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Post by arrogantmodel on Dec 7, 2019 16:49:10 GMT -5
Ok, so this exercise bike is getting hammered for an ad where a husband gets his already in shape and pretty wife an exercise bike for Christmas. She then documents herself working out for a year and thanking her husband next Christmas.
People are saying it's like a hostage video, it's sexist, misogynistic, etc. When I first saw it, I did think, "What does she need that bike for?" Maybe if they showed her asking for it, or saying how she hates paying for a gym membership, it wouldn't look so bad.
But as for the other Peloton ads, I did notice that everybody who owns one has a ridiculously nice and probably very expensive house or apartment. Something the company is also getting dragged for.
Apparently, the criticism has actually effected it's stock this week.
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And as I wrote this, I see on CNN that Ryan Reynolds has hired the actress who plays the wife to help sell his gin. lol.
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Post by Brood Lone Wolf Funker on Dec 7, 2019 16:59:58 GMT -5
It's like a dystopian movie where the elite are bragging about their wealth
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Post by Ishmeal Loves Kaseyhausen on Dec 7, 2019 17:01:09 GMT -5
Their ads as a whole are pretentious and douchey.
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Post by Stu on Dec 7, 2019 17:02:07 GMT -5
I found the Peloton ad more cheesy than offensive. Anyway, I still have my bottle of Aviation Gin I bought in 2012 and I tagged Reynolds in a tweet about it this morning. I'm wondering if he'll respond. But I can say from experience that the gin is pretty good.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Dec 7, 2019 17:25:04 GMT -5
“Here you fat bastard, lose some weight” is the message some are reading it as.
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Dec 7, 2019 17:27:02 GMT -5
If anything, Ryan Reynolds knew how to capitalize off it.
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on Dec 7, 2019 17:32:00 GMT -5
It’s an example of people looking for things to get mad about. Give me a break with the offended nonsense.
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Dec 7, 2019 17:33:26 GMT -5
Even the older ad where the one model appears to be working out in a gorgeous loft with snow falling outside struck me as a little odd. Being in shape and having a great life are often mutually exclusive.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2019 17:42:23 GMT -5
I'm happy I don't have people in my life who get upset over this kind of shit. They're creating their own narrative about the couple in the ad and getting mad about it. My fiance is 115 lbs, and she'd be stoked if I got her one of those. Piss off.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Dec 7, 2019 17:50:31 GMT -5
I haven't seen anyone legitimately mad at it...it's just a pretty dumb ad... closest I've seen to anyone mad is that it could send the message that the woman in the "Before" part is out of shape... despite really not... “Here you fat bastard, lose some weight” is the message some are reading it as. I mean... getting someone a piece of exercise equipment can send that kind of message... Also from the end of the commercial her present to the guy that bought her a stupidly expensive excercise bike was... footage from her social media proving that she was using it?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2019 17:55:13 GMT -5
Did You Know? Peloton is Fearless in Finnish.
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Post by Celexa Bliss 54 on Dec 7, 2019 18:04:40 GMT -5
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Post by arrogantmodel on Dec 7, 2019 18:10:39 GMT -5
I'm happy I don't have people in my life who get upset over this kind of shit. They're creating their own narrative about the couple in the ad and getting mad about it. My fiance is 115 lbs, and she'd be stoked if I got her one of those. Piss off. Yeah, I'm not offended or mad. It's just pretty tone deaf. Like I said, if the commercial was the husband getting her a NEW state of the art exercise bike or something, it wouldn't look as weird. It's just that these ads are hilariously corny and somewhat unrealistic. Like, I don't have a fantastic job or incredible house or loft, but I could get a bike if I wanted. Some more "down to Earth" commercials would be better.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2019 19:06:44 GMT -5
I'm happy I don't have people in my life who get upset over this kind of shit. They're creating their own narrative about the couple in the ad and getting mad about it. My fiance is 115 lbs, and she'd be stoked if I got her one of those. Piss off. Yeah, I'm not offended or mad. It's just pretty tone deaf. Like I said, if the commercial was the husband getting her a NEW state of the art exercise bike or something, it wouldn't look as weird. It's just that these ads are hilariously corny and somewhat unrealistic. Like, I don't have a fantastic job or incredible house or loft, but I could get a bike if I wanted. Some more "down to Earth" commercials would be better. Yeah, I mean, "That was kinda goofy" makes sense. But people are actually flipping their shit over it. Those kinds of folks must be utterly exhausting to be around.
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Post by "Cane Dewey" Johnson on Dec 7, 2019 19:29:10 GMT -5
I liked Peloton ads when they were 1984.
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Post by Kyn on Dec 7, 2019 19:39:45 GMT -5
It was sort of tasteless, but honestly the most offensive thing about it was that made no sense. Why did he buy her the bike? Why was she using it so obsessively? It made no narrative sense.
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Post by HMARK Center on Dec 7, 2019 20:03:28 GMT -5
Even the older ad where the one model appears to be working out in a gorgeous loft with snow falling outside struck me as a little odd. Being in shape and having a great life are often mutually exclusive. Eh, increasingly the ability to be in tip-top shape is a sign of affluence, given the money needed to sign up for things like crossfit, soulcycle, or whatever other intense group workout is hot at the moment, combined with the chance to go to such classes because you can afford daycare and stuff like that. The problem with the ad seemed to be that a lot of people read it as this woman having some weird compulsion to work out due to some sense of self loathing or something. For me it contributes to the weird feeling I get about group workout fads; there's appeal in working out in a group, but the "cult" stereotypes that get thrown about some of them just gets exacerbated when they're presented like this.
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Dec 7, 2019 20:03:57 GMT -5
I hope she gave her fat clothes to her fat friends.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Dec 7, 2019 20:05:40 GMT -5
I'm happy I don't have people in my life who get upset over this kind of shit. They're creating their own narrative about the couple in the ad and getting mad about it. My fiance is 115 lbs, and she'd be stoked if I got her one of those. Piss off. I mean honestly, if I was that weight, I'd probably be hoping to GAIN a little from hitting the exercise bike hard. Muscle weighs more, after all.
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Post by RadcapRadsley on Dec 7, 2019 20:15:08 GMT -5
Seems like muchado about nothing,like it was pretty dumb ad by the company. But look at how many Clearisil/skincare ad's feature people with already perfect skin freaking out about 1 tiny blemish. Must suck though for anyone who want's to advert any kind of exercise equipment,you use really fit people or obese people and it can come off as fat shaming either way.
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