From Wikipedia: "Iron Eyes Cody (April 3, 1904 – January 4, 1999) was an American actor. He was recognized for portraying a Native American in Hollywood films, and he lived as a Native American as an adult. He and his wife Bertha, who was Native American, adopted several Native American children. In 1995 Cody was honored by the Native American community for his portrayals in films."
This is the short edition. The full version runs a minute. I don't really care about the "real" ethnicity of Iron Eyes Cody … the commercial makes its point effectively and eloquently.
The packaging people and the Waste Management Corp. perpetrated the myth of the litterbug. They turned the tables on us... They changed the laws to allow all this waste to exist at all ... so they can get rich on making it and disposing of it. Read Heather Rogers's The Hidden Life of Garbage. She documents the scam. Think about it.
@pinkstrawberrypuding I also remember it. I'm white, and all the litter we see (even today) can almost make me cry too. There seems to be a lingering belief that us whites care less about the land than indians do. I beg to differ
I'm Native so uncool if you talk smack...js you racist, :3
NarwalrusKID 4 weeks ago
i heard he was a crybaby
BATWOMANN233 3 months ago
From Wikipedia: "Iron Eyes Cody (April 3, 1904 – January 4, 1999) was an American actor. He was recognized for portraying a Native American in Hollywood films, and he lived as a Native American as an adult. He and his wife Bertha, who was Native American, adopted several Native American children. In 1995 Cody was honored by the Native American community for his portrayals in films."
MooPotPie 4 months ago
This is the short edition. The full version runs a minute. I don't really care about the "real" ethnicity of Iron Eyes Cody … the commercial makes its point effectively and eloquently.
MooPotPie 4 months ago
i heard he was mexican!
mrburns1969 7 months ago
@barmtrail - OMG. That is horrible!
LaTainaIndia 10 months ago
The packaging people and the Waste Management Corp. perpetrated the myth of the litterbug. They turned the tables on us... They changed the laws to allow all this waste to exist at all ... so they can get rich on making it and disposing of it. Read Heather Rogers's The Hidden Life of Garbage. She documents the scam. Think about it.
peapod8 1 year ago
@pinkstrawberrypuding I also remember it. I'm white, and all the litter we see (even today) can almost make me cry too. There seems to be a lingering belief that us whites care less about the land than indians do. I beg to differ
SnowbirdFlock 1 year ago
Correction... Commercial narrated by William Conrad. Here's a bit of trivia : Iron Eyes Cody was really an Italian.
biffarone 1 year ago
Can we though? I say stop off shore drilling.
paulj0557 1 year ago