A casting document from Japanese car company Acura has leaked. It explicitly states that they sought a “nice looking, friendly, not too dark” African-American to play a car dealer alongside comedian Jerry Seinfeld in the their Super Bowl commercial, which aired earlier this year. Read More: thegrio.com
Acura is now apologizing for running an ad seeking an African-American actor to play a car dealer who was “not too dark.” The spot — which starred Jerry Seinfeld and Jay Leno and aired during the Super Bowl — was cast by an agency that sent out a casting sheet looking for a “nice looking, […]
