Selling to the Negro (1954)

Welcome to our deep dive into "Selling to the Negro," a documentary from 1954 that sheds light on the marketing strategies targeted at African American (Black, BIPOC, or whatever new term we have these days) consumers during a pivotal time in history. Join us as we unpack the messages, stereotypes, and implications embedded in this film.
In this video, we'll explore the historical context surrounding the portrayal of African Americans in advertising and how it reflects broader societal attitudes of the time. From racial stereotypes to targeted marketing tactics, we'll analyze the strategies used to sell products to the African American community in the 1950s.
But our exploration doesn't stop there. We'll also examine contemporary perspectives and reactions to this documentary. Have buying patterns truly evolved since 1954, or do remnants of these marketing tactics still linger in today's advertising landscape? We invite you to share your thoughts and insights in the comments section below.
As we navigate through this sensitive topic, we recognize the potential for discomfort and offense. It's crucial to approach these discussions with empathy, understanding, and a commitment to learning from the past to shape a more inclusive future.
Join us on this journey of reflection, education, and dialogue as we confront the legacy of "Selling to the Negro" and its relevance in today's society. Hit the like button, subscribe to our channel, and let's dive into this important conversation together.
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[@pbetftdi]

I started using this as a training video for my employees yesterday. HR wants to see me.. I’m sure it’s to tell me what a great job I’m doing.

[@TheVicar]

I expect they've relocated your office to an offsite location

[@Alphahydro]

​@TheVicar actually allowing them to work from home for a week until sorting the details out.

[@TorquilBletchleySmythe]

Your DEI credits will be bountiful, sir.

[@laken1804]

You're getting sacked!

[@quatreraberbawinner2628]

So hows the promotion?

[@EzekielBrockmann]

Fun Fact: You did not search for this.

[@firebird6522]

True.

[@mainstreetsaint36]

Fact 😮

[@franko8572]

I searched “selling a négrö”. I was looking for a “how to”, but instead it brought up “selling to a négrö”.

[@AegisAuras]

I did. 🗿

[@IAm-qf2xb]

@@chunderbuckethm ok what exactly were your search terms?

[@ryanp5826]

The most shocking thing about this video is remembering that staff used to talk to customers.

[@1940limited]

And that everyone was well dressed and respectful.

[@sonnysantana5454]

​@@1940limited , too funny ive gone in some stores where the double digit IQ's wanted to yell across the area to explain what i wanted and they actually seemed annoyed that i made them walk over to me because i don't care to raise my voice

[@sallygomez8799]

Unheard of now a days

[@sntmdsa3628]

Yeah but back then they were paid a living wage

[@mikegee8875]

​@@sntmdsa3628retail never paid a living wage and was never meant to

[@bensonabernathy4664]

Why is this being randomly recommended to a lot of people in the last 2 weeks? The KZbin algorithm is really something interesting.

[@djpopcorn]

yeah weird. I have absolutely no idea why i got recommended this. All I usually do on youtube is listen to old record uploads.

[@calvinquallss4905]

This also happened to me

[@reviewbridge3400]

Must be my subscription to Ebony Magazine.

[@Roach4-l7x]

I guess youtube wants us to work in retail.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

Google needs to remind everyone about racism before the next wave of riots... you know it's coming

[@jmd12127]

1:50 - When he specifically asks for Air Jordans, don't try to sell him Converse.

[@miltonhollis703]

Be better off with Converse ..NO SLAVE INVOLVED IN CONVERSE Making shoes...

[@coreyswaz5702]

New Balance all day!

[@unkelruckuss]

When he specifies Watermelon don't try to sell him Grape Drank.

[@TheCaptainZodo]

@@unkelruckuss Cool it with the racist remarks.

[@firefly44220]

Don’t knock the chucks 😂

[@Mitch2294]

My sales will be going up this year. Thanks for the video.

[@JS-ti8ny]

lol. Good luck. NIKE mastered the “Art” of “selling to the negrow” Billion$ made on Hi tops alone…..

[@MirzaAhmed89]

How did you advertise in a magazine that no longer exists?

[@Northwind000]

​@@Ere.b.Israel💀💀

[@joefer5360]

@@Ere.b.Israel Only the highest quality chicken and watermelon. No shoddy farmers worked on those melons and chickens. The finest cuts and deep frys you've ever seen.

[@PrettyGoodShot]

Good luck. I believe in you.

[@Smmmile]

When it comes to capitalism, the only colour that matters is that of your money.

[@awesomeferret]

Hence why most people view it to be the most progressive economic system. You can't change the color of your skin, but you can start a business and build wealth.

[@PerspectiveEngineer]

Amen!

[@joebloe4374]

GREEN

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

Except in Asia, money has color there. If it ain't in Greenbacks don't expect good service...

[@Electra-xm7lu]

No, not really, in USA the social machinations of politicians trying to secure "voter blocks" undermined the market economy - despite being a capitalist nation and, allegedly, "free". Granted, the signs used to say "Whites Only" not "US Dollar Only". In essence, it was big government dictating social interaction and fomenting identity politics to secure ITS position and wealth at the expense of national cohesion and dignity.

[@oxfordbambooshootify]

Starting my first shift at footlocker tomorrow and this video couldn't have come at a better time

[@Chinnnnuz]

😂

[@tjhicks3600]

Wtf were you literally locked up in the suburbs

[@Syv_]

@@tjhicks3600 grass

[@BRAVO_FOUR_06-13]

Like, totally literally ​@@tjhicks3600

[@saras.2173]

I used to work at Foot Locker when I was in high school. Pro Tip: If you suggest it, the negro customer will probably purchase a shirt as well if you have one that matches the shoes they’re buying.

[@AllezVous222]

A lot of people in the comments seem to be missing the context here: this video was created by Ebony magazine to advertise to its potential clients (companies that it wanted to advertise in its magazine). The video was made by Ebony, and only seems to “racist” to audience today because it’s actually addressing racism head - on. Just because you’re uncomfortable by something, that doesn’t automatically make it offensive. If anything, Ebony magazine was trying to break down barriers with this video, by convincing big brands not to turn away from Black customers, but - rather, to embrace them. This channel REALLY needs to provide historical context for this video; it’s just the responsible thing to do when presenting a relic of the past.

[@rylanrussell9595]

You're really socially disconnected and take the racial identity crap way too seriously. Nobody here except yourself takes any of this seriously, this video was posted for humor, because by today's over the top standard of political correctness, this video comes across to a normal person as being absurd. You should really consider getting out and observing normal people in their interactions. I suspect you spend way too much time either at work, or academics, and not nearly enough out socializing in the real world.

