Now here’s the obvious: It’s clear to see that Schlitz was trying to appeal to an urban market and that’s all fine and dandy, but our question to you, ILOSM family, is: Do you think corporate brands should have a social responsibility to the urban market that they’re trying to sell to? Should they even the playing field by giving back to the urban communities? Or by incorporating people of that culture within the corporation’s infrastructure?

Take a look at Billy Dee’s Colt 45 ad from the 1980s on the next page, as an example of another corporation appealing to the urban market. Again, is this simply marketing products to a set group of people, or capitalizing of a set group of people without properly spreading the wealth and opportunities?

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We DO NOT Condone, Authorize, Or Recommend This Presentation. LOL

Laawwwd…Look At What We Dug Up! Now it’s not a secret that we’re all part of this community because we all love Old School Music, BUT we do not condone, authorize, nor recommend the following presentation…LOL!  I guarantee you, you ain’t never seen one like this before…LOL…

Do you realize how many times we had to look at this video to transcribe it?!! We did our very best to translate these lyrics, so please don’t hold it against us…LOL.

Here’s how the song abruptly starts:

Verse:
Jheri curl, to catch the eyes of every guy, every girl!

Background girls:
Just $27.50, you’ll look good in a (Can’t figure this word out. It sounds like they’re saying kitchen, or maybe jiffy, or maybe fixin’…I don’t know, if you can figure it out please tell us)…so bouncin’ bouncin’ curls, so bouncin’ bouncin’ curls, so bouncin’ bouncin’ curls, so bouncin’ bouncin’ curls.

Verse:
Jarrelle Charles is my name, Jarrell curls is my fame. You could be (pause) ‘lieve to know, I’m the hairdresser who really knows. You’re gonna have, have a curl, to catch the eyes of every guy, every girl!

Background girls:
Just $27.50, you’ll look good in a (We still don’t know what they’re saying here…help us please)…so bouncin’ bouncin’ curls, so bouncin’ bouncin’ curls…

Now we’re not knockin’ this brotha for promoting his business, but this was just too funny not to share it with you and bring a lil’ bit of laughter your way today ILOSM fam.’

Check out more way-back-when 80’s jheri curl and afro videos when you flip through the next pages…

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