{"id":202284,"date":"2020-02-11T08:59:18","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T08:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=202284"},"modified":"2020-02-14T08:01:15","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T08:01:15","slug":"sadiq-khan-reveals-diversity-in-advertising-winner-features-zero-white-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=202284","title":{"rendered":"Sadiq Khan Reveals \u201cDiversity in Advertising\u201d Winner; Features Zero White People"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Paul Joseph Watson \u2013 Summit.News Feb 10, 2020<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Diversity-in-advertising-winner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-202285\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Diversity-in-advertising-winner-768x403.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Diversity-in-advertising-winner-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Diversity-in-advertising-winner-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Diversity-in-advertising-winner.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\"><strong>London Mayor Sadiq Khan revealed the winner of an award for \u201cdiversity in advertising\u201d which featured, you guessed it, zero white people.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">\u201cLondon\u2019s greatest strength is our diversity, so we challenged advertisers to produce ads that better represented our BAME communities,\u201d tweeted Khan.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m proud to unveil Nubian Skin as the winner of this year\u2019s TfL Diversity in Advertising Competition. Look out for their empowering, inclusive adverts on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TfL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TfL<\/a> network. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uUjvSG7t5d\">pic.twitter.com\/uUjvSG7t5d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mayor of London (gov.uk\/coronavirus) (@MayorofLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorofLondon\/status\/1226838923835592704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">The poster features six scantily clad brown and black people advertising Nubian, a company that sells underwear for people with darker skin tones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Khan said the ad was \u201cempowering, inclusive,\u201d just not very inclusive of white people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">This is yet more confirmation that \u201cdiversity\u201d is just a euphemism which means \u2018no white people\u2019. The ad didn\u2019t even feature the usual token white.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The judging panel praised Nubian Skin for their bold and empowering campaign &#8211; celebrating different body types and skin tones which are underrepresented in advertising. To find out more about the competition please go to: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F5777tUa88\">https:\/\/t.co\/F5777tUa88<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mayor of London (gov.uk\/coronavirus) (@MayorofLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorofLondon\/status\/1226859282836135941?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">\u201cHow is making everybody black \u2018diversity\u2019?\u201d asked black rapper Zuby. \u201cCan\u2019t we all just go back to being normal and get along? People are tired.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How is making everybody black &#39;diversity&#39;? ?<\/p>\n<p>Can&#39;t we all just go back to being normal and get along? People are tired.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ZUBY: (@ZubyMusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZubyMusic\/status\/1226848997924646914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">\u201cThe judging panel praised Nubian Skin for their bold and empowering campaign \u2013 celebrating different body types and skin tones which are underrepresented in advertising,\u201d added Khan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Respondents pointed out another body type and skin tone that is underrepresented in advertising \u2013 attractive white people \u2013 since Khan has banned such advertisements from being seen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Suffragentleman\/status\/1226846567421927424<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Well done for body shaming everyone who doesn&#39;t have Nubian skin&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t8VtEUR9EC\">https:\/\/t.co\/t8VtEUR9EC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe (@joe606) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joe606\/status\/1226849996500279299?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GCOrbXNUlC\">https:\/\/t.co\/GCOrbXNUlC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bo (@KingBobIIV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingBobIIV\/status\/1226864375589429248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Last year, a Volkswagen commercial was also <a style=\"color: #ccffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/summit.news\/2019\/08\/14\/volkswagen-commercial-banned-in-uk-because-it-shows-woman-caring-for-a-baby\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>banned<\/strong><\/span><\/a> in the UK for violating \u201cgender stereotypes\u201d because it showed a woman caring for a baby. She was also white.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Another ad seen on the London Underground that was allowed featured a white character and lectured male commuters not to \u201cmanspread\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Now do female bagspreading. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gdm7hVlzfV\">pic.twitter.com\/Gdm7hVlzfV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PrisonPlanet\/status\/1114639887137898496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/summit.news\/2019\/04\/04\/ads-for-homophobic-brunei-appear-on-london-underground-bikini-ads-banned\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ccffff; text-decoration: underline;\">Ads promoting<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\"> the homophobic country of Brunei which stones gay people to death are also fine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Meanwhile, the only ads featuring all white characters in London appear to be those encouraging white people to sterilize themselves<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_197370\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Get-Sterilized-billboard.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-197370\" class=\"wp-image-197370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Get-Sterilized-billboard-768x427.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Get-Sterilized-billboard-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Get-Sterilized-billboard-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Get-Sterilized-billboard.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-197370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/summit.news\/2020\/02\/10\/sadiq-khan-reveals-diversity-in-advertising-winner-features-zero-white-people\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Confirmation that &#8220;diversity&#8221; really mean NO white people?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[61,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-202284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-Commentary","category-Race"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=202284"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":202288,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202284\/revisions\/202288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=202284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=202284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=202284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}