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A COMPANY’S AD SHOWS THE DAD AS “AWESOME”?
Catholic Vote ^ | August 8, 2014 | JOSHUA MERCER

Posted on 08/09/2014 2:36:12 PM PDT by NYer

Last week, Long John Silver’s had a great ad which affectionately showed a Catholic parish’s fish fry.

This week, the impossible happened: A corporation aired a two-minute online ad which showed the Dad as awesome.

The actor says: “My name is…”

“D-A-D!!” screams one of his kids looking for him.

“…and proud of it. And all Dads should be!”

Almost always, fathers are shown as distant, indifferent, until they’re yelling in anger. But this commercial’s father is a regular member of the family who knows and loves his children.

There’s a reason this ad, made for General Mills in Canada, has received over 300,000 views.

Hey, maybe if we want men to be better fathers, we could replace a lot of the dad-bashing with portrayals like this one.


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1 posted on 08/09/2014 2:36:12 PM PDT by NYer
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To: Tax-chick; GregB; Berlin_Freeper; SumProVita; narses; bboop; SevenofNine; Ronaldus Magnus; tiki; ...

Something refreshing for a change, ping!


2 posted on 08/09/2014 2:36:37 PM PDT by NYer ("You are a puff of smoke that appears briefly and then disappears." James 4:14)
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What a nice change.

Hopefully GM won't pull it due to complaints from the night crawlers who'll slither out to condemn it as hateful or exclusionary.

3 posted on 08/09/2014 2:53:08 PM PDT by skeeter
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Interestingly, GM has been ahead of most other corporations in pushing (and funding) Planned Parenthood and homo-everything.


4 posted on 08/09/2014 3:07:44 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("If you're litigating against nuns, you've probably done something wrong."-Ted Cruz)
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To: NYer
THANKS for a great find!

There are so many commercials that portray husbands and fathers as just big doofusses (sic) who are clueless without their brilliant bacon-bringing-frying wives or their tech-genius kiddies...I'm even insulted by those, on behalf of my wonderful husband...this is a nice change! ;)

5 posted on 08/09/2014 3:11:26 PM PDT by 88keys (fight the good fight: replace the Dems. 2014!!)
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I LOVE that he has four kids. A real man.


6 posted on 08/09/2014 3:13:20 PM PDT by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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Yes, saw it posted on Catholicvote.org and loved it.


7 posted on 08/09/2014 3:13:21 PM PDT by Shark24
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To: NYer

Yes, saw it posted on Catholicvote.org and loved it.


8 posted on 08/09/2014 3:13:21 PM PDT by Shark24
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Well, I looked at the ad.

Plus: The dad doesn’t tolerate hats put on crooked.

Minus: The dad doesn’t know the meaning of the word “awesome”.


9 posted on 08/09/2014 3:27:10 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("If you're litigating against nuns, you've probably done something wrong."-Ted Cruz)
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yep.

pander to the crowd for their cash and then donate to the other side


10 posted on 08/09/2014 3:29:01 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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Minus: The dad doesn’t know the meaning of the word “awesome”.

I haven't watched to ad, but not knowing the meaning of the word awesome is a big plus. It could very well indicate he has conservative training.

Awesome is a Liberal term which describes everything everywhere, thus meaning nothing.

11 posted on 08/09/2014 3:29:26 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle (If America falls, darkness will cover the earth for a thousand years.)
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I know! Four kids! And ooks like he's got the heart, soul, bedroom space and virto have four more!
12 posted on 08/09/2014 3:33:28 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Men! Respect!)
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Too late gm.. Rainbow pride lucky charms.


13 posted on 08/09/2014 3:35:31 PM PDT by momincombatboots (Back to West by G-d Virginia.)
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Canada

you won’t see it aired on american airwaves

unless they change his color


14 posted on 08/09/2014 3:41:30 PM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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My admittedly unscientific survey indicates that for every commercial showing an intact family (dad, mom, kids), four are of the “Stupid White Male” type, and ten are of the “Happy, Fulfilled Single Mom” type.


15 posted on 08/09/2014 3:47:46 PM PDT by sima_yi ( Reporting live from the far North)
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Awesome is a Liberal term which describes everything everywhere, thus meaning nothing.

Sometimes you hear someone say "Totally Awesome!"

I sometimes refer to things as "partially awesome."

16 posted on 08/09/2014 3:50:17 PM PDT by Disambiguator (#cornedbeef)
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I’m speechless....

I was actually glowing watching this. If more young guys saw this, and similar positive examples, we might have a chance.

It’s as good as my other favorite ad that Cadillac put out earlier this year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGJSI48gkFc

It will definitely go on my rotation list of stuff I will listen to for inspiration!

If only we had a conservative TV network where stuff like this would be just a normal part of the broadcast.


17 posted on 08/09/2014 3:51:24 PM PDT by VanDeKoik
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My admittedly unscientific survey indicates that for every commercial showing an intact family (dad, mom, kids), four are of the “Stupid White Male” type, and ten are of the “Happy, Fulfilled Single Mom” type.

Pathetic, isn't it. But, it wasn't always this way.

These are examples of 1950s advertising. The shift towards liberated women began in the 1960s and continued to grow to where now we see men caring for children while the wife (supposing there is one) is off working.

Pendulums swing. Perhaps the above Cheerios ad, if it succeeds, will set a new trend back towards a more traditional family.

18 posted on 08/09/2014 4:06:56 PM PDT by NYer ("You are a puff of smoke that appears briefly and then disappears." James 4:14)
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I haven't watched to ad, but not knowing the meaning of the word awesome is a big plus. It could very well indicate he has conservative training.

You misunderstood my post. Like many, both liberal and conservative, he uses awesome to mean, "wonderful", "great" etc.

Properly used, "awesome" is an adjective that describes something inspiring fear or reverence. It could range from the Wrath or Mercy of God to the Grand Canyon. It cannot describe a Peanut Butter Cheerio, unless one has a very severe peanut allergy.
19 posted on 08/09/2014 4:10:33 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("If you're litigating against nuns, you've probably done something wrong."-Ted Cruz)
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The commercial is good; but the cereal sux.


20 posted on 08/09/2014 4:15:39 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th (We have met the enemy and he is us.)
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