put it this way -- why would they NOT want to target the sizable Moroccan and Algerian consumer pool? The many African women in France who also buy shampoo? If there is a legitimate reason why not I might reconsider. And I do not consider a concern that a product used by minorities might be viewed as inferior to be legitimate.
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 12:50 PM, Dana<dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > it's shampoo. Usable by any ethnic group. If it were hair > straightener, then a plausible need for hair straightener is a > legitimate job requirement. I could not do it for instance. I would be > ridiculous. > > On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 12:44 PM, Jerry Johnson<jmi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Selling copier paper, definitely not. >> Selling clothing, probably not. >> >> Selling cosmetics and hair care products, some of which are targeted >> specifically to very small populations, often broadly falling along racial >> lines, might make sense. >> >> Of course, as with all stereotypes, reality often falls outside the nice >> pretty lines. An old ugly Jewish man with a strong Brooklyn accent, in >> Florida old-man clothes, smelling of baby powder and liver and onions but >> with a good rap could probably sell me a skateboard before an inarticulate >> 6'2" blond Swedish goddess without a brain in her head. Good sales is good >> sales, it often doesn't matter the audience or the product. >> >> Ask Revlon how their spokesmodel has been doing for them (answer - awesome) >> >> >> On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 2:27 PM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> how about: >>> >>> line1: hot nordic-type French chick >>> >>> line2: hot black French chick >>> >>> line3: hot Moroccan French chick >>> >>> Asking for specific body shapes or sizes is a legitimate job >>> requirement for a model or a "hostess." Asking for specific skin >>> colors is not. >>> >>> My .02 >>> Dana >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Gruss Gott<grussg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > >>> >> Grant wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Sweet 7lb 8oz baby Geebus. Next thing you know Sam, Robert, Gruss and I >>> will >>> >> all be making smores and singing Kumbaya around a camp fire. >>> >> >>> > >>> > But, jeepers, let's think with the market a little here ... >>> > >>> > You're at the store and there's 2 booths to buy shampoo: >>> > >>> > (1.) 350 lb balding dude >>> > >>> > (2.) 100lb 5' 8" leggy BBR French hottie >>> > >>> > Hmmmm ... which line, which line? hmmmm ... >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:298947 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