[@crack_headJoe-biden]

Not racist at all!!

[@kevztunz]

Exactly. When taken in it's proper context, this video is actually very progressive. They are literally saying "here is a marginalized community who is starting to thrive socially and financially, and we need to reconsider old stereotypes if we want to succeed in the modern world."

[@AlasNueveTres]

I'm pretty sure everyone knows the black community is being segregated during those times, but a lot are rising in wealth. Some people just don't understand the logic on this ad.

[@CaptnHampton22]

Yes, the comments of this video are disgusting and ignorant. Thanks for the clarification. Racist boomers love to find each other in these videos.

[@bsartist3373]

The fixation on luxury designer brands is still true.

[@erossinema8797]

In reality, many of those designer brands are not purchased by real rich people like Elon Musk, etc... They have clothes custom made by high end stalwarts like Dior. But they go to the House of Dior. It was not made from some authorized, mass marketing, 3rd party garment manufacturer. Remember Munsingwear, Van Heusen, Haggar? Well they make clothes under contract from companies like Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, etc..

[@1994CPK]

They think other admire them, most of the time I assume they stole it

[@BigRW]

@@1994CPK That's pretty funny.

[@RAAM855]

Well when you're looked down upon by most you develop a complex that tries to dress to impress. Also you dress good to feel good. And that probably was the only thing they looked forward to cause what else can you do in that craooy situation where moving up is nigh impossible

[@EaglesFan989]

@@bsartist3373 you mean fake lux brands

[@teddrewflack400]

Amazing , not a single item locked behind glass

[@EaglesFan989]

😂

[@williamweigt7632]

No need to

[@Ere.b.Israel]

Unlike these days

[@Hffjjfhjjgfjjkkkff]

Hilarious!

[@user-ch6um1vn8x]

@@williamweigt7632 So much has changed. The went from respectable to downright disgusting and despicable real quick.

[@bluespinningdotinspace]

My KZbin feed has taken years to become what it is and its beautiful

[@C-Lyfe85]

Actually, KZbin was much better when it started. They censor things, and they really screwed up the app.

[@スミル日本]

2:35 "The negro family does things together as a group. The family works as a unit" i got kinda sad seeing that knowing it's the exact opposite now and how relatively recently this was...

[@declineofthewest.]

The nuclear family has been purposefully destroyed by government programming and propaganda.

[@HermanWillems]

mommy, where is father ?

[@TheTrueHolyDarkness]

Lyndon B. Johnson scammed him into going away.

[@muratozsoy7116]

democrats enslaved them into poverty with handouts

[@stevecobb2997]

Right before The Pill ended shotgun weddings.

[@planesandbikes7353]

It's a little awkward and dated but you can tell the creators of this movie had their hearts in the right place towards their fellow man - as equals.

[@MachFiveFalcon]

Ya it's equally patronizing and oddly somehow still positive towards black people at times. I think the customer they're describing applies to a lot of people who started out working class but had upward mobility. "New money" - regardless of ethnic background.

[@EuropeanLoyalist]

Hilarious, their crime statistics sure aren’t

[@YouAreStillNotablaze]

@@MachFiveFalcon Que This Aged Great theme song 🎶 _the past was doing it's best_ 🎶 well sometimes anyway

[@joefer5360]

If you translate it all to Spanish, it sounds normal.

[@kuruptzZz]

Heart? They are trying to make more money by catering to an emerging demographic

[@TheQuestionMarkWasEmphasized]

Much more respectful than I expected.

[@PADARM]

But is "negro" not a bad word? Sorry I'm not from America

[@shut-yuh-rass]

@@PADARM In those days it was commonly used. Even African American people would use it.

[@sweetpurple8812]

@@shut-yuh-rassthey meant the film itself

[@shut-yuh-rass]

@@sweetpurple8812 For goodness' sake! LOOK AT THE YEAR OF THE FILM!!!!! Just Wow!

[@TheQuestionMarkWasEmphasized]

@@sweetpurple8812 Correct

[@sambowz9077]

Sounds like the perfect customer. Intelligent , thoughtful, appreciates quality ,understands you get what you pay for, possesses taste and high class.

[@zetok45]

They used to be rather educated and civilized.

[@KnightsOfTheBase2025]

Shurley shome mishtake

[@sambowz9077]

@ Don't call me Shurley. 🤣

[@RamanNoodles01]

@@zetok45”used to be educated and *civilized* “ is a fucking CRAZYY INSANE STATEMENT

[@marcstratmann9806]

I thought this was going to be racist as hell.. but it was actually incredibly respectfull towards the black community and in fact with anti racist messages. Well done... to whoever made this.

[@YouT00ber]

See, the 1950s weren’t so bad(often times)

[@jabelar2008]

It was made by Ebony magazine, so of course it would be respectful to black people.

[@Celisar1]

The advice is good for how to treat anyone but talking about “the negro” is unfortunately very racist.

[@Archetype73]

Really???😂😂😂😂

[@TrigonsTrailers]

@@jabelar2008 It very well may have been commissioned by the Johnson Publishing Company (Ebony founder John H. Johnson's company), and it was a smart move.

[@samzach2057]

Nike still shows this video to new employees!!

[@turtleanton6539]

Do they😅😅😅

[@fethryduck]

They say that they like Quality. So Nike is the wrong Brand.

[@alfonsog.3152]

That's great,

[@LunarEchox]

Only if young black men could stop spending all money on them.. they wouldn't

[@nigel900]

Hennessy, Burger Kang, KFC and Purple Drank…

[@RodCornholio]

Can’t wait to show this to my black sales team at _LIDS_ . We gonna be the number #1 store in the company.

[@foxxster3565]

And you’ll get a mega promotion. 😂

[@hosiequad]

Make sure to say negro alot!

[@rickh9507]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@John_the_Paul]

@@foxxster3565 Bro is gonna be promoted to customer 💀

[@truthalonetriumphs6572]

What's a store?

[@Boldnswole]

This saved my company from going bankrupt. Thank you

[@gamesbond6143]

What u sell xd

[@Boldnswole]

@ we‘ve decided to sell watermelon Henny

[@CoreyChambersLA]

In other words, everyone wants to be treated with respect and common decency.

[@joekillah3002]

I guess back then they needed a video to understand that.

