Today in the Superbowl Jesus series, we discuss the Racism Triptych, the centrepiece of which is the most overtly racist image on television since at least Bush I's "Willie Horton" ad.
It's so racist that while I'm not Christian, I'm pretty sure mainstream Christianity would consider it actual blasphemy.
It may seem questionable to hang this much on imagery that has clearly been through the AI machine. My response is that these images were carefully chosen as part of a billion-dollar ad campaign, and in all the areas they care about, the symbolism is specific, precise, and clear.
Also I can't think of the last time I leaned this hard on my art degree. We had a substantial art history requirement embedded in that and I was really good at it - as in, my professors kept copies of all my papers as example pieces - and I am pulling out all those old art analysis chops for this series and it's a thing.
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