Super Bowl Ads of Cartoonish Violence, Perhaps Reflecting Toll of War

New York Times ^ | 2/5/2007 | Stuart Elliot

[Loud Mime]

No commercial that appeared last night during Super Bowl XLI directly addressed Iraq, unlike a patriotic spot for Budweiser beer that ran during the game two years ago. But the ongoing war seemed to linger just below the surface of many of this year’s commercials.

More than a dozen spots celebrated violence in an exaggerated, cartoonlike vein that was intended to be humorous, but often came across as cruel or callous.

[twigs]

My husband and I both thought most of the ads were in poor taste and were indeed violent. Fortunately, there were exceptions. We LOVED the blockbuster ad with the mouse. We laughed ourselves silly and talked about using our mouse at work today as we left the house, again laughing. Other honorable mentions that I can remember: Sprint (connectile dysfunction) and Justin Timberlake (who knew he had a sense of humor).

[Red Badger]

...Justin Timberlake (who knew he had a sense of humor).

Of course he has a sens of humour! He dumped Britney didn't he?.........

[BenLurkin]

What silly dribble from the gray old lady!

[KarlInOhio]

Violent ground acquisition games such as football is in fact a crypto-fascist metaphor for nuclear war. - Derek in Back to School.

It is impossible to satirize the New York Times. They are so far out of the realm of reality and common sense that they are beyond satire into farce.

[Loud Mime]

The NYTimes is a propaganda source. It chose sides, prints accordingly, and shows no remorse for their chosen path.

[dead]

Gee, what a shock. This pantywaist douche admits that he is a "someone who has watched the Super Bowl XIX years in a row only for the commercials."

The problem with the spot was that whenever the announcer said, “a rock” — invoking the Prudential logo, the rock of Gibraltar — it sounded as if he were saying, yes, “Iraq.”

I can relate. Whenever people say “ridiculously pompous obsessive handwringers” it sounds eerily like “New York Times typists” to my ears.

[subterfuge]

ALERT!!!

The NY Times sees a bogeyman where none exist---again!!!

Look, the Slimes just KNOWS these things.

[Loud Mime]

This is a grand example of how group psychosis is affecting rationality.
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In the US, yes.

We all know of worse. Hatred and conceit are connected, and they bring terrible acts when power is added.

[dead]

Check out this uber-silly article from the NYT.

Absolutely parody-proof.

[peggybac]

Super Bowl Ads of Cartoonish Violence, Perhaps Reflecting LACK OF TALENT

[Domandred]

Yea someone posted it on FR last night bout 8pmish

[Larry Lucido]

Agree, the Snickers ad should have been two women.

And it should have had whipped cream on it.

[Alouette]

He dumped Britney didn't he?.........

I thought he dumped Cameron? Or did he dump Britney before he dumnped Cameron?

[Alouette]

He dumped Britney didn't he?.........

I thought he dumped Cameron? Or did he dump Britney before he dumnped Cameron?

[joebuck]

You could have written this same article about any group of super bowl commercials in any of the last 20 years.

[stuartcr]

I don't understand...I thought that the average American wasn't thinking enough about the war, and just going on with everyday life, like it wasn't happening? Now that we have commercials with these undertones, why are people upset?

[Rakkasan1]

"don't ask , don't tell"--see the connection??

[KarlInOhio]

From the article about another commercial: The problem with the spot, created internally at Prudential, was that whenever the announcer said, “a rock” — invoking the Prudential logo, the rock of Gibraltar — it sounded as if he were saying, yes, “Iraq.”

I got Iraq!

[Dog Gone]

Robert Goulet was clearly crawling on the ceiling because of the Iraq situation.

I don't know why everyone is being so cynical about this article.

I mean, IT'S OBVIOUS.

[clamper1797]

The snickers ad was disgusting ...