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raymr · #16 02-08-2007, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by t walgamuth

i thought the ad was kindof weird and not all that appealing. the snickers in the mouth looked a little too much like a turd. ugh!

i did remember it was a snickers ad though.

and never dawned on me it might offend homosexuals til i read in the paper they were pulling it.

tom w

There's more subliminal suggestion here than I care to even think about.

G-Benz · #17 02-08-2007, 10:01 AM

I always think of the fact that Don Rickles would not have had a comedic career if he did his routines today instead of decades ago!

Mistress · #18 02-08-2007, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by BENZ-LGB

In case you missed it, Snickers placed the following ad during Super bowl Sunday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHkoZ7ngAM0

Due to protests from gay and lesbian groups, who claimed that the ad is homophobic, the ad ws pulled off the air.

What's your take on this?

Homophobic?

Funny?

All the drag queens I know loved it...

Hatterasguy · #19 02-08-2007, 10:33 AM

It was pretty funny and kind of dumb wasn't that the point?

Anyone who thinks its homophobic needs to get a hobby, because they seem to have way to much time on there hands to worry about stuff like this.

R Leo · #20 02-08-2007, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by TX76513

What if the car the two mechanics are working on was a 300D? How would the evolution of this thread have changed?

Eventually, there would be a lengthy and heated debate on the merits of synthetic vs. dino oil.

BENZ-LGB · #21 02-08-2007, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy

It was pretty funny and kind of dumb wasn't that the point?

Anyone who thinks its homophobic needs to get a hobby, because they seem to have way to much time on there hands to worry about stuff like this.

Personally, I didn't think it was homophobic. But then again, I am not gay, so I am not sure if I am qualified to comment on that particular issue.

I thought it was disturbing though. That Snickers bar looked like a piece of turd (as someone else commented).

What about the Carl's Jr. commercial (I think it is Carl's) where men finally revolt and give up "sissy" food and opt instead for "real food" i.e., meaty burgers.

As the men are marching down the street, going after a real burger, a banner unfurls from a building and it reads something like this: "Real men eat meat."

That can be taken in so many different ways.

Mistress · #22 02-08-2007, 10:56 AM

It was meant to sell Snickers candy bars and by dog it will...everyone will be talking about that candy bar..quick take stock out in that company!

BENZ-LGB · #23 02-08-2007, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by R Leo

Eventually, there would be a lengthy and heated debate on the merits of synthetic vs. dino oil.

That's a good one.

Honus · #24 02-08-2007, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by G-Benz

I always think of the fact that Don Rickles would not have had a comedic career if he did his routines today instead of decades ago!

Offensive comedians do just fine, so long as they are funny. Howard Stern is a prime example. He succeeds despite being offensive because he is funny.

AustinsCE · #25 02-08-2007, 02:38 PM

Odd/pathetic that this gets more buzz than the GM commercial.

#26 02-08-2007, 02:46 PM

Marketing genius, since most ads have to appeal to the lowest common denominator.

It was a tasteless ad, but I'm sure most everyone has heard about it by now. It's a great way to get the Snickers name out to a demographic that probably forgot all about candy bars.

Frankly, it would have been slightly more palatable if they had used Paris Hilton and her sister, dressed in French maid outfits.....

GottaDiesel · #27 02-08-2007, 02:49 PM

I don't have an answer, but I would some chocolate right now...

Carleton Hughes · #28 02-08-2007, 03:01 PM

Anybody who pays heed to commercial advertisements is a mindless hoople anyway so who gives a flying f*ck off a rolling donut.

Mistress · #29 02-08-2007, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Carleton Hughes

Anybody who pays heed to commercial advertisements is a mindless hoople anyway so who gives a flying f*ck off a rolling donut.

Ummmm donuts....

NKowi · #30 02-08-2007, 03:28 PM

So what if it was homophobic? Homophobia and tolerance are not mutually exclusive ... are they? If there was any intent, it was more likely to point out the silliness of homophobes, not to denigrade homosexuals. Anyone who thinks otherwise is just an anti-homophobite.