Keep America Beautiful "Crying Indian" commercial
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anti-pollution advertisement
environmental campaign advertisement
public service announcement
television commercial
The Keep America Beautiful "Crying Indian" commercial is a famous early-1970s anti-pollution public service announcement featuring actor Iron Eyes Cody as a Native American whose tearful reaction to environmental degradation became an iconic image of the U.S. environmental movement.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-pollution advertisement
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environmental campaign advertisement ⓘ public service announcement ⓘ television commercial ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
discourage littering
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promote environmental responsibility ⓘ raise awareness of pollution ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Earth Day era environmentalism ⓘ |
| becameSymbolOf | U.S. environmental movement ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | American television networks ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizedFor |
deflecting attention from corporate pollution
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individualizing responsibility for pollution ⓘ stereotypical portrayal of Native Americans ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | iconic American advertisement ⓘ |
| depicts |
industrial pollution
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litter on roadsides ⓘ trash thrown from a car ⓘ |
| featuresActor | Iron Eyes Cody NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | "Crying Indian" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAiredInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| firstAiredInYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| genre | public service announcement ⓘ |
| hasCharacterName | Iron Eyes Cody as "Crying Indian" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | People Start Pollution. People Can Stop It. ⓘ |
| iconicImage | single tear on Native American man's cheek ⓘ |
| influenced | later environmental advertising ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
use of Native American imagery
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widespread cultural impact ⓘ |
| partOf | Keep America Beautiful anti-litter campaign ⓘ |
| portraysEthnicity | Native American ⓘ |
| portraysSetting |
polluted American landscape
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roadside near a city ⓘ |
| producedFor | Keep America Beautiful NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Keep America Beautiful NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
environmental protection
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littering ⓘ pollution ⓘ |
| tagline | "People start pollution. People can stop it." ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general American public
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motorists ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | contemporary early 1970s United States ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
emotional appeal
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shock at environmental degradation ⓘ |
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