNAPOLOGETICALLY WAVE MY PUERTO RICAN FLAG AT ALL OF YOU AS A PROUD BORICUA MAMI » link to Wearing my Puerto Rican flag for the rest of the day | culturekitchen, was shown in CNN and quoted in the Washington Post. Alas, my tits, which were gloriously packaged in the Puerto Rican flag, didn't make an appearance.

Heh.

Go say hi to the nice people at the Washington Post :

Disparate Group United in Pride

As Interest Surges, Battle to Define Court Nominee Starts Online

Do you notice something on the page for Rasmussen Reports: The Most Comprehensive Public Opinion Data Anywhere| Just 53% Say Capitalism Better Than Socialism? Remember, "Rasmussen Reports" is allegedly a polling company not bent on generating false statistics.

Can't tell what am talking about? Well, let's put it this way : It's odd that a company that is supposed to be collecting unbiased statistical data is running advertising on their blogs. Why is this relevant? Have you noticed that outside of throwing those numbers they:

• Do not tell us why they ran the survey
• Do not give any information about the education of the respondents
• Do not explain whether they defined "capitalism" or "socialism"

I kid you not, this is the only piece of "data" Rasmussen is giving out:
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Mark Penn, Hillary Clinton's chief strategist has resigned from the Clinton campaign amid allegations of conflict of interest and ethical improprieties.

Penn had worked full time for the Clinton campaign even though he had not taken a sabbatical from his position as CEO of the international communications and lobbying firm Burson-Marsteller. What that meant was clear : Penn was taking meetings with political, corporate and consular clients while managing the campaign of a potential future president of the United States.

One of those clients was the government of Colombia, which had hired the firm in order to market in Capitol Hill a bilateral free-trade agreement with the United States as well as their anti-drug trafficking initiatives.

Penn vigorously defended the meeting saying he was there as CEO of Burson-Marsteller, not as campaign manager of the Senator. Yet he later retracted after it was revealed that Clinton was opposed to the trade agreement as well as her supporters with the labor movement.
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Presented without comment, although I find it interesting that Australians use the term 'migrant' and not 'immigrant'.

This from the website :

Before you begin:

The following game is not real - it is a "Mock-Ad".

It is a 'what if' response to a challenge issued by Adnews to Amnesia.

The brief : How to change the 'negative' public perception of Migrants in Australia.

Amnesia's response is a 'part viral, part digital media campaign'

It is designed to hit at the heart of the matter and challenge perceptions in an interactive manner - we are using tested viral techniques and a game mechanic. "Mini-games' as a delivery format crosses all ages and genders and also has a suprisingly large percentage of female and older players making it perfect to carry a message.

The game is designed to appear tasteless (at first sight) in order to provoke a response by any person who has strong feelings either way - but the result of 'kicking a migrant' delivers the "real" concequnces both to our Economy and the social impact. Try it and see...

Go to the game.
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Skippy birthed the idea or at least kept it warm and cozy in his marsupial bag. Jon Swift was the midwife (or was it the other way around) and I am just one of the many godmothers to take care of their baby.

So here's a list of bloggers you ought to know about :

Rox Populi
http://roxpopuli.typepad.com

Jeffrey Feldman's Frameshop
http://frameshopisopen.com

Eric Mueller
http://isthatlegal.com

Media Girl
http://mediagirl.org

American Street
http://reachm.com/amstreet/

ePluribus Media Community
http://epluribusmedia.org

Skippy the bush kangaroo
http://xnerg.blogspot.com/

In Search of Utopia
http://grupo-utopia.com/blog/isou

Terrance Heath's Republic of T
http://republicoft.com

Sister Talk
http://sisterstalk.tblog.com

Unapologetic Mexican
http://theunapologeticmexican.com/elgrito

Matt Ortega
http://mattortega.com

Roberto Lovato's Of America
http://ofamerica.wordpress.com

Kai Chang's Zuky
http://zuky.net

Orange Citizen
http://orangecitizen.com

Migra Matters
http://migramatters.blogspot.com

¡Para Justicia y Libertad!
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