JD.com Brings Some Diversity to Spring Advertising
I’m not saying it never happens, but I see black women prominently featured in Chinese ads seldom enough that I notice when it happens. These ads from the Shanghai Metro are by JD.com (京东), which is a Chinese company, not just a foreign company doing business in China.
There’s also one ad with pale (half-?)Asian girl, and one with random perky white dude:
The ads all read:
是你让春天来
That means, “it’s you that made the spring come.” Not the most inspired slogan, but easy for Chinese learners!
Why is this article tagged racism? I don’t see any racism in the advertisements. I actually think the black chick is the hottest out of all the models in the ads.
It’s an example of a lack of racism. 🙂 So if you’re browsing the “racism” tag, you’ll get a slightly fuller perspective if you see this.