Lost Racist "You Better Don't" McDonalds Ad

I will say this: part of what’s hurting us when it comes to finding this ad is the target demographic. This ad was obviously designed to be targeted toward Black people. Therefore, McDonald’s would probably have been more likely to show it on networks that cater to a Black audience. The only issue is that in 2004, only three such networks existed: TV One, BET, and Black Family Channel. The issue—and what’s hurting us with this search—is that nothing exists of any of those channels as far as online content goes. BET had a few things up, and I also did see some other Black ads, like 365Black (another McDonald’s Black website that they made) and a scholarship program. However, nothing exists for the other two channels, so they can’t even be checked. Also, due to my being burned out on trying to find this, I’m going to write this off as lost and gone for good. I don’t think it’s going to be found, just for that reason. I do believe this ad is like one of those Mandela Effect cases where it probably never existed. I thought it was a fun search just because of the 2004 nostalgia. I definitely will be rewatching Mean Girls and even give the 2024 film adaptation of the musical a shot. I did think it was fun to look for though.