Catania mailing with Bowser's photo next to "Scandal" like the tv show & referring to the show

[Anonymous]

Has anyone seen this flyer? I'm not pro-Bowsser, but this flyer makes me uncomfortable for some reason. It seems kind of racist or something. Thoughts?

[jsteele]

Can you explain what about it you think is racist "or something"?

[Anonymous]

Not OP, but it has a person of black/brown coloring, so it must be racists.

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure why it makes me uncomfortable. Obviously if Bowser wasn't black, the attempt to link her image to "Scandal" wouldn't work. But that alone isn't necessarily racist, it's just a fact that she's black and Kerry Washington is black. Is it clever? Is it dodgy? I can't decide.

That's why I posted. I'm curious to hear how others reacted to this.

[Anonymous]

I saw it. I'm an AA woman. I thought it was great. Loved it. Voting for Catania.

[Anonymous]

If the shoe fits. Between the shadow campaign and park southern, I am not giving this "ethics" candidate a pass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the shoe fits. Between the shadow campaign and park southern, I am not giving this "ethics" candidate a pass.

But at least Bowser can claim with justification to be the "substance free" candidate!

[Anonymous]

saw it. It's a blatant trademark infringement. while I don't disagree with the issue around park southern the mailer takes it a bit too far. Could backfire on him.

[Anonymous]

Here's a link to a photo of the mailer https://twitter.com/willsommer/media from WCP loose lips columnist will sommer. Tommy Wells also blasted mailer in his twitter feed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:saw it. It's a blatant trademark infringement. while I don't disagree with the issue around park southern the mailer takes it a bit too far. Could backfire on him.

If you can trademark the word "scandal" used in the context of American politics, you are truly gifted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:saw it. It's a blatant trademark infringement. while I don't disagree with the issue around park southern the mailer takes it a bit too far. Could backfire on him.

If you can trademark the word "scandal" used in the context of American politics, you are truly gifted.

They used the show logo on the mailer. Yep, that's a violation and they could be sued by the production company. Will they be sued? No, probably not. Does it push the limit of good taste -- well I guess we'll see what the voters think.

[Anonymous]

To be precise, Tommy Wells retweeted message from Dave Stroup, former digital communications manager at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, saying that he, Dave Stroup, is not impressed by it (meaning the mailer).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure why it makes me uncomfortable. Obviously if Bowser wasn't black, the attempt to link her image to "Scandal" wouldn't work. But that alone isn't necessarily racist, it's just a fact that she's black and Kerry Washington is black. Is it clever? Is it dodgy? I can't decide.

That's why I posted. I'm curious to hear how others reacted to this.

I think it would work for any candidate currently embroiled in scandals. It might not be 100% as visually compelling, but the big red letters are enough to make the ad work, even on a white male.

[Anonymous]

What the hell does he have to lose? Nothing.

[Anonymous]

I think it's going to backfire. (I will never vote for Bowser btw and will probably vote for Catania.) But here's the thing -- people love Kerry Washington and somehow this equates Bowser with Washington so it feels like a) an attack on the much-beloved Washington and/or b) drawing attention to Bowser as comparable black woman leader and attacking her for fitting into that category.

I know there are posters who will call me crazy for this but that's how it felt to me. Instead of just attacking Bowser's choices, it categorizes her as a black female who should be attacked for her choices.