Metro Ad Watch

Hey look, photoblogging!  That's what comes of getting a new phone.  No doubt it's a passing fad; nothing important can come of giving the internet millions of roving eyeballs, right?  Well, you know what they say: with sufficient eyeballs, all advertising is shallow.  Guess what I saw yesterday!  If you reflexively said "it's not lupus," then you're absolutely wrong (and watching too many medical procedurals) !

Let's play "spot the offensive difference."

"One day, she'll win a seat in Congress.  Right now, she's winning her battle with lupus."

"One day, he'll fight for his country.  Right now, he's fighting lupus."

This shit gave me a double take.  Actually, there was also a third ad, which I failed to get a picture of, as I was too busy exclaiming "Oh, come ON!", depicting a female black person, who will apparently someday "teach our children," but right now she's teaching lupus or something.

Such lovely, subservient roles we've accorded to them!  It's a feel good story for everyone.

-Nick