
Episode 979 • • 3:22:16 - 3:25:19
979: Donna Gate
Apple iPhone X "Poop Emoji" Ad, Racial Voice Casting
An Apple commercial for the iPhone X features "Animojis," including a poop emoji that speaks with what the hosts describe as a black voice. The ad shows black faces associated with other emojis, but the poop emoji's voice is not given a human face in the commercial. The hosts characterize the ad as incredibly racist and insensitive, questioning why Apple is marketing to a community that largely prefers Android devices.
