I really dislike the commercials that make the white man look stupid compared to the women and minorities.
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Cartoon bears talking about how clean their ass is after a good wipe of a specific toilet paper brand is in notably bad taste.
The Ryze ads with Neil Patrick Harris are so LAME. (But the Ryze ads with the cute little animated mushroom with interesting background music — I really like them.)
It was bad enough when white Jake from State farm was replaced with black Jake. Yesterday I noticed that they have black Jake conversing with a black-white couple. Guess they didn’t get the memo that woke is dying.
I hadn’t noticed the color orange in the cell phone commercials. I’m usually looking at my tablet when the commercials come on.
Orange is my favorite color because it is fashion-neutral; it clashes with everything. Besides, when I am wearing my orange y-shirt under my orange zippered hoodie and something happens on the street, I can always get in closer to get a better view because people think I am supposed to be there.
The insurance companies seem to be in a competition to see who can create the dumbest ads.
Most commercials are nothing but DEI propaganda, designed to make you think something not usual is normal. It’s psychological warfare at it’s basic level.
The ads on Firestick apps (Roku Channel, Pluto, etc) are often either an AI-generated person trying to convince me of some “hack”, ones for Chinese phone games, or the ones that promise to clean up your phone files (no doubt cleaning out your phone’s entire contents to a Chinese server).
Pharmaceutical ads are the worst. I don’t need to hear about ghastly side effects like sores between the anus and genitals or visibly repairing the intestinal lining while I’m eating dinner. And then there are the ads with everyone singing and dancing to debilitating conditions. “Make way ‘cause here I come! I need this stuff ‘cause I weigh a ton! WEGOVY!”
The Oak something clinic ad with the older black man jumping around the doctor’s office, has worn pretty thin.
There’s just so darned MANY commercials now. Even fast-forwarding through them takes forever. And as they whiz by, I’m thinking, “Black person...black person...black person...black person...mixed-race couple...elderly white couple with mixed-race grandchild...black person...black person...dumb doofus white male being humiliated...black neighbor using the right product while the white neighbor is using the wrong one...black person...” etc.
Weak examples this time around for the author, yes the Sweeney ads were a grand slam and the leaf filter ads are terrible. But there has to be more example of the terrible ads out there as thee are sooo many.
The Gravite commercial with the blindfolded women is so cringeworthy, I change the channel immediately. Also, the Mando whole body deodorant commercial is gross.
Prescription drug ads are the absolute worst!!!
Lume deodorant ads are a close 2nd to those prescription drug ads.
I recall reading of a study done at least back in the 70s that orange stimulates hunger or desire for food (in this case fast food). Hence the prevalence of orange in fast food colors.
Here’s an idea: any ad with farts in it will not only stick in people’s minds, they will enjoy gleeful anticipation.
I never knew Asians made up 75% of the American population.
I watch many ads on TV and after they finish, I wonder what product they were trying to sell.