A night janitor goes about his business in a museum, passing priceless works of art as he performs his duties. He makes his way to some beautiful paintings of animals, at which point we see him pick up spread-out pages of newspaper laid out on the floor. The pages are covered with what appear to be bird droppings. He then replaces them with clean newspaper sheets as the camera reveals they are underneath a mounted painting of tropical birds.
An end tag informs us that this wildlife display is part of an exhibit titled Oudry’s Amazingly Life-like Animals, which is at Southern California’s J. Paul Getty Museum through Sept. 2.
This :30 was directed by the team Peter Martin of harvest, Santa Monica, for M&C Saatchi, Santa Monica.
Bonnie Goldfarb executive produced for harvest, with Rob Sexton serving as producer. The DP was Eric West.
The M&C Saatchi team included creative director Martin Dix, art director Jay Gundzik, copywriter Craig Ghiglione and producer Wendy Weger.
Editor was Adam Parker of Chrome, Santa Monica.
Meta Joins Growing List of Companies Backing Off From DEI Initiatives
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms Inc. joins a growing list of companies that are pulling back on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Like others before it, the social media giant cited a U.S. Supreme Court decision in July 2023 that outlawed affirmative action in college admissions.
Conservative activists have gone after companies — both in the courts and on social media — seeking to set a similar precedent in the working world. They've been targeting workplace initiatives such as diversity programs and hiring practices that prioritize historically marginalized groups, and have widened their objections to include programs focused on gender identity and sexual orientation.
DEI policies typically are intended as a counterweight to discriminatory practices. Critics argue that education, government and business programs which single out participants based on factors such as race, gender and sexual orientation are unfair and the same opportunities should be afforded to everyone.
Joel Kaplan, Meta's freshly appointed global policy chief, told Fox News Digital on Friday that the move will ensure that the company is "building teams with the most talented people" instead of making hiring decisions based on protected characteristics.
"This is ultimately about doing what's best for our company and ensuring that we are serving everyone and building teams with the most talented people," Kaplan told Fox News Digital. "This means evaluating people as individuals, and sourcing people from a range of candidate pools, but never making hiring decisions based on protected characteristics like race or gender."
Here's a look at some of the other companies that have retreated from... Read More