Posted on 02/14/2022 7:23:34 AM PST by NOBO2012
Forget the game and the all-Black (Eminem identifies as Black) halftime ‘show,’ I could write a book about the Super Bowl commercials. But what’s the point? They were certainly not targeting me. The Rams and the Bengals were both coached by Millennials who have taken over from the Old Guard. The game’s ad-spots were likewise created by Millennials for Millennials.
Their market research now includes new age data mining that reveals that old Boomers like me are not likely to invest in cryto-currencies - even though I did rather like Crypto platform eToro’s CGI ad.
A cryto-investor murmuration over a Post-Post Modern City
Nor are we likely to go to theatres to see the 110th installment in movie franchises like Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. And I’m far less likely to purchase a “carb-free” beer than, oh say, a skinny post-grad coed. Nor do I plan to purchase a CueHealth device, cleverly called “Cue,” that conducts Covid tests from the comfort of your own home. It will be Millennials and Gen-Zeers who have one of these babies sitting next to their Alexa.
And Google’s Pixel 6 camera with Real Tone? This product was aimed at an even narrower demographic: brown and black Millennials/GenZees. “Real Tone” being an algorithm that “highlights the nuances of diverse (read: black and brown) skin tones” - it’s clearly not marketing to honkies. Note they assume their target audience is too dim to suss out Google’s message on their own so they spell it out: “The ad seeks to draw attention to the lack of image equity in camera technologies that have not always accurately worked on all skin tones.”
The “your camera is racist” pitch is not directed at old white guys
And speaking of the minority demographic: There was one (and only one) commercial that did not have a minority in it – Weather-Tec. How dare they! - and then place an American flag in the last few frames. Deeply regrettable. And a very fine product line, including undersink mats to save your cabinet from leaks.
Verizon hired lame Jim Carry to reprise his lame Cable Guy persona. I’m not sure what the point was as I was too distracted by how strangely the man’s rubber face has aged: hard edged, deeply grooved and far creepier than funny.
I did love that E-trade reprised their talking babies – of course one of them was black.
And although I missed it, probably during a real beer run, Budweiser did bring back the Clydesdale. Maybe it’s just me but I found this particular Millennial version of sentiment more disturbing than uplifting. But like I said, it’s probably just me, on account of my being an irrelevant, out of touch old Boomer.
What it lacked in creativity it made up for in virtue signaling, given that the Vet administering to the fallen stead was a black female.
There were a zillion more ads to choose from, half of which were lame, woke and pandering and the other half which were just lame. But since it’s both Mutt-day and Valentine’s Day I would suggest you not waste your time checking them out.
Happy St. Valentine’s Day!
Posted from: MOTUS A.D.
That halftime show was so bizarre. With all the racial unrest in recent times, the NFL decided that this halftime show proves that the NFL is liberal.
Do Roger Goodell and NFL owners know who Dr. DRE AND Snoop Doddy Dogg are, or what their so called music is all about? Didn’t think so. Do they listen to their so called music? Didn’t think so.
should be Snoop Doggy Dogg, as he was known at one time.
How many fans at the game really were cheering for these people, amd know who they are?
DRE is N.W.A.
These are hardly Millienals, they were "big" during late Gen-Xers time
Is the world divided between boomers and millennials now? Not sure which generation I dislike more, the generation that led us into the quicksand or the generation jumping up and down on our heads to make us sink faster.
It was a millennial nostalgia show at halftime. Only one of the performers (Kendrick Lamar) was young enough to even be a millennial. Dr. Dre’s signature solo album (The Chronic) was released nearly 30 years ago when he was in his mid 20s. Eminem turns 50 later this year and has a 26 year old daughter. These people are not young. This was the “music” that millennials grew up with.
I’m an alien that just landed on earth... it appears the white race is officially extinct
My chest swelled with pride at the sight of the half-time show; what a wonderful country “Ghetto Nation” is. I’m quite sure the Russian and Chinese l!eadership is shaking in their boots having seen this marvelous exhibition of the pinnacle of “American” culture.
What could be better? Dwayne Elizondo Camacho for President!
The advertisers get what they want.
The officials let the teams play for 59 minutes. Too bad they didn’t let them play for 60.
I wouldn’t be a bit surprised to find out that it’s the bookies and gambling agencies that actually pay the refs. Every game is called into question because of the referees. Every one.
Snoop stole his schtik from George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic 15 years earlier.
In the pregame, I saw 3 black pundits going on and on about not enough black head coaches and now its coordinators too. But they didnt mention the lack of white pundits. Kind of comical to watch those 3.
And when the Woke found out the Dolphins coach has a black father, minds were blown because they hated the guy for a week. Now he is a bro.
Watched the game on Telemundo (I don’t speak Spanish and I’ve cut the cable). We had no audio which was terrific (played smooth Jazz on Alexa). Turned it off at halftime to play my guitar. A very nice “Superbowl experience.)
And as the grand finale.......riots! Destruction! Terrorism!
Worst call in decades.
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