Topic: Madison Avenue

2 chapters across the catalog

58: Prop Joe
2:10:03 - 2:16:20

58: Prop Joe

Interracial Marriage Trends, Cultural Erasure, Madison Avenue

The hosts analyze statistics on increasing interracial marriage rates, particularly among Black men. They reference Malcolm X's "coffee and cream" metaphor to discuss the potential "breeding out" of distinct racial identities. They argue that Madison Avenue is pushing these images to create a "multicultural" consumer base devoid of traditional roots.

52: Build Black Better
2:20:55 - 2:23:28

52: Build Black Better

Rebranding Blackness, Madison Avenue, ADOS Suppression

The discussion explores how the term "Black" was originally a way to escape the word "Negro" but was eventually hijacked by Madison Avenue for "Blaxploitation" and corporate branding. The hosts argue that Black Lives Matter was a similar rebranding effort supported by big advertisers. They predict a similar attempt to rebrand the ADOS movement as "hateful" or "divisive" to suppress its specific political demands.