The Golden Arch Of The Universe Is Long ... : Code Switch. A member of the Code Switch team — who shall remain nameless, but whose name rhymes with Tatt Mhompson — was recently winding his way through the recesses of Amazon when he stumbled across an ad for McDonald's that appeared in Ebony back in 1972. (Don't trouble yourself trying to figure out just what Ma ... er, Tatt was searching for to come to this result. Your head will hurt.) Here's what that ad looked like. hide captionMcDonald's ad, 1972. Ebony Magazine McDonald's ad, 1972. McDonald's has long marketed to consumers of color as aggressively as any big corporation.
What we found when we started digging through the archives was that McDonald's was deeply concerned with black folks getting down. Hide caption#cantwaitcantwait Again, with the down-gettin': hide captionThis is before the advent of the Dollar Menu, so this little cafeteria-on-gimmick probably set this guy back a nice chunk of change. Jet Magazine Corny, sure. McDonald's Ad Wow. Ebony You see that ring?
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