Miscellaneous

Oh, irony, thy art a cruel mistress...

See this magazine cover? It is from Blackhawk Technical College's recent magazine-style advertisement. Take a good look. For some reason, nearby residents of Janesville, Wi were up in arms about said cover.

This is why:

The cover featured two smiling adults and two children. Underneath the photo was this headline: ?A Family Affair: BTC is the perfect fit for the White family.?

Perhaps most people understood immediately that the article was about a family whose name is White.

Apparently, others read it as an assertion that BTC is especially good for white people. Or at least, that it was insensitive.

Now it is quite clear it was not intentional, and it has been changed. And, if anyone bothered to open the magazine, they would have seen the story about James and Casey White, as well as several people of color. Still, the school had to field quite a few calls about the publication.

I can't stop laughing, and I can't quite figure out why. Someone get me some oxygen, please....

Full post as published by Quiz Law on January 25, 2008 (boomark / email).