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Subliminal

Way back in college I was a Psychology major for a semester or two. I changed majors frequently. Here’s a little tidbit . . . I was even an Art major for a semester. Ha! Anyone who has ever seen my “art” will cackle at that. Anyhow, I recall during my Intro to Pysch class learning about subliminal advertising. I was fascinated by it. The man with the erection in the Camel logo, a women in a nighty on a staircase that spelt out sex with the x crossed at her vagina, etc. It was all so . . . juvenile. Anyway, I thought it was interesting stuff when I was 18.

I am amazed at this kerfuffle-in-the-making over the latest Hillary Clinton commercial. Before we get into it, dear reader, watch the following:

Did you notice anything?

Watch again.

Anything?

What if I point out to look at the child’s pajamas? Watch it. Anything?

What if I told you the letters visible on his pajamas are NIG. Anything?

After reading Ann Althouse’s piece, I still had no idea what the issue was. NIG? National Institute of . . . ? I just couldn’t figure it out. Then I read a commenter who mentioned race and it finally clicked in: NIG, according to Althouse, is supposed to conjure up nigger, as in Obama.

Sheesh, people. This is a stretch. A major stretch. And I am not buying it. I don’t care for Clinton any more than any other conservative, and I know her campaign is in trouble, but to believe that her campaign is spelling out partial racial epithets on children’s clothing in the hopes of the viewer putting the it together is definitely beyond where my reality extends to.

I know, that’s why it’s called subliminal.

Also blogged on this date . . .

• Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Two - 2008
• What Am I Listening to Now? - 2008
• Legal Tender - 2008
• Alone - 2007
• Fred Thompson - 2007
• Budget Meetings with the Governor - 2006
• The Public's Expectation of Education - 2006
• Who is your favorite baseball player of all time? - 2005
• Dead in Atlanta - 1992

Tags: 2008-Election, Hillary-Clinton, Media, Obama, primary, video