Life Of A Nappy-Headed Fat Chic

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Marcus Garvey Did Not Die So This Could Live

A friend shared an image today that made me sick to my stomach. I am sharing with you in hopes that you do as I did and contact Nivea’s offices with a complaint

This is the image: 

This is my complaint

How dare you suggest in this ad lockerz.com/s/130486212 that Black men who appear with afros and facial hair are uncivilized and don’t give a damn about their appearance. It is a racially bigoted suggestion that disparages the Black aesthetic. This ad is offensive to Black men and Black people. You must cease placing this ad in magazines. It is completely unacceptable to suggest that by using your products, Black men will somehow become “re-civilized”. Are you suggesting that Black men are uncivilized to begin with? There is too much history rooted in reducing Black people to comparisons to apes, monkeys, etc. We will not accept this.

The link for putting in your comment: http://www.niveausa.com/about-us/beiersdorf/contact-us
  • 17 August 2011
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    ummm….wtf? 0.0
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    if its any consolation I saw one just like this with a white guy on it. And apparently a black dude came up with this...
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    i cant cosign this shit
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    WTF! It’s ads and statements like these that make me want to shove these images in the faces of post-race, color blind,...
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    This is utterly insane.
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