Ad campaign: Black youths being exploited, some in community say.
A division of Nextel Communications has apologized if anyone has been
insulted by its Boost Mobile billboards depicting a bug-eyed black male
asking "Where you at?" The advertisements, scattered around Reno
promoting a new cell phone designed for teens, have some complaining it
exploits black youths, promotes non-standard English and resurrects an
ethnic form of slavery. The billboards have been up in Reno for nearly
three months and are scheduled to be removed by the end of the week,
Colley said. [more]
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