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Mercy Academy: 'Where girls with dreams become women of vision'...
Notice anything strange about Mercy Academy's billboard near the intersection of Bardstown Road and Bonnycastle Ave.?
Some questions:
- Does the "new campus" include separate water fountains?
- Why do only white students get sweaters?
- What was the photographer thinking?
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Third Annual Sushi in the City continues to grow in fun and size
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Lighten up, grads.
Go find something else to complain about!
I graduated last year from Mercy. Luckily, unlike you, I learned how to be classy and how to not judge a book by its cover, better yet a school by its billboard. Also, I've done one of these photo shoots before, and we were told to wear whatever version of the uniform we wanted to wear. These girls were free to wear a vest, sweatshirt, sweater, long sleeve polo, or a short sleeve polo. Who knows, maybe the Caucasian girls were cold! Have a nice day, Mr. Everson.
Opinion
As a fellow grad, I want you to know that I love this school with all my heart. And since you Mr. Everson have no affiliation with our community, you are clearly reading into things a little too much. Yes, I see what you're point is, but know the facts first. Know that Mercy wasn't meaning to offend in anyway. Also, I can guarantee you just broke the hearts of a lot of great, amazing women and the wonderful faculty and staff of Mercy. So I hope you are happy with your shallow self.
well......being a mercy grad
well......being a mercy grad i can say that you have no idea what this ad is all about appartently. it takes a pretty shallow person to write such remarks. this is what is wrong today...people reading into things WAY to much.
These are two families. You
These are two families. You should check the facts before jumping to conclusions.
If they are families...
Mercy should have put that on the billboard. Billboards are meant to quickly convey a message to passersby--not require investigative research. Besides, this is a blog. We don't research.
Mercy did post this on the ad
If you looked at the AD on each of the people it has the names and the years that they graduated or are going to graduate. I am going to assume you just glanced at the AD and decided to rant about nothing.
Actually, it didn't
First names and years of graduation don't denote family.
No
Because I'm not a racist. But if you deconstruct it with your shallow mind yea I can see why you would love to jump to those conclusions.
It is a freaking AD, get over yourself.
Before and after?
It's almost like they're saying that black girls _dream_ of becoming white _women_.
Marketing + photographer fail.
Hilarious
I attended a catholic highschool in Louisville. I also pass by this billboard several times a day. I was completely taken aback by the confusing message as well as the arrangement of the girls. Catholic schools have to allow a certain number of non caucasion students...and I thought this billboard was a blatent attempt at exploiting the fact that a few generations of one non caucasion family had attended mercy academy in order to attract more minority students. In all, it really wasn't very well thought out....displays a surface level approach to advertising and "community" aspects of Catholic schools....the same way that lessons are taught at these schools. It tends to mostly be about what things look like and how they appear rather than what is truly happening.