This blog has afforded me the opportunity to mention a topic that has troubled me since I was a child.  The issue is this: the color of the Michelin Man.  It may not be worthy of the national spotlight, but it does give insight into our national culture.  Being that Michelin is a tire manufacturer, tires are the color black, and the Michelin man is made up of tires, one would conclude that his obvious color should be black; not so.

    Instead of obeying the laws of nature, Michelin’s corporate identity thinks white is a more suitable color.  I know of another organization whose same belief, along with their hate mongering propaganda, led to the death of millions.  I’m not saying that the Michelin Man is going to instigate genocide.  Instead, I propose that actions like these leak into our cultural subconscious, making us complacent and ill equipped in the fight for equality.

Yours in Democracy,

Knew Democrat