Bud Light Accused of Trivializing Alcoholism in New Ad (leftist do-gooder alert)

Center for "Science" in the "Public Interest" ^ | April 7, 2005 | New release

[E Rocc]

The "referees" ad was a hilarious takedown of the ubiquitous and increasingly annoying Miller Lite ads. CSPI is a Naderite organization, so it's not suprising that they are finding such trivial things to whine about.

-Eric

[E Rocc]

[LauraleeBraswell]

Well I'm offended! Jokes about Alcoholism are offensive! Jokes are offensive! Beer is offensive! Commercials are offensive. I'm offended over offensive commercials. This website is offensive! I'm just going to complain and complain because I'm easily offended! ( Have a beer if you can't tell I'm being sarcastic)

[Callahan]

This kind of nanny state BS could drive a man to drink.

[Theresawithanh]

Oh, fer cryin' out loud! Of all the things in the world which are wrong and need to be changed, to go after beer ads on TV!

[LongElegantLegs]

Your post offends me. Wah.
:-P

[saleman]

Sounds like folks who have too much time on their hands.

[aomagrat]

There's a reason Budweiser uses horses in their commercials.

[rickmichaels]

I didn't think it was possible to get drunk drinking Bud Light.

[Killborn]

Cr@pSPIttle offends me. I want to sue it into oblivion and help fund my college education so I could become a FReeper politico. Any takers? :P

[RepublicMan4U]

You bring up an interesting problem, but I think this is why "chugging" came into being.

[Run Silent Run Deep]

I agree with the criticism. Anyone who would duck work to have a beer is an idiot, unworthy of employment and has a serious alcohol abuse problem.

[John Will]

Light beer is not even Beer.

[clintonh8r]

I find most beer commercials fairly sophomoric. I just don't buy those products. Most mass-produced American beer is pisswater anyway.

[Theresawithanh]

"Anyone who would duck work to have a beer is an idiot, unworthy of employment and has a serious alcohol abuse problem."

And a commercial is going to make someone think it's OK to adopt this behavior? Puh-leeze!

[Killborn]

I wouldn't know.

1> I don't drink.

2. I'm not picky. Diet or lite tasstes the same to me as the original product. But why mess with perfection? :)

[Last Dakotan]

There's a reason Budweiser uses horses in their commercials.

Their beer tastes like horse urine?

[razorback-bert]

Next CSPI will be telling me that drinking beer doesn't get me chicks.

[Run Silent Run Deep]

So you think commercials have no effect on people? Check again my friend.

The object of the commercial is to portray these idiots as somehow normal and worthy of emulation by others and BTW to drink that particular brand of beer.

[Theresawithanh]

Oh yeah, I keep forgetting. Most people are inherently dumb and easily led, explaining people who drink beer and people who vote democrat.