So, I was reading the news and every week or so I see something new about racial profiling. He was a black man so we searched him for drugs or he was Mexican so we were checked his immigration status. Now in a blanket form this is wrong and unfair to those prosecuted. Perhaps there were other factors I am not aware of, but this just isn't right yet racial profiling and in fact profiling of every nature is the accepted norm for advertising. Don't believe me? Take a look at any magazine and the ads that are enclosed. Take a look at this ad...
"Racial profiling is the inclusion of racial or ethnic characteristics in determining whether a person is considered likely to commit a particular type of crime or an illegal act or to behave in a "predictable" manner." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_profiling
And while most view racial profiling as a criminal tactic to target groups advertising does this regularly by targeting a specific racial or ethnic group that behaves in a predictable manner. The next time you pick up a magazine or newspaper take a close look at every ad in there and let me know what you see.
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