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LT Barclay

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14. OK. I'm going to stick my neck out and ask why the ads were offensive?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Feb 27, 2023, 08:48 PM

Feb 2023

To some extent it reminds me of a time my Kenyan friend was upset over a video that was trying to solicit contributions to help the poor in Kenya. He was upset that the video only showed poor areas and didn't show the "modern Kenya".
Of course a short video or image never tells the story, but I'm thinking "offensive" is a bit of a reach.

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Rights to famous 'Crying Indian' TV ad go to Native American group, which is retiring it [View all] Omaha Steve Feb 2023 OP

It was very effective underpants Feb 2023 #1

Damn powerful PSA. Wish we had them but they went away. Delivered messages for the public good. Evolve Dammit Feb 2023 #2

It's actually "The Crying Italian" Kablooie Feb 2023 #3

Yup I remember reading something about him. canuckledragger Feb 2023 #9

I may have this post removed, but I read a long article about him and he was adopted into a tribe LT Barclay Feb 2023 #13

I hadn't heard that but it's fair to bring it up. Kablooie Feb 2023 #15

My wife is Italian. When younger we stayed at a campground operated by twodogsbarking Feb 2023 #20

Iron Eyes Cody was married to a woman who wnylib Feb 2023 #22

As a young child in the 70's, that ad gave me a positive Wingus Dingus Feb 2023 #4

i was a young teen, and yes i thought the same thing nt orleans Feb 2023 #8

Same. nt pazzyanne Feb 2023 #12

Great ad 50+ years ago ... Auggie Feb 2023 #5

50 years? That long? Damn I'm old... nt Shipwack Feb 2023 #17

The lesser known part of the story is that the ad campaign was paid for by the packaging industry pecosbob Feb 2023 #6

Well the end user is the one who decides... EX500rider Feb 2023 #10

i loved this psa. granted, i was fairly young but it tugged at my heartstrings orleans Feb 2023 #7

That ad showed no discarded cans or bottles in all the litter it had in the video. Botany Feb 2023 #11

OK. I'm going to stick my neck out and ask why the ads were offensive? LT Barclay Feb 2023 #14

Here's the commercial before it's pulled, very powerful: Polybius Feb 2023 #16

The 'Crying Indian' ad that fooled the environmental movement pecosbob Feb 2023 #18

And yet, the ads did make the general public more aware wnylib Feb 2023 #23

He was Italian, not native 'merican. twodogsbarking Feb 2023 #19

His wife had some Seneca ancestry and was a descendent of wnylib Feb 2023 #24

I met Iron Eyes Cody. Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #21

Thanks for sharing! Kaleva Feb 2023 #25

Sad. They should remake it with Native Americans and not just "in costume" Wonder Why Feb 2023 #26