[@awesomeferret]

@@joekillah3002 many people did, but this video also proves that many people didn't. In some ways, this video is very progressive and anti racist (while also being obviously quite racist). It's a dramatic reminder of how similar modern racism is to what it was in the 20th century (in the sense that a lot of people who are accidentally openly racist think they are being kind to minorities, when in reality, they still endorse societal segregation, then you end up with a situation where millions of people who call themselves "liberal progressives" feel that it's incredibly important to treat minorities very differently, and will attempt to call you racist if you defend Martin Luther King Jr (it's really something when a group called Black Lives Matter proudly rejects the ethos of MLK).

[@awesomeferret]

@joekillah3002 many people did, but this video also proves that many people didn't. In some ways, this video is very progressive and anti racist (while also being obviously quite racist). It's a dramatic reminder of how similar modern racism is to what it was in the 20th century (in the sense that a lot of people who are accidentally openly racist think they are being kind to minorities, when in reality, they still endorse societal segregation, then you end up with a situation where millions of people who call themselves "liberal progressives" feel that it's incredibly important to treat minorities very differently, and will attempt to call you racist if you defend Martin Luther King Jr.

[@mikeg2491]

@@joekillah3002I mean when I got my food handlers permit in high school I was lectured and told to wash my hands before handling customer’s food, it seems like common sense but…

[@katizz988]

​@@joekillah3002Who are "they?"

[@Killerwale-hk4wy]

This was a lot more respectful than I expected.

[@blablablabla8290]

Yeah, the guy had good logic behind everything he was saying too lol

[@Killerwale-hk4wy]

@blablablabla8290 exactly. I was expecting a bunch of racist stereotypes. And this seemed like actual information, racially coded, but with real explanations for everything and most of the time pretty solid logic

[@coreytaylor3633]

Honestly, it has an INCREDIBLY progressive view for the time. The end was just "they are just like everyone else so why would you treat them differently?"

[@Killerwale-hk4wy]

@@coreytaylor3633 exactly. I was bracing myself for a ridiculous amount of racism, but this was actually pretty great.

[@copyright8291]

Because you were sold a cartoonish image of the past.

[@PaulThompsonGB]

Such an odd ad to my recommended videos. The algorithm is such a strange thing.

[@vwazp]

Perhaps it can sense your pent up latent racist frustrations like it did me

[@AnimeGIFfy]

Sneak peak of Trump presidency

[@Greglinski]

Not odd for you blacky

[@Molon_Labe1776]

Lol, cope

[@goofygrandlouis6296]

So.. Are you suscribing to Ebony Magazine ?

[@AdamPFarnsworth]

Wait, everyone else watching this wasn't searching for it?

[@mattko]

you did 🙃

[@arghyaprotimhalder5592]

No i searched it from a book On american history especially negro 1850 to 1998 . I found an internet archive the links don't work on archive This youtube video was full length

[@skankhunt3624]

The most shocking thing about this video is how we had such a robust middle class, where businesses and corporations valued their employees and didn't pay their CEOs 300 times what they pay their workers.

[@JohnMichaelson]

You can thank the welfare state for destroying the incentive for many to do more than the bare minimum. It didn't exist when this film was made. Neither did 70+% single mother homes.

[@strnglhld]

Bingo. And they wonder why people have “lost respect” these days.

[@arnonroyna4420]

Don't shop there. That's all you can really do about it.

[@user-hm1zb8js5i]

CEOs actually get paid much less than their employees. You are confusing their net worth with their net income, which are two entirely different things. Stop it with the classism.

[@skankhunt3624]

@@user-hm1zb8js5i nice try but no one's talking about either of those things were talking about salaries.

[@kingjoe3rd]

The thing about it is that this was not meant to be condescending and was made with good intentions however naive but they were trying to be as thoughtful as they could. They knew that in the past black people were ignored which is why it was important to greet them and show them that they were a valued customer.

[@MemekingJag]

yeah, the generalisations and terminology used might make some people baulk, but inherently this is a video about how to treat those that have been dealt a hard hand in life as equals. it's surprisingly progressive for the year, and I've no doubt it was taken in as the helpful and egalitarian educational video it was.

[@ApexImportExport]

All of it is a trip, but I'm reminded by my grandmother indigenous dealt with all of this too.

[@anajonda]

Not meant to be, but is, all the same.

[@diogenesstudent5585]

​@@anajonda no. Not the same.

[@SpaceCoffee700]

​@@anajondaeffort where most stay unchanged is a rarity

[@alexojideagu]

0:45 As bizarre as this video is, that stereotype is actually even more true today, in the US, Europe and Africa. It's all about the brands and flashing them. And a rejection of looking poor, even if they can't afford it. (School kids of all races are like this too). My relative who was living on the poverty line in Nigeria and is BLIND, rejected a mobile phone from my dad because it was fairly old. He called the phone "Pure China". That was the last time my dad got him a phone. 🤣

[@Erion5]

I was thinking the same thing

[@Erion5]

Lmfao no way, your relative is so vain

[@Cab00v]

So true. I was about to say something similar.

[@yossarian00]

His eyes may be blind but still open enough to not trust Chinese brand phones. Props

[@kingeling]

Universal stupidity of the western poor minimum wagies

[@LLtrash]

The saddest thing about this video is that even though a lot of what the video says still apply, the part about the family is completely wrong today. The black family unit was decimated in the last 60 years

[@ShinyFlakesShinyFlakes]

Really? How?

[@Michaelair2323]

By whom?

[@thomaschristopher8593]

@@Michaelair2323 the Civil Rights Act of 1964

[@Saturn-Matrix]

@Michaelair2323 Fre eMay Son cultural engineers. The welfare state didn't not exist until itbwas created. Women have incentive to have babies out of wedlock

[@IDiggSocialMedia]

Our entire community has been decimated since then. Notice how we dress and took pride in ourselves much more in the 1950's.

[@siggydj]

Sales psychologists from 1954 talking about rappers today. Goddamn time travelers

[@cube2fox]

"It's a well-known fact that many Ne*ro customers are influenced by the opinion of others."

[@subjekt5577]

Hell everyone Who doesn't want quality products? Who doesn't hate getting sold on something else when they've already done the research on what they want? Who doesn't like to be respected? And with all the bullshit on Amazon these days even brand loyalty is coming back (but what brands to trust are completely different and it's even down to a particular product/model now)

[@cube2fox]

KZbin censored my comment 😠

[@lordtomlluckrahthegreat9014]

​@@subjekt5577I agree with this but, unfortunately, not all people do. Very unfortunately, most don't. As much as they'd hate to admit it, the majority just want to have a lot of things at a low price, even if it means buying garbage. Also, while seeking quality products is a good thing, I believe, if you truly desire quality, you should make your own products from raw materials. In other words: if you want something done right, do it yourself.

