Posted on 01/24/2005 6:53:57 PM PST by Fido969
Did anyone catch the Dr. Pepper ads shown during the playoffs yesterday?
The first ad features the song "Stacy's mom" (...has got it going on), which, if you have heard it, is sung by a hormone-driven teen who flirts back and forth with his girlfriend's mom. The Dr. Pepper ad shows a group of boys about 10-12 years old playing in a park when a mini-van drives up. Very close shots of the driver as she gets out of the van, a sneaker, keys jingling, a "tease" as the wind blows her blouse a few inches above her belt. Subtle, sexy stuff.
The kids stop and look as she pulls the side door open and pops the top on a cooler of Dr. Pepper.
The kids smile and race to the cooler.
The last few quick shots have the words from the song "I'm in love with Casey's mom..." one child gazes reverently up at the woman, who gives back a knowing smirk.
It was just CREEPY. Gender test! I can't imagine this commercial with a leering guy and some pre-pubescent girls. Ewwww.....
Anyway, the "Diet Doctor Pepper" commercial shows a fellow screaming as he tumbles down a mountain on a snowboard. He crashes in a heap in front of a couple of teenagers, one who says "I think your getting it, dad". Dad, flat on his face and covered with snow, manages to move only his hand in a "thumbs-up". Just another incompetent clumsy dad ad.
Anyway, I was struck by the contrast of the two ads.
If we don't pay attention and call attention and hold someone up to ethical standards....
..why, we'll have a woman trying on clothes for a party in her bedroom closet, and deciding nothing works.....so walks out in her birthday suit to the bemused/shocked looks of all her friends..
Ooops...that's already a commercial....resplendent with a not modest portion of her backside exposed.
This.....is what it's all about...someone has to be a watchdog.
What's weighing you down?
That's what I got out of it. She's the team mom who brings the good stuff...Dr.Pepper. I thought it was kinda cute myself, but then I'm not sitting on a rod.
Sorry! I didn't realize how old this thread was. I just saw in in new posts and assumed it was new. /red face
Child's play considering what's out there poluting our airwaves and wires.
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