A: A Chicago newspaper called Donald Trump the poster boy for white privilege in its commentary. B: It’s polite that they didn’t call him a racist. Note: Literally, a poster boy is a boy appearing on posters advertising some cause or campaign. The earliest examples of a poster boy or girl are children who have a hard-to-cure disease. They are pictured in posters to solicit donations for combating the disease, thus helping other boys and girls who share a similar plight. Metaphorically, a poster boy (girl, or child) refers to a person who typifies or represents a particular characteristic, cause, opinion, etc. For example, Martin Luther King remains a poster boy for equality, freedom and civil rights. |