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1. andsoitis · 1790087616 · focus · HN ↗

   Marketing is about attracting customers.

   So the incentives are there to present the image you want to project to attract customers.

   1. rayiner · 1790088602 · focus · HN ↗

      Yes, which is why people study marketing to understand revealed preferences in society. Here, they slimmed down the woman on the left. It&#x27;s well known that skinnier is more marketable. By the same token, we must assume that they think replacing the hispanic man with a black woman is also an upgrade. By contrast, in China, they sometimes do the opposite: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;variety.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;film&#x2F;news&#x2F;star-wars-china-poster-controversy-john-boyega-1201653494&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;variety.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;film&#x2F;news&#x2F;star-wars-china-poster-co....

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