[@ferdinand8994]

​​@@subjekt5577brand products are not the only quality products. A 20$ leather belt is the same quality as a 500$ gucci or lv belt

[@davidmella1174]

If this is not on the internet archive, please upload this there too.

[@whanethewhip]

That's where most of these retro videos come from.

[@alainportant6412]

then how about you do it, cupcake

[@piked86]

That's where it came from. You could also just do it yourself.

[@laken1804]

This video is a dinosaur.

[@Tiychristianelmorenoguapo]

@@laken1804This video survived better than the dinosaurs did

[@ivanc9087]

It's crazy how I'm not even black or American and yet it applies to me exactly. The socioeconomic conditions motivating this behaviour are very well explained here. It's crazy how they used to look at customers as human beings and tried to understand their core motivations to sell to them rather than trying to dumb them down to do so.

[@1stHalf]

Majority of the first generation immigrants live in slums when you get there. Most of them were looked down upon not just for race. We are peasants.

[@whimbur]

They're just described the average person looking to buy something expensive and calling them a "negro." Back then and now, no one likes buying expensive garbage and everyone considers what their friends will think of when they see what they bought.

[@MrBazBake]

The video is literally, "How to sell to the Negro..Step 1, don't be racist... Step 2, don't be racist... Step 3 through 100, don't be racist."

[@EddieDinnage]

Clicked on this by accident, I can absolutely state that there was a better class of fashion and decorum back then, Eddie Murphy in the start of the video looked amazing and oozed class, sophistication and competence. I would like to see that returned for all of us, today's world is plastic and tack. Interesting video.

[@dustyak79]

Fedoras need to come back . Hell let’s go a bit further and able bodied men walking around with canes!!

[@Lewis-me7jr]

Riiight!!! In 4 years we’ll all be wearing tattered loin cloths while we’re being abused by our Russian and Chinese overlords.

[@Saufs0ldat]

7:34 You mean "to the", right? ....right?

[@vladimironoprienko7177]

Probably, yes. But for some reason that was not what he said 🤔

[@enadopato]

No, but “to the” left to the left to the left would be too on the nose

[@dshin83]

Language evolves.

[@SuperXzm]

Well yes, but actually no

[@jameshrouda9797]

Long before the days of film and radio, it would have been "sell the negro".

[@Eisenwulf666]

We all laugh because of the bad word, but this is a legit video on how to properly sell expensive articles and it's amazing how everyone is well dressed and polite to each other. I'm impressed.

[@bychen5011]

Negro is not a bad word

[@Ioannikios174]

I don't believe its a bad word. It just means black.

[@thomaschristopher8593]

what bad word?

[@Eisenwulf666]

@thomaschristopher8593 "selling"

[@brandonz6317]

Key and Peele need to do a 2025 updated version of this 😂😂😂

[@williamrelue]

Goated comment

[@TheCnicus]

That show went off the air a decade ago. Besides it was just Comedy Central's desperate attempt to rip-off The Chappelle show anyway. L take

[@thisnoman]

File a petition for it.

[@Kacpa2]

​@@TheCnicus Also there is nothing to update. This video isnt even racist. Unless someone is bothered by the n word. They are equated in the very start as all people and then progressively just go about pragmaticly treating good a customers worthy of service just like anyone else while selling the idea to reconsider their conception of black people.

[@obvioushieidude7668]

Maybe back in 2014 that could work. But that show has been off the air for years. Not to mention Jordan Peele has become a cringy woke sellout.

[@Igor_054]

Thanks! Those tips made me sell 19% more than anyone else this quarter, and I am not even part of the sales team.

[@imarriedabrkfsttaco3737]

Brand loyalty,looking for high quality,rejects inferior products. Sounds like a well informed,experienced customer who knows what they want. A competent sales person will knock that sales pitch out of the park.

[@1940limited]

But today we settle for junk made in China.

[@johnstuartsmith]

That's assuming that the lucky salesman is smart enough to be selling a truly high quality product. Unfortunately half the products on the market are going to be ranked as below average, but there will be salesmen working that much harder to convince people otherwise.

[@MDuarte-vp7bm]

@@johnstuartsmith A good salesman is ALWAYS selling a truly high quality product, my good sir.

[@removedmotivechannel]

its the same now, with the difference that they often dont want to pay any money for those items

[@SirSomnolent]

Nah. It's a sign that you are focused on some status you've been taught to associate with owning the product and that you do not feel capable of evaluating something on its own merits.

[@taylorclear-g8z]

I really like the fellow’s suit. Also his shirt and tie combination really works in my opinion. Well done sir.

[@tomd.2982]

very sharp I agree

[@royale7620]

They had class back then

[@patrickjones3826]

@@royale7620 Who is the "they" you're referring to?

[@mikester9er]

I'm sending this to the DEI resource group Teams chat at my job.

[@VinylToVideo]

If you work at a place with a "DEI resource group" I suggest you find a new job because that place will be gong out of business.

[@philippos5547]

@@VinylToVideo Not if it's a NGO funded with taxpayer money.

[@OssianMcVeigh]

​@@philippos5547Not really an NGO then is it

[@autumnwinter3639]

I suggest you find a new job simply out of principle.

[@mikester9er]

@@VinylToVideo Biden admin pushed it on all government contractors. But you're probably still right.

[@ScuttlebugJam]

Thank you for including context in the description

[@pinklemonegg]

This video actually made me realize why consumerism is such an epidemic in the black community. Denied quality merchandise for hundreds of years, now there's some weirdly ingrained importance on performative consumption of brand name products. Don't wanna look like some poor person, even if I am, so I gotta have the designer belt and the designer shoes. I need a fancy car even if I live in a trash neighborhood. And when I'm successful, that won't change---can't be considered a success unless I wear it on my body for everyone to see

[@ninototo1]

this is a trend in any group of society thats poor

[@ryno4ever433]

@pinklemonegg To a slightly lesser extent, this problem exists in society at large.

[@marvincool3744]

It’s a plausible theory

[@Brainbaskit]

I agree, and also I think it is just as much an epidemic in the rest of the world due to the advertising behemoth which became an unstoppable monster switching from television and print media to social media... which should actually be called insecurity marketing. That's actually what it is.

