A Bad Ad Placement.

By Alex in Advertising, Pictures on Feb 15, 2007 at 12:54 am

Mental_floss blogger Ransom Riggs found this unfortunate case of juxtaposition of a bus stop advertisement for the Oscars and a Los Angeles high school sign about Black History Month! Link


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  1. Ty
    Feb 15th, 2007 at 10:10 am

    Wow, the Academy Awards really does hate black people.

  2. donnie
    Feb 15th, 2007 at 11:21 am

    Hmm, i may be wrong, but isin’t this (at least the name of the) highschool in American History X? ..adds a bit of irony.

  3. Eni
    Feb 15th, 2007 at 2:34 pm

    The High School in American History X was called Venice Beach High (or at least, it better have been, as that was the name of the town).
    But close enough.

  4. ety
    Feb 15th, 2007 at 5:00 pm

    what is so ironic about this??? one has absolutely nothing to do with the other? and, it’s obvious.

  5. Chutoro
    Feb 15th, 2007 at 10:23 pm

    It is the high school in American History X, or at least that’s where they shot the movie at

    I passes this school everyday and i didnt realize it


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