What's All The Buzz About Dove?

According to reports from CNN:

Dove apologized this weekend for a social media post that the company says "missed the mark" representing black women.

So, everyone is up in the air about this alleged innocent Dove commercial, huh? The commercial simply demonstrates how Dove is known to care for the skin for all women of all complexions...but in a different way. Earlier today on The Talk, it was said that the company definitely missed their mark with this one. 

Now, had the shoe been on the other foot, would there have also been an outpouring of criticism because the white woman was turning black during this commercial? I think not. I mean that would be equivalent to a Caucasian being turned down for a job because of their color, or would it?

I think if anything it may have  been very bad timing, considering all the blatant racism going on now. I'm not only talking about all the controversy in the presidency; but going all the way back to the killing of Trayvon Martin. Not to mention the senseless killings of what we as a race see as innocent victims being shot down or murdered in cold blood by the police.

According to www.theguardian.com,  as far back as December 31,2015 there had already been over 

1,000 people killed by policemen. That is a high number if you ask me. One is a high number when it comes to

fatalities. The reason I mention the Travon Martin case, is because that man was a mere citizen stereotyping a 

teenage kid simply because of his attire and was acquitted. It seems since then that more and more policemen

have taken that case and applied it to their own lives. Since Mr. Zimmerman was felt he was held above the law;

so now does the police. 

So, if the Dove commercial gets to you like that;what about the innocent lives wasted and taken due to racial 

prejudices? If this gets a rise out of you, then surely the police killing over 258 black men in 2016...over 39 of them 

being unarmed, must also be a thorn in your side. 

All I am saying  is if we are going to talk  about racism, this Dove commercial should be an afterthought. No one lost 

their lives during that commercial. However there have been hundreds of lives lost behind what a vast majority deem as 

senseless killings. What about their lives;their loved ones; their parents?

If this Dove commercial causes you this much distress, honey just stop using it. Let's regain our focus on the real

racial issues at hand. If we continue to stand for nothing;we will fall for anything my friends. Stop the cherry picking, pls.