{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "Been thinking about the old United Negro College Fund ads (\u201cA mind is a terrible thing to waste\u201d) that used to run during NFL...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/184584171359/", "html": "<p>Been thinking about the old United Negro College Fund ads (\u201cA mind is a terrible thing to waste\u201d) that used to run during NFL games</p><p>Back with Spuds MacKenzie and the Swedish Bikini Team and the early Chevy \u201cLike A Rock\u201d ads with the laser logo</p><p>Just now realizing that for the median NFL fan in 1990, not only was the hometown team probably the place where he most identified with and rooted for black guys, but \u2018cause of the NCAA-as-minor-league thing it might represent the majority of black college graduates he knew</p>"}