[@jontaylor4511]

this may be why some indian migrants here love their personalised number plates.

[@itsmarieg5816]

6:16 a little friendliness and courtesy goes a long way. Anybody resents being talked down to. Wise words to live by! This is actually a very well put video and I’m so impressed that it was done back in the day

[@Mortablunt]

Courtesies and respect are free but get you much.

[@e.l.2734]

People learn how to bring value to others, then civilization is made, not the other way around.

[@KaiserSoza-lw9nx]

still true today... perfect example... sneakers

[@JEP-Tech]

And branded sneakers. Must be Nikes or another brand they can trust. They won't wear generic clothes. They got the money since EBT and public housing has their other needs covered. Don't tell them they can't afford $100+ sneaks.

[@feeshunter1508]

Except they don't buy, they steal

[@gavriloprincip11]

except for the part with intact familes

[@danparish1344]

$200 + nowadays

[@mememaster9703]

@@JEP-Tech got that right. but back then they didnt get a million free handouts at every corner, and you really bought quality. today they dont work hard and they buy slop

[@stephencaudill2422]

Thanks to this advice, I added Mad Dog 20/20 and Wild Irish Rose to my wine store products

[@justinkrann7406]

I miss the days when everyone wore suits for no reason. I wasn’t alive but it seemed cool.

[@cloud5buster]

It wasn't "for no reason." It was because there were social standards.

[@RogueOne-77]

Honestly, throwing on a suit and all that for any occasion seems like a pain in the asshole.

[@AlexanderofMiletus]

@RogueOne-77 You last wore a suit at age 9, and it shows.

[@mikeFolco]

And here we have the conservative ideology distilled in one sentence.

[@RogueOne-77]

@@AlexanderofMiletus Nah, I'm just saying how odd that would kinda be and I'd be very uncomfortable in a suit all the time, chill out.

[@WHATISUTUBE]

The title and year lead you to believe it's offensive, but it honestly isn't. Are we going to pretend that demography data doesn't play a role in marketing? Is that why so many games and ads stay in Japan? Because they would so strongly appeal to americans just as much as asians that they....don't bother to advertise the same products and brands here with the same ads? There are some assumptions in this video but even then they aren't disparaging or malicious.

[@ArtSmosh1274]

Stop justifying this goofy video.

[@awesomeferret]

@@ArtSmosh1274 stop justifying your presentist bigotry. This was a very progressive video for its time, and you know it. So, are you actually trying to defend white supramacy by calling this anti racist (for its time, remember this was made when racial segregation was still legal) film "goofy"? The funny part is, "goofy" is a great word to describe this video, but the way you thought we was "defending" it changes the context of your usage of the word "goofy" dramatically. It really does sound like you're saying "a video from the 60s that tells white people that black people are normal people who want respect is goofy and shouldn't be defended". Are you sure you want to say that?

[@mikeg2491]

@@ArtSmosh1274 Consider the context, there were potentially traveling salesman going out meeting black people for the first time in their lives. It wasn’t the vast melting pot like today.

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

Hence the TV Trope "American Kirby is Badass". If one notices the advertisement for any Kirby videogame, one can see how the Japanese ads emphasizes the cuteness of Kirby while the US ads makes Kirby fierce and not cute...

[@atomictraveller]

as long as you don't mind being treated like an interpolated vector instead of the individual you may possibly be

[@ShanesHQ]

I followed this advice and my sales went up by 30% !!!! Thank you !

[@xxfrank12]

This is the wildest thing KZbin has ever recommended for me

[@PastorOnTheTrack]

😂😂😂

[@JohnnyInJapan]

Really?? Are you new?

[@xxfrank12]

@ been on KZbin twice as long as you bud

[@JohnnyInJapan]

@ oh someone got really upset haha don't cry little guy. I just teasing you. And no, you haven't. You can stop with that nonsense.

[@xxfrank12]

@@JohnnyInJapan says the guy typing out a paragraph 😂

[@fromthesidelines]

Narrated by Robert Trout, who was a CBS News correspondent and radio/TV anchor at the time.

[@geraldbaker4019]

He most notably covered assignments ranging from reporting the end of WW2 (the first man to do so), the public reactions to the Kennedy assasination, the 1964 RNC, and John Paul ll’s election as pope.

[@jeffbecker8716]

It's an AI fake. Perhaps an AI copy of Mr. Trout's voice.

[@fromthesidelines]

I can assure you this film is *NOT* A.I. generated. It's LEGITIMATE.

[@frankflapper445]

Oh really? I thought it sounded like Ronald Reagan.

[@abj7446]

​@@frankflapper445Ronald Reagan saying "Respect for the negro"? Ha!

[@michaeltoner1993]

I'm going to be showing this video to my sales staff Monday morning. Fantastic stuff!

[@tomd.2982]

I agree it's a game-changer

[@tgamirov]

Might wanna spruce up your resume beforehand

[@michaeltoner1993]

@tgamirov indeed, the inevitable increase in sales volumes in my department due to implementing the techniques shown in this video will be great for my CV

[@chrisclements1169]

That oughta be a hoot.

[@UmeshKumar-um7ze]

So... were you fired?

[@SunriseLAW]

2:20 "He want to be sold on quality, not price. He buys by brand, he buys quality, and he doesn't like to be switched at point of sale. These are the keys to selling to......" That is so very funny because a lot of people shop like that.

[@ct-gt2dt]

Lots of people of different colors buy off brand and lots of different colors by heavily branded things. This type of video is how some egghead sees you and every individual who is beautifully unique. There is no color that does a specific thing. They will try to make it that way and sometimes succeed though.

[@SunriseLAW]

@@ct-gt2dt The video is a typical sales job. (assuming it is genuine and not a modern fake because a lot of them are...I think this vid may be faked)

[@blackdysfunction8260]

I love how they are trying to convince themselves they are like everyone else 🙄

[@meteorstorm415]

@@blackdysfunction8260 On what basis, troll account?

[@ciguatera780]

i think it meant a very different thing for black people back then.

[@ChungLee-h2x]

Whoever made this channel needs to keep making these videos!!!!

[@twoFrenchBunnys]

Basically treat all people in your business with the truth, respect and dignity. Somebody did things right back then.

[@VegetoStevieD]

Yes, and if that fails, just make it legal to steal anything under $1,000.

[@Goldengategobbler]

@@VegetoStevieDliterally shut up

[@stoppilfering268]

@ you do realize that black people aren’t a monolith right?

[@MrSoso1050]

Still holds up

[@j.c.2514]

Still...! wow!

