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This Is How Airbnb Is Trying To Force The Ad Industry (And Itself) To Make Diversity A Priority

One of the simplest, most talked about ads during this year’s Super Bowl was from Airbnb. There were no celebrities, Hollywood-sized special effects, or complex commercial narrative. It was just a collection of portraits–faces of men and women of all colors and nationalities–with these words: “We believe no matter who you are, where you’re from, who you love, or who you worship, we all belong. The world is more beautiful, the more you accept. #weaccept”




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