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Title: A Hilarious Commerical!
Post by: Vanessa V. on November 08, 2006, 02:12:01 AM
Post by: Vanessa V. on November 08, 2006, 02:12:01 AM
I found one for an ATV Video Game...
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=4713
Its quite appealing!
:D
I'll anger the Dirt Gods!
:angel:
-Nessa
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=4713
Its quite appealing!
:D
I'll anger the Dirt Gods!
:angel:
-Nessa
Title: Re: A Hilarious Commerical!
Post by: tinkerbell on November 08, 2006, 02:17:11 AM
Post by: tinkerbell on November 08, 2006, 02:17:11 AM
That is too funny! :D
tinkerbell :icon_chick:
tinkerbell :icon_chick:
Title: Re: A Hilarious Commerical!
Post by: Mia and Marq on November 08, 2006, 04:07:46 AM
Post by: Mia and Marq on November 08, 2006, 04:07:46 AM
That was awesome. If only it were that easy. Thanks for sharing!
-Us
-Us
Title: Re: A Hilarious Commerical!
Post by: madison on November 08, 2006, 04:32:28 AM
Post by: madison on November 08, 2006, 04:32:28 AM
Love it.
I have a dress just like that.
I have a dress just like that.
Title: Re: A Hilarious Commerical!
Post by: Melissa on November 08, 2006, 11:24:10 AM
Post by: Melissa on November 08, 2006, 11:24:10 AM
Oh yeah, I saw that on TV this last weekend. I thought that was funny.
Melissa
Melissa
Title: Re: A Hilarious Commerical!
Post by: Steph on November 08, 2006, 11:36:21 AM
Post by: Steph on November 08, 2006, 11:36:21 AM
Stereotypical from the idiotic male dominated world of dirt bikes, but then I guess it's not their fault. Of course if there's cleaning to be done it should be done by a woman, right.
Give me a break. >:(
Steph
Give me a break. >:(
Steph
Title: Re: A Hilarious Commerical!
Post by: Mia and Marq on November 08, 2006, 11:26:33 PM
Post by: Mia and Marq on November 08, 2006, 11:26:33 PM
See my take on the comercial was more of a light hearted poke at the stereotypes society has unreasonably created and maintains. If we can't laugh at ourselves when presented satirically, are we really comfort with who we are.
Example: My choice of hobbies and interests might place me in the category known as a geek. Now if I didn't embrace this title as one I don't mind, would I have bought my wife a baby-tee shirt that says "I love my geek". Probably not. Among the geek community, those of us that are comfortable with our interests, we say "Yeah I'm a geek, but I'm the one that fixes your computer so whatcha gonna do without me?"
Laugh at yourself and the world laughs with you.
-Pair of Geeks
Example: My choice of hobbies and interests might place me in the category known as a geek. Now if I didn't embrace this title as one I don't mind, would I have bought my wife a baby-tee shirt that says "I love my geek". Probably not. Among the geek community, those of us that are comfortable with our interests, we say "Yeah I'm a geek, but I'm the one that fixes your computer so whatcha gonna do without me?"
Laugh at yourself and the world laughs with you.
-Pair of Geeks
Title: Re: A Hilarious Commerical!
Post by: Steph on November 09, 2006, 05:24:22 AM
Post by: Steph on November 09, 2006, 05:24:22 AM
Quote from: Marq and Mia on November 08, 2006, 11:26:33 PM
See my take on the comercial was more of a light hearted poke at the stereotypes society has unreasonably created and maintains. If we can't laugh at ourselves when presented satirically, are we really comfort with who we are.
Example: My choice of hobbies and interests might place me in the category known as a geek. Now if I didn't embrace this title as one I don't mind, would I have bought my wife a baby-tee shirt that says "I love my geek". Probably not. Among the geek community, those of us that are comfortable with our interests, we say "Yeah I'm a geek, but I'm the one that fixes your computer so whatcha gonna do without me?"
Laugh at yourself and the world laughs with you.
-Pair of Geeks
And my take was that it degrades women... and I've been laughing at myself for many, many, years and I still don't see where society is laughing with me. In fact many, many places don't even tolerate me and see me as just a wacko guy wearing a dress.
Steph
Title: Re: A Hilarious Commerical!
Post by: Julie Marie on November 09, 2006, 06:24:47 AM
Post by: Julie Marie on November 09, 2006, 06:24:47 AM
Now I know how to get dressed when I'm in a hurry. I wonder what you have to do to get them to do your makeup, hair and nails? :icon_mrhappy:
Julie
Julie
Title: Re: A Hilarious Commerical!
Post by: Mia and Marq on November 09, 2006, 06:44:35 AM
Post by: Mia and Marq on November 09, 2006, 06:44:35 AM
I don't believe they were attempting to degrade women with this comercial but certainly could be the effect.
There is a couple sets of comercials that I think do something similar for guys. I think their delivery is more offensive because its calling out in their slogan that they're attacking men.
Has anyone seen the Hardee's commercials that try to imply that guys can't take care of themselves. Their catch line is something to the effect of "Without us, men would starve." Yeah that irritates the crap out of me. I find that a quite offensive statement. Not just them though.
Theres that set of beer comercials, maybe for Budweiser or something where they depict men in a typical man situation, working on cars, playing cards, whatever when one of the men does something that might be considered I don't know "sensitive, caring, compassionate" and what happens, a giant beer can falls on this guy. Then to kind of hit the last nail in the coffin, the other guys just go back to whatever they were doing like he deserved it.
I shall ponder if I can remember any more offensive comercials and see if this is a wide spread marketing technique that scares these roles into the men and women of the world. Thanks for the alternative perspective.
-Us
There is a couple sets of comercials that I think do something similar for guys. I think their delivery is more offensive because its calling out in their slogan that they're attacking men.
Has anyone seen the Hardee's commercials that try to imply that guys can't take care of themselves. Their catch line is something to the effect of "Without us, men would starve." Yeah that irritates the crap out of me. I find that a quite offensive statement. Not just them though.
Theres that set of beer comercials, maybe for Budweiser or something where they depict men in a typical man situation, working on cars, playing cards, whatever when one of the men does something that might be considered I don't know "sensitive, caring, compassionate" and what happens, a giant beer can falls on this guy. Then to kind of hit the last nail in the coffin, the other guys just go back to whatever they were doing like he deserved it.
I shall ponder if I can remember any more offensive comercials and see if this is a wide spread marketing technique that scares these roles into the men and women of the world. Thanks for the alternative perspective.
-Us
Title: Re: A Hilarious Commerical!
Post by: Melissa on November 09, 2006, 08:18:57 AM
Post by: Melissa on November 09, 2006, 08:18:57 AM
Hime Marq and Mia. Those are the kind of stereotypes that tried to force us to act masculine for all those years. Fortunately for me it was never as strongly enforced as it was on others, so it's difficult for me to show much anger towards that. I guess I'm more mad at myself for not figuring it out sooner. :P
Melissa
Melissa