[@ES-lx6vv]

RESPECT MEEE PLAYAAA????!! ​@@j.c.2514

[@ATXRobot]

"And of course I always stick to business. I stay away from talk about race or religion or politics." Oh how the turn tables, eh, advertising industry?

[@jblackacre2325]

Sounds a lot like equality and this guy we don't hear about anymore... MLK Jr.

[@SkyForceOne2]

you can NOT "stay away" from religion, politics, or any other societal beliefs. unless you are completely isolated

[@michaelweber1921]

Oh, those things were always there. The only difference now is that opinions on race, religion and politics are different to what you agree with.

[@Amy-xv4sp]

@SkyForceOne2 well one can if they just shut up about it, its not really a necessary conversation topic in a professional or business setting. Same with ads nowadays they get too much mingled with politcis and ideology, here in Germany even some supermarkets being like "we dont support this political party" like shut up youre a food retailet we go to you for food and not political indocrination or discrimination against voters of a certain party. Its unprofessional. But most people are unprofessional nowadays and want their opinions everywhere, brands understood that those topics make an emotional reaction if youre on their political side you will be inclined to buy but if youre bothered by their ideology you will rage about it online leading to more exposure. Still unprofessional though.

[@jbrunning534]

3:07 ‘it is a pre-sold market’ I had to apologize to my phone for laughing at that one.

[@Deep_Solstice]

😅

[@cherrywilson6267]

Same 😂

[@strangeperson700]

"The family worked, lived, and bought as a unit." What happened, bro?

[@jjdtwelve8467]

Feminist.

[@scottwoodstock-fm8rz]

78% run off on their kids

[@arnoldzyphill3167]

they got associated with democrats.democrats ruin everything they touch.

[@mobychoc]

Reagan

[@marshall4759]

​@@mobychoc wrong LBJ

[@blakeschreckenbach679]

There was an African-American Don Draper creative type. He knew how to reach that market and made a partner at the firm for his cornering it in the 50's

[@luandeandrade4119]

What was his name?

[@JK-gu3tl]

I know the designer of Clio Award was black.

[@TheSpoovy]

One?

[@aquaabundance4077]

Good ol Mad Men. And it all boils down to opportunity. As Black people, we are naturally good at marketing, so if we get the opportunity to study the field and access such jobs, we'd do well in them

[@aquaabundance4077]

​@@TheSpoovynot many Black people got opportunities to work corporate back then

[@zedaadega7420]

As a portuguese and as an EU citizen, I see no racism in this old film, quite the opposite. This was clearly an anti-racism film. It was a very brilliant and inteligent effort to explain to the greedy american business owners, that would make more money if they stopped beeing racists. Racism=Less profit.

[@stebopign]

weird thing is... the same still applies today. the preference for luxury brands like gucci or shoes. everything is about how his friends think of his purchase.

[@tomcat8662]

Which is strange considering that of the top 5% of Americans who can easily afford those things, the majority don’t care to make such purchases.

[@ted.angell7609]

People in Latin America tend to think this way too.

[@casualcadaver]

People really don’t change that much be it 80 years ago or 2,500 years ago.

[@mikloridden8276]

@@tomcat8662 I’m versed in fashion. Now the top 5% prefer to dress in street fashion with high priced brands. They dress like them now

[@morrismonet3554]

Yes, and top brands like Glock, Draco, Smith and Wesson, and Ruger.

[@pnsmexico]

so when are they doing the updated version?

[@UnprofessionalProfessor]

When accurate portrayals stop being deemed offensive/outlawed.😂

[@mervinprone]

Do not follow them around the store, do not talk to them about Taylor Swift.

[@RokeJulianLockhart.s13ouq]

​@@mervinprone, that applies to everyone.

[@nullset2]

Selling to the Spic

[@unitywindowdoor2260]

@@mervinprone By "them", did you mean "they ass" ?

[@dennis_duran]

This would go unbelievable hard as a sample

[@KB7_0]

which part? is it when the narrator says the n word or a specific section of the video?

[@tumultoustortellini]

I watched this while listening to Chinesemidiboard - Jazzin out. It does go incredibly hard as background visuals and sound

[@theofficialgreenkane]

I learned a lot! Ready to open up shop in Brooklyn- Wish me luck!

[@ivantuma7969]

I totally sympathise with these shopping habits. It's not really a black/white thing, this applies to anyone who's experienced poverty and wants just a taste of the good life. As an immigrant to the US from the Eastern Bloc - we often didn't have running water (when we did, hot water had to be boiled on the stove for baths), waited in lines to get bread, the butchers kept the best cuts to sell on the black market and out-of-season fruit was a figment of everyone's imagination (as was toilet paper and toothpaste😁). My parents came here with only $20 and a few words of English. We were often called du.. Polacks. I grew up wearing off-brands from thrift stores or Kmart, so I developed an appreciation for name brand goods and a total disdain for upselling. When I come into a store (if I'm not online) ... I already know what I want to buy - I did my research and know what I can and can't afford. The difference between then and now ... easy access to credit (and this goes for everybody). The people in these training films were paying in cash ... today, "give me the better one, and CHARGE IT!"

[@EaglesFan989]

Polish chicks are hot.

[@williamcollins8098]

Yeah... isn't there enough advertising around foods,and now this.What a waist,so unnecessary.

[@cathcolwell2197]

Yes, this applies directly to the working class folks I know- they want to appear to have status- acquire safety.

[@Evlogite19]

Unfortunately, evil, bitter, depthless, mean-spirited leftists don’t care. This applies just as well to their slightly less radical shit-lib compatriots. They hate us and will demonise as all and say that we are “pRiViLeGeD”, no matter what kind of loss or pain we’ve endured. They hate wht ppl.

[@tomcat8662]

When did you arrive in our fair land oh traveler from the east?

[@ArtificialBanana]

Was this video produced by Ebony magazine?

[@curiouscharacter1]

I would suspect that Ebony probably scripted and produced this short film to be sent to multiple companies in the hopes of selling advertising space in their magazine. Otherwise, the repeated statistics of the success of Ebony in reaching the black audience , and the black consumers retention of said advertising would be somewhat meaningless.

[@crescentmono3344]

Yes

[@bobby4500]

back when people had class

[@chrisclements1169]

Before the Great Society handouts ruined everything.

