The U.S. Army's latest recruitment advertisement has raised eyebrows over its uncharacteristic lack of diversity. Some critics have suggested that the prominence of white male service members in the ad might indicate extreme desperation on the part of the Army to hit recruitment targets and/or war...
    • Throwaway@lemm.eeOPM
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      8 months ago

      Disclaimer I don’t represent all conservatives, just me.

      To me it feels really dishonest and cynical, they’ve been doing diverse ads for how long now? And Hamas attacks Israel, the US moves two carrier groups in, the Marines cancel their birthday ball, and now they’re running ads that are the opposite of diverse.

      To make it plain, we’re going to war and they’re suddenly recruiting white men, when they wanted nothing to do with them before.

  • Throwaway@lemm.eeOPM
    2·
    8 months ago

    I don’t know if I trust the conclusion, but recruitement numbers are down and something is up.