I don'the remember the 90'same commercial, but makes a little more sense. I have seen other Wake promos but didn't recognize the one from the other day. PhD each hit on the main point of the question. .. it is a fund raising commercial geared to raise funds from old farts like me. I didn'the think it was effective at all.
Plus, I am somewhat surprised that no one picked up on the underlying question about the Muslim girls. Wake use to be associated with the Southern Baptist Convention, a tie that was severed sometime in the 80's or early 90's (can't recall). Again, a lot of Wake grads who would be donors were around then. And, a lot of them conservatives and Christian. Say what you want, when you are trying to raise money from such a group, it isn't necessarily a wise idea to convey such a drastic change in the student body makeup. Donors give for many reasons but often there is a fond remembrance of their days at Wake and the desire to perpetuate the experience for others. The message sent in the commercial is far off that path.
