Um, who the is Rookwood and why are they toasting a hippopotamus?

WAM! They're a POTTERY COMPANY!? What the hell does a POTTERY COMPANY have to do with a BABY HIPPO!? WTF!?   

*I* say 'Fiona on Toast' sounds a lot better than tossing any toast to the water-borne piglet!

My question is, who is the random black woman giving the toast and what qualified her, other than being black and female, out of all the other people in the room, to be the one to step up into the spotlight and deliver her inspirational soliloquy?

Or was this ad just PC garbage that was more about the empowerment of a certain socio-ethnic-gender specific group of people than it was about a baby hippo?

The commercial will feature Rookwood's team of creatives and the Cincinnati Zoo's famous hippo, bringing together organizations with over 150 years of history and 21st-century female forces. "We are proud and happy to have Fiona partner with The Rookwood Pottery Company," says owner, Marilyn Scripps, and CEO, Micah Carroll, "Fiona's social impact highlights the best parts of our diverse community." The commercial itself is spearheaded by Rebel Pilgrim, a creative and film agency inspired by change-makers, making these organizations and their stories a natural fit explains Chief Creative Officer and concept architect, Brad Wise: "it's an absolute thrill to tell this inspiring story and partner with such legendary organizations." Concluding with an announcement of a limited edition #TeamFiona mug and the Super Fiona Sweepstakes, Rookwood Pottery's commercial will cheers the internet sensation who provided 2017 with renewed optimism. To see Rookwood Pottery's commercial, you can tune in on game day for its regional on-air premiere and for an early sneak peak, the commercial and sweepstakes will go live at RookwoodAndFiona.com on Thursday, February 1, 2018.

http://www.k5thehometeam.com/story/37413741/rookwood-pottery-toasts-to-fiona-in-commercial

Thor wrote: Jimbo wrote: My question is, who is the random black woman giving the toast and what qualified her, other than being black and female, out of all the other people in the room, to be the one to step up into the spotlight and deliver her inspirational soliloquy? Or was this ad just PC garbage that was more about the empowerment of a certain socio-ethnic-gender specific group of people than it was about a baby hippo? Yeah, it's all about the PC.  Nothing to do with cute baby hippos.  I guess we're supposed to see the black woman (and all black women by extension) as being like Fiona---overcoming, being uplifted blah blah blah.  It's all become so tedious.

Black women, white women, brown women, tan women, salmon-colored women, big women, small women, medium-sized women, fat women, thin women, tall women, short women, nice women, mean women, etc, etc, etc...

The whole thing is completely pointless. Hence, the perfect Super Bowl commercial. *gasp* oh sorry, I meant "The Big Game" commercial.  ....... 

Rookwood "Fiona on Toast"