I'm not seeing racism here, but it's a brouhaha in the UK. From The Independent (UK): "[On Friday] Campbell revealed she is considering 'every option available' after Cadbury, owned by the US giant Kraft, refused to pull the ad campaign, which ran in newspapers last week: 'I am shocked. It's upsetting to be described as chocolate, not just for me, but for all black women and black people. I do not find any humour in this. It is insulting and hurtful.' The model's mother, Valerie Morris, backed her daughter, saying: 'I'm deeply upset by this racist advert. Do these people think they can insult black people and we just take it? This is the 21st century, not the 1950s. Shame on Cadbury.'"
Black Brits are asking for African-Americans help: "Disgust at the ad prompted members of the public to complain to the campaign group Operation Black Vote (OBV), which has called for Cadbury to apologise. OBV's Simon Woolley said that without an apology, the 'only recourse black people have is not to buy its chocolate'. He has written to the American civil rights activists Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson to ask them to mobilise the country's Afro-American population. 'I want them to know what their parent company is doing in Europe. I've asked them to support us.'"
A Bookerista Responds: "Where's The Racism In This Ad?"
Jim Collier, a moderate blogger in California, writes: "Just to show that I am not a knee-jerk racist-accusing zealot, I did not find this ad racist. The company may owe Ms. Campbell a fee for use of her name and diva-ish reputation, but the reference would seem clearly positive - as I have yet to meet a female who does not love chocolate."
Naomi Campbell: "Comparing Me To Chocolate Is Racist"
