Thanksgiving tanning ad thanks Native Americans for their "sexy color"

I'm almost speechless. Almost.

The Daily Mail quotes David Arnett, Marketing Director at Alabama tanning salon Club Sun Color Studios"

"We are all Americans no matter what color we are. Just because we promote a nice tan doesn't mean we are racist. 

This was an in house ad that was never intended to be taken as racist or insensitive. We were merely trying to compliment the beautiful skin "color" of Native Americans."

Mr. Arnett also claims to be Native American, which seems to have become the new "I have black friends" or "my uncle is Jewish" of refusing to apologize for casual racism.

The promotional image is no longer on their site.

A bunch of people ate Burger King for Thanksgiving and Tweeted about it

With the way Americans revere the Thanksgiving feast, I guess having to eat fast food instead is holiday failure. But the surprising number of people Tweeting about eating Thanksgiving at burger king (taken from Buzzfeed's "50 People Who Had The Worst Thanksgiving Ever") Is surprising and sad. 

If they were still working with CP+B, I'd almost suspect it was their latest bizarre marketing stunt.

And there's always an outlier:

It looks like Hardee's was also a popular choice.

Wishing a most wholesome Thanksgiving to my American readers

Here's how Canada contributed to your awkward family moments in 1936. Keep that creepy uncle of yours off the rye!

Via Sociological Images

Four stupid Thanksgiving ads with the same racist headline

They're not just unoriginal, obnoxious and offensive, they're historically inaccurate. 

Back in the day, it was the pilgrims who drank beer all the time, simply because they had no reliable source of clean water. The indigenous Wampanoag people probably weren't in much of a partying mood, either, since were being decimated by novel diseases brought to their shores by the Europeans.

From a collection of native stereotyped American Thanksgiving ads at Indian Country.  Thanks to Audra Williams for sharing.

PETA wishes Americans a Crappy Thanksgiving

Newser says NBC refused to air this ad. Which is stupid, because unlike PETA's usual shock and T&A tactics, this one is fairly sophisticated:



I am not a vegan, and I am not against eating meat. But I still agree that factory farming and processing of animals is cruel and disgusting.

It's national drunk driving night in the USA

According to Gawker, tonight (Thanksgiving Eve) is the night most Americans drink and drive. There's not much point in me saying "don't do it". Those of you without access to decent cab or public transit services will have to face the prospect of having to find, or be, a designated driver. Why would anyone want to do that?

1) You can still perform when you finally get a chance to hook up with that high school regret.
2) Tomorrow, you can be thankful that you don't have to stuff a turkey while blindingly hung over.
3) You will survive the night.
4) That old lady down the road who walks her dog in the dark will survive the night.
5) The loved ones you spend the next few days with will not be your new besties in jail.

Be safe.

Talking dolls have some choice words for Christmas shoppers

The ridiculously overpriced "You & Me Interactive Triplet Dolls" set, sold at Toys R Us this Christmas season, created by LearnRight Toys, have something to say to American shoppers who are a little too obsessed with the mad rush for deals this "Black Friday":



Listen to the baby. Stop the craziness.

Via The Stir