[@skellurip]

racial class

[@Tbutt19911]

Class being short for “racial classifications”

[@quagmoe7879]

@@skellurip What does that even mean? Lmao nobody is pretending that things were perfect back then but just looking at the way most people still dressed to go out like they gave a shit makes me long for an era that I never got to see. I was born into the age of people not giving a shit you see, and I clamor for even a hint of this sophistication to return to society.

[@user-wb8iu1hl6i]

@@quagmoe7879 Tell it to someone who gives a shit

[@AmandilFormenos]

This video was true then and even more true today. Aged like wine.

[@danielpittman889]

I remember finding a book in a used book store about sales techniques for selling to various races or religions. It was racist as hell, and full of generalizations, but it also had some positive stereotypes. One point it made about selling to Hispanic customers, was that you had to close the entire family. If one dude wanted to buy a car, he would have to talk to his parents, brothers, cousins... And it wasn't uncommon for a guy to bring his extended family to the showroom to check it out. But, if a deal was made that involved payments, it was solid money in the bank because an entire family had agreed to the deal. It went on like that for many different groups of people - old people, black people, Jews, Italians, poor whites - at first I was aghast at the stereotypes; then I was impressed by the level of research involved, and the nuanced approach. I finally had to admit that there was a lot of truth in that little book if it was read properly with a critical mind. Different kinds of people truly do treat purchases differently. It's not just a matter of race or religion - marital status, level of education, financial situation, and myriad other factors play a part. What it really taught me was that a good salesperson needs to get to know his customer. You gotta be asking questions constantly, to find out what the product you're selling means to the customer. Is it a true need? A status symbol? Is it supposed to fill some psychological void in their life? It may seem like a waste of time at first; young eager salespeople tend to rush the close. The older, more seasoned salesperson almost intuitively slows down the process and gets to know the customer a little bit before jumping into product information. Anyway, I guess my point is: a video, book, conversation, etc. can be racist and still have some useful information in it. You don't want to be a racist person, but being aware of cultural differences is a very useful skill.

[@Leathal]

Racism is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human ability and capacity and that this results in a superior race. Stereotypes aren’t racism, they never have been, and it’s wild that so many people have been propagandized into thinking “cognitive shortcut that evolved as a survival mechanism” is the worst evil imaginable. And even the original definition isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Those with African ancestry or Asian ancestry are significantly better on average at various tasks than my own European ancestors, and that’s fine

[@sumoni]

Do you remember the name of the book?

[@danielpittman889]

@sumoni I wish!

[@DurkMcGerk]

It's improper to notice these things though!

[@cardboardboxification]

it's regional values, religious values, family values, then world values, look at Afghanistan , America tried to bring them into the 21 century ... that Isn't going to happen they will continue to live like they have for the last 1000 years , they are not interested in western living standards if they were then they would have built cities and castles just like UK 500 years ago before america was a country. understanding different cultures and selling to them has nothing to do with racism , racism would be not selling to them because of their race

[@aspzx]

I wish whoever did the subtitles would put a bit more effort into making sure they're accurate especially for historical artefacts like these. There are so many mistakes that it becomes impossible to trust them which is a problem for people who are deaf or non-native speakers.

[@raleighmarketing247]

Great point. Will do better in the future

[@aspzx]

@@raleighmarketing247 thanks, didn't really mean the whole comment to be so negative. It's a great video and thanks for uploading it. If you have other videos to upload, it might be better not to caption it with subtitles at all and either rely on KZbin's automatic captions or use their manual captioning tool. It means that any small mistakes can be easily corrected.

[@bashkillszombies]

These channels are usually mass content produced by India or China using AI. They're rarely anything of quality, and if it's historical they have no respect for the history being represented.

[@javassylvester478]

but you speak pretty good here on youtube which is odd. dont be strange a person could google translate this

[@MrJSpicoli]

It's AI. It's also how you know AI is garbage.

[@HoChiMints2007]

"I always stick to business. I never talk about race, religion and politics. No matter what color his skin is, he's interested in making money, making a living."

[@kg1574]

This randomly recommended video will save me tons on the ads that i am running

[@Coolestmovies]

Raleigh - I browsed your other videos. Solid work all around. Interesting that KZbin’s algorithms decided this one would go viral but it’s a fascinating historical artifact and if it draws attention to your actual work, that’s a marketing win. 👍

[@Xezlec]

The most shocking thing to me about this video is that the comments aren't a blood match. Everyone seems to agree that it's not that bad and the advertisers seem to be thinking realistically about black people as people who have had a rough time over the centuries.

[@Michiganian8]

Yea..right yup something like that 🧐

[@user-ch6um1vn8x]

They were a "respectable" people back in the 50's. Now they are just despicable. If only they could have kept some of that class instead of worrying so much about their vanity.

[@ediodimacaroni]

As a centrist that happens to hold oddly neo-nazi views with very keen interest in skull sizes I agree. Nothing to do with race at all I just happen to care about it for no particular reason 😊 (This is ironic)

[@kentknightofcaelin4537]

Eh... a lot of the comments here are *worse* than the video.

[@Xezlec]

I'm not sure why it didn't occur to me that this comment would attract them. Silly me.

[@johndoe-ln4oi]

Alternate video title: Convincing the Caucasian to Advertise in Ebony Magazine.

[@crescentmono3344]

Is it ✡️

[@lotsofLlamas]

Literally 😂

[@jackrabbit5343]

Like, how are they missing it 😂

[@auror9792]

Just when you think KZbin recommendations cant get weirder they catch you off guard with some crazy shit like this 😅.

[@MichaelBoltonsEntireCatalog]

June Cleaver saw this when it was new as part of her Jive course.

[@NoName-ik2du]

I like how they needed a full seven minutes to explain the very basic concept that buyers are all more or less the same regardless of skin color.

[@kangel20]

Right lol

[@donniedarko444]

If you actually believe that you should watch the video 20 more times

[@jesseparrish1993]

Actually that wasn't the point of the video. It's a wonderful explanation of why black customers place an unusually high premium on brand, and that they aren't sold on price. Oh, and they responded unusually well to targeted advertising.

[@maxi-me]

Nah, he just need the full 7 minutes to use the _other_ N word 79 times....

[@MS-ot2cz]

@@jesseparrish1993except that they actually closed the video out by saying so. 7:19

[@andybrice2711]

This reminds me of the episode of _Mad Men_ where Pete's market research discovers that a television brand is especially popular in "the negro market". But instead of taking that opportunity by advertising in black magazines, the client refuses, motivated by racism, and fires him.

