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Post by angryfan on Jan 11, 2010 10:20:37 GMT -5
Saw one last night, Old Navy of course, and it just went too far. It's the one with the mannaquins talking about how when you put on the new pants deisgned for ass lift, you get "instant yoga butt".
Fine, I get it, pants to make your ass not look fat. Graet for the ladies, I guess, but, um, the add specified, "available in women and girls' sizes".
Someone send Chris Henson to Old Navy right the hell now, if they're advertising "thise pants for your daughter will make her ass look amazing".
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Post by Avalanche Alvarez on Jan 11, 2010 10:31:58 GMT -5
Dude, they've BEEN over the line.
I just saw a Huggies commercial where a man is changing his baby and he opens his diaper, the kid pisses all over the place. Literally, huge stream of urine, dousing the hotel room.
Is this supposed to be funny because it just seems gross to me.
Those two idiots eating the "spicy" nuggets from Wendy's?
Advertisers are just getting more lowbrow and idiotic (risque) because they believe society is going to hell in a handbasket and that's what people will respond to.
Not me.
I'm tired of this stuff.
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Post by Black Swagger on Jan 11, 2010 10:46:04 GMT -5
Dude, they've BEEN over the line. I just saw a Huggies commercial where a man is changing his baby and he opens his diaper, the kid pisses all over the place. Literally, huge stream of urine, dousing the hotel room. Is this supposed to be funny because it just seems gross to me. Those two idiots eating the "spicy" nuggets from Wendy's? Advertisers are just getting more lowbrow and idiotic (risque) because they believe society is going to hell in a handbasket and that's what people will respond to. Not me. I'm tired of this stuff. I agree about the two goofs eating the Wendy's nuggets. They take a bite and start acting like they are having some type of orgasm because the nuggets are only 99$. |
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Post by Biggtone23 on Jan 11, 2010 11:49:00 GMT -5
So they made commericals that you remember? Both the product and the price? Mission Accomplished.
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Post by Dragonfly on Jan 11, 2010 12:14:22 GMT -5
So they made commericals that you remember? Both the product and the price? Mission Accomplished. That doesn't matter if the ad makes you want to avoid the product like the plague. For example, I won't go to Subways, Cici's, Dave and Busters, or Quizno's because I find their ads to be insulting. |
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Post by forgottensinpwf on Jan 11, 2010 12:29:24 GMT -5
I hate the old navy ads. The boxing week one is what crossed the line.
"Old Navy's holding a boxing week sale. I can finally shop for myself"
"Nothing good from (Can't remember the name)?"
"Uh.. Define "Good""
It's so nice to see Old Navy feels so strongly about "It's the thought that counts".
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Post by GaTechGrad on Jan 11, 2010 12:35:12 GMT -5
I've never been to a Sonic in my entire life, just because of the "retards in a car" commercials.
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Post by Soultastic on Jan 11, 2010 12:38:17 GMT -5
Saw one last night, Old Navy of course, and it just went too far. It's the one with the mannaquins talking about how when you put on the new pants deisgned for ass lift, you get "instant yoga butt". Fine, I get it, pants to make your ass not look fat. Graet for the ladies, I guess, but, um, the add specified, "available in women and girls' sizes". Someone send Chris Henson to Old Navy right the hell now, if they're advertising "thise pants for your daughter will make her ass look amazing". Nah, the problem isn't that they are advertising ass-lifting pants for little girls, the problem is that those pants exist. |
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Post by DamnYankee on Jan 11, 2010 12:53:42 GMT -5
I've never been to a Sonic in my entire life, just because of the "retards in a car" commercials. "YOU'RE A CHEAP DATE!" |
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Post by heyguesswhatidid on Jan 11, 2010 13:07:22 GMT -5
I've never been to a Sonic in my entire life, just because of the "retards in a car" commercials. I actually like those commercials, but because I've seen most of the actors for years at local comedy shows. But, I've also never been to Sonic, but because there's none in the area  |
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Post by Dirty Hazy on Jan 11, 2010 13:38:39 GMT -5
I just hate that the ONLY demographic that people pick on in commercials is hetero-white guys. Did I miss the meeting where we voted on who are or are not socially acceptable to bash and make look bad?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2010 13:46:52 GMT -5
I have also never been to a Sonic, though that's more because I don't exactly have high hopes for the quality of food from a restaurant that advertises itself solely on its drinks.
