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Samburu runners were famously portrayed in a late 1980s Nike commercial, in which a Samburu moran's words were translated into English as the Nike slogan “Just Do It.” This was corrected by anthropologist Lee Cronk, who seeing the commercial alerted Nike and the media that the Samburu moran was saying “I don’t want these. Give me big shoes.” Nike, in explaining the error, admitted to having improvised the dialogue and stated “we thought nobody in America would know what he said."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samburu_people#In_Western_popular_culture

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palaeofail

Racism exists because of evolution, guys.

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Nice racist tweet from a Minnesota House Rep, since he'll likely delete it (h/t @DrewUnga) pic.twitter.com/6ltjUtITpZ

— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) March 10, 2014

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My Anthropology Professor

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palaeofail

CHECKMATE ATHEISTS

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palaeofail will fit right in here

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AnthroFail turned 2 today!

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"ethnography"

Didnt realize Samburu, Daasanech, or Masai are on their way out #smh #anthrofail "Cultures on the Brink of Extinction"http://t.co/aC6LmFIePe

— Kathryn Ranhorn (@kathrynranhorn) November 7, 2013

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sinnorita

The truth about archaeology

Archaeology: “Perhaps that’s true and we will never know.”

zomganthro

Archaeology: “Sometimes people do really weird stuff and we’ll never know why.”

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dissonant-thoughts

If I have to present one more thing for Anthro, I’m gonna Anthro-up on everybody

zomganthro

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carlboygenius

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History 101

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USA, USA, USA ...

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think-progress

Surrounded by old men, Ohio’s Governor signed a stringent law restricting women’s reproductive rights.

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think-progress

Today in racism: Georgia newspaper column calls on US to send Muslims “back to their native land."

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The Anthropologist-in-Residence (AIR) Creed

Steal whatever you have to and as much as you can without being caught, and fired for stealing.

If you are caught, and fired for stealing, hide it. Lie about it.

Learn as much as you can about how your employer works and tell as many co-workers and outsiders as you can without being revealed as the informant.

Blow the whistle on managers and sabotage projects you don't agree with. Use the company's own resources against it, if possible.

Air dirty linen. Expose corruption. Mock hypocrisy.

Debunk the myth of complexity, the need for secrecy, the importance of protocol, and the justification for inside knowledge, or a different code of behavior for insiders. The anthropologist is an outsider, using his understanding to turn the tables on the status quo, the priestly caste, the fat cats, the proprietors who run the show.

The anthropologist is a spy. He has to sneak. Knowledge is dangerous. They don't like you. They're going to get you. It wears you down. You make mistakes.

You're on your own.

Nobody gives a shit.

... Seems legit.

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