[@MrAbuskeleke]

This is *exactly* what came to mind when watching this. This whole video is Pete Cosgrove's approach to race relations summed up in 7 minutes. A patronizing approach that might seem almost inane to us today, sure, but mixed with genuine insight -- black buyers were drawn to name brands because they could be sure of quality, or black buyers were inclined to spend more on consumer goods in part because segregation prevented them from spending on experiences (e.g., restaurants, the theater).

[@planesandbikes7353]

@@MrAbuskeleke and yet the advice near the end of this training film specifically recommends against patronizing the black customers, the video outright recommends treating them like all other customers.

[@BannedUser-m8r]

OMG I was thinking about this too!!! I found the episode oddly comical, because Pete, being an account man, is thinking ONLY about the bottom line, and he tries to pitch the idea on the appeal of a cost effective opportunity (i.e. finding low cost ad spaces to run the same ad campaign) . When his clients become somewhat triggered at the idea of an integrated ad campaign, Pete says something like, "don't you want to make more money??". I found it funny to watch him trying to reassure his clients' issue with race by telling them that it is a good opportunity to boost sales, lol. He then spends the rest of the episode going around asking seemingly insensitive questions, not realizing that others are thinking about race when he is thinking about sales. He came off as ignorant only because he focused on the bottom line while ignoring the racial tension of that time period. I thought Pete's last line about both him and his elevator attendant enjoying watching baseball on TV was a really nice touch to let everyone know that Pete sees a man, not the race.

[@solsol1624]

I just wrote that and then seen your comment. So now I know it was a real magazine. I'm Irish so we don't have it here lol

[@dandylion188]

@@MrAbuskeleke Pete's last name was Campbell. Cosgrove's first name was Ken. Pretty sure you're talking about Pete Campbell.

[@culturalobserver8721]

I’m impressed, this is 71 years old, but the content is more mature and respectful than some “training” videos about race in today’s culture! Now we’re so bombastic, angry, hateful and insulting to others, whether white, black, etc.

[@youtoobe169]

The wildest part of this video 6:34 is the fact that a stockboy was wearing a suit and tie to stock the shelves

[@laken1804]

The good old days!

[@N.Obody0080-se1gc]

@@laken1804 Yea when work uniforms were even more inconveniencing, uncomfortable, and unnecessary than they often are today!

[@daniel9485]

Managers often stock shelves along with employees so I wouldn’t be surprised if he is a manager

[@amarissimus29]

I can see the point sailing miles above the average viewer, trained so well to react to words with involuntary hysteria rather than cogitation on context. Brought to you by You Don't Know What You're Talking About Magazine.

[@Shoxic666]

Modern people are very thoroughly conditioned and not very critical of the beliefs they think are theirs. Not a shock.

[@aaronbarrett5061]

Who knew that we would end up living in a time where modern companies could use advice from the 1950s about race, religion, and politics 😅

[@_ZimZam]

Good to see marketing hasn't changed at all

[@kabelomodisane1431]

Everything is so clear now...

[@TheEndOfABloodline]

Subtle. Care to elaborate?

[@TheHeavyassaulter]

​@@TheEndOfABloodlinenah I'll get my account banned 😂

[@MechaG]

I didn't know Ebony magazine was that old.

[@realnewsthatmatters9319]

I remember back in the day when I used to sell encyclopedias, for you youngsters, that how we search for information before there was anything called the internet. My sales manager used to say “Don’t go to the ghetto go to the get mo”………. Needless to say, sales were in the toilet. Never assume people can’t afford to pay for quality products.

[@ivanpb1983]

I clicked out of curiosity on a Thomas Sowell video and KZbin immediately recommended this. 😅

[@FurQ69]

I'm going to take this advice and setup a shop in the heart of Detroit ! Wish me luck :)

[@alyssondasilva4484]

make sure you put a sign saying "Negroes are welcome"

[@TeaDrinker3000]

We're lucky to have access to material such as this

[@stumbling]

You may not like it but this is peak equity.

[@jacobhowerton3379]

This randomly appeared in my feed.

[@xekind]

How to sell ad space in Ebony.

[@OddlyAmusedByAll007]

😂😂right

[@redman958]

Thanks. Going to share this with my sales team.

[@TheEndOfABloodline]

That was original.

[@Bman846]

lol

[@poiuttyrfghj8474]

Great tips 👍 Thanks for sharing!

[@anxiousrabbit2506]

Clicked here to buy❌ learnt how to sell✅

[@ThatRandomFastingGuy]

It's very interesting seeing how progressive this training video is considering the decade.

[@chamuuemura5314]

Kind of like a world without identity politics and politicians is actually less racist than one with them.

[@hughes-520]

The decade itself was not as “unprogressive” as you’ve been conditioned to believe. In a lot of ways our society today has regressed quoted a bit, not progressed

[@bonnome2]

​@@hughes-520during that time, a lot of places had segregation in place, like hospitals, schools, homes, restrooms, etc. Had restrictions in place of where black people could go in the building or if at all. It was absolutely crazy back.

[@salj.5459]

Because it was made by Ebony (the magazine company)

[@hughes-520]

@@bonnome2 even black peoples themselves will tell you that things were better for black families back then. Segregation was not good, but a lot of other stuff about society was good

[@Le_cuisinier.du-chienne]

Thank you for this educational video.

[@JackOLanter]

The thing with this video is if you remove the racial remark, this video is perfectly fine and excellently presented. Even the final message is good; "treat black customers like every other customer, they're just regular people".

[@hazybliss4069]

No, it's not. You're just ignorant and unable to detect microagressions. This video isn't advocating for equality, it's advocating for making people FEEL equal so you can make money.

[@JackOLanter]

@@hazybliss4069 You're just an indoctrinated fool who's been trained to be a professional victim. Microagressions? Really? Grow up, the world is not for the weak, life is not a Disney movie where everybody treats you well.

[@marypalmer00]

​@@hazybliss4069This must be some fat trolling, otherwise, I challenge you to list all the micro(?) aggressions (not sure what that is, I'm assuming offensive things), and explain how they are disingenuous in treating black people as equals in this video. Because the video clearly says black people are valued customers and deserve nothing but quality merchandise that they read about in Ebony magazine, it also highlighted the value of community and family in African-American customer habits (in the 50s or whenever this was recorded). If you see something else go ahead and say something constructive, please

[@TheTomatoHater]

@@hazybliss4069 Isn't that basically all advertisement tho?

[@Rod-Wheeler]

Some things never change.

[@Kyle-xt8ip]

This could also be called selling to anyone who isn't wealthy.