Oh, and speaking of stupid commercials, last night saw one where a kernel of corn commits suicide by way of a Christian Bale impersonation.
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Post by Cela on Jan 11, 2010 13:51:34 GMT -5
Why wouldn't you want your daughter's ass to look nice? ...PURITAN!
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Jan 11, 2010 13:54:53 GMT -5
Saw one last night, Old Navy of course, and it just went too far. It's the one with the mannaquins talking about how when you put on the new pants deisgned for ass lift, you get "instant yoga butt". Fine, I get it, pants to make your ass not look fat. Graet for the ladies, I guess, but, um, the add specified, "available in women and girls' sizes". Someone send Chris Henson to Old Navy right the hell now, if they're advertising "thise pants for your daughter will make her ass look amazing". Welcome to the world we live in, where it is TOTALLY ok to start girls off looking "sexy" at younger and younger ages. It's gotten worse over the last 5-10 years, and it seems destined to get worse in the next 5 years. As someone with a daughter (granted, shes a baby) it scares the piss out of me |
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Post by Back to being Cenanuff on Jan 11, 2010 13:55:54 GMT -5
Saw one last night, Old Navy of course, and it just went too far. It's the one with the mannaquins talking about how when you put on the new pants deisgned for ass lift, you get "instant yoga butt". Fine, I get it, pants to make your ass not look fat. Graet for the ladies, I guess, but, um, the add specified, "available in women and girls' sizes". Someone send Chris Henson to Old Navy right the hell now, if they're advertising "thise pants for your daughter will make her ass look amazing". Nah, the problem isn't that they are advertising ass-lifting pants for little girls, the problem is that those pants exist. This. Let kids be kids. I for one find the amount of sexuality aimed at 12 year olds to be quite troubling. |
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Post by James McCloud IS John Godot on Jan 11, 2010 14:03:46 GMT -5
Eh, girls always want to look pretty. Even as children, when they want to be princesses, they want to a Disney-type princess, not Princess Fiona post-Shrek transformation. 11-12 year olds have wanted to be teenagers since before I was born and teenagers have wanted to be adults ASAP even longer.
Now, whether it is right or wrong to advertise to that demographic is a good question, but I don't believe the advertisers are CREATING the demographic. It's always been there.
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Post by Sajoa Moe on Jan 11, 2010 14:03:47 GMT -5
How about those Powermat wireless charger commercials where the entire commercial consists of people saying "f***" every three seconds? Where's the humor?
Also recently, I saw a commercial for Joe's Crab Shack featuring a family that said nothing but "Oh shit". Why?
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Post by Young Game on Jan 11, 2010 16:51:31 GMT -5
I just hate that the ONLY demographic that people pick on in commercials is hetero-white guys. You don't remember the Mr. T/Snickers controversy? Google it. |
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Post by TuneinTokyo on Jan 11, 2010 16:56:50 GMT -5
My problem is that commerials are SO DAMN LOUD!!!!!!
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jan 11, 2010 17:03:33 GMT -5
I just hate that the ONLY demographic that people pick on in commercials is hetero-white guys. Did I miss the meeting where we voted on who are or are not socially acceptable to bash and make look bad? Well that's cause picking on anyone else would be seen as discrimination. Pick on a woman? Sexist. Pick on Asian people? Racist. Pick on black people? Racist. Pick on Latin American/Hispanic people? Racist. Pick on homosexual people? Homophobic. Pick on children? Depending on sex, sexual orientation, or race, could be sexist, racist, homophobic, sexist & racist, sexist & homophobic, racist & homophobic, or sexist, racist, and homophobic. Pick on hetero-sexual white males that are a teenager or older? A-Ok! Not discrimination at all. -_- Ironic that in trying to avoid discrimination, ads end up discriminating no matter what. |
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