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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
I just had the misfortune of seeing Chrysler's latest television commercial: a parody of Folger's coffee commercials in which a fancy restaurant owner's Toyota (or whetever) is replaced with a Chrysler 300.
At the end of the commercial the announcer says that Chrysler also replaced the owner's wife of twenty years with a young model named Isabella, who is then seen sitting in the front passenger seat. Evidently nobody at Chrysler has sufficient good taste to see how disgusting and insulting this commercial is. Am I to infer from their commercial that I should discard my fabulous wife of 27 years for some Italian model on the premise that my wife is not young enough or not beautiful enough or not fill-in-your-favorite-adjective enough? I went to Chrysler's website, found the Contact Us page, and sent an e-mail to them suggesting that they come to their senses and both pull the commercial and issue a public apology for their thoughtlessness before they start losing sales revenue. I may, further, mail a letter to the CEO of DaimlerChrysler AG. I'd encourage anyone here who finds this advert tasteless to follow suit and e-mail Chrysler. |
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Doug Higley 1942 - 2022 7152 Posts |
Serves you right for watching commercials. Tasteless crap is now the norm... pandering to the ignorant half of the country.
Solution is watching non-commercial TV (Movie channels etc.) or DVR-ing past them at Warp 9 when on the History or Discovery Channel... Or buy a Buick.
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Bill Nuvo Inner circle 3094 Posts or 2742 Posts |
I live in Windsor, the Canadian headquater of Chrysler. Incidently enough, Windsor is also know for it's strip clubs and escort services. Go figure.
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truthteller Inner circle 2584 Posts |
I thought it was funny.
The notion of "upgrading" to a newer model significant other is an age old comedic premise. After your post, I am tempted to email and congratulate them on a clever spoof commercial. |
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Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts |
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On 2007-02-20 19:29, Doug Higley wrote: Ignorant half??? You are much too kind, sir.
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MagicSanta Inner circle Northern Nevada 5841 Posts |
I have not seen the commercial but I do have a sense of humor and doubt Chrysler (a horrible car by the way) is advocating getting rid of your lovely bride of 27 years. I think they would like you to get a piece of crap Chrysler though. I do, how ever, believe the company that does the commercial where the guy is shrunk in order to do a panty raid and is then captured and assumedly devoured by an owl is telling us we shouldn't allow ourselves to be shrunk.
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
I wonder how funny all the soccer moms who drive Town & Countries, Caravans, and Voyagers will find the final bit. Not exactly the audience Chrysler should want to risk alienating.
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P.T. Murphy Loyal user 224 Posts |
Um...Chrsyler doesn't care. Well they do care...but first they need to tap into the "Hey let's trade our wives up" crowd. THEN they hit the soccer moms. I could be wrong but I think they have already got the soccer mom votes. Most of the Chrysler minivans and Sebrings I see are driven by woman.
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Silly Walter the Polar Bear Special user 506 Posts |
I know people are jumping all over you because it was a commercial but I did something similar not too long ago. I am tired of being targeted like a 5 year old by these TV executives. I sent the brass at Warner Brothers a very strong letter because I know there is no way on Earth that Wile E. Coyote could have lived after swallowing all of that dynamite.
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
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On 2007-02-20 22:30, P.T. Murphy wrote: I believe that was my point: they have it. Why risk losing it? |
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P.T. Murphy Loyal user 224 Posts |
No risk that can't recoup with another ad campaign.
Doug made an interesting comment... Quote:
Kind of like the sideshow days...going to see pickled punks or bearded ladies or the alligator boy...
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Doug Higley 1942 - 2022 7152 Posts |
That wasn't pandering PT or lowering to their level...that was upgrading from their watching spit sizzle on the wood stove for entertainment...or on a more useful note bringing the first Electric Light to a rural locale.
The current commercial and TV crop seems to be celebrating a burgeoning cruleness and mean spirited snicker as if Jackass 2 was on everyone's Top 10 List of great Family Films to run in your SUV. The goals of past decades to reach a classless society are only swelling to a society without class. Politeness has dissapated and todays Bearded Ladies would garner attention only if they produced the world's loudest fart... Far different from presenting small mysteries as entertainments for a quarter. But there were those that you would have liked as well...when they paid off the cops.
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P.T. Murphy Loyal user 224 Posts |
Doug-
You have a much more innocent view of humanity's past than I do. I just see reality t.v. as the next logical step up from the freak show days of old.
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Doug Higley 1942 - 2022 7152 Posts |
Having been on the inside, sideshow folks were/are some of the nicest and most polite folks I got to know. Some weren't of course and though I didn't have much to do with them their tactics and attitudes were well known and overshadowed those of folks who were simply Entertainers doing a show for the price of a ticket. Innocent view...you are probably right...I never think of looking inside the Mickey Mouse costume to 'what' is wearing it or inspect the sweat stains...just not interested I reckon. I guess I prefer allowing dignity to be presented even if it's a facade.
I sat on many stages in the old sideshows and had great coversations with the Alligator Man...or The Monkey Girl as they were known to the world and other 'Freaks' as well. For them, it beat being on the government dole because they were otherwise unemployable. The majority of those who paid their quarter were respectful (believe it or not)...there were the few Jackasses who saw belittleing others made them selves feel big...but for the most part it was just folks satisfying a curiosity and paying a coin for the priviledge. Dignity may sound like the wrong word to bandy about I guess...but it has definately gone the way of the DoDo in some of the reality TV stuff. And that's the way it is...but I take no pleasure or waste time watching the dregs expose themselves and vomiting on civilized life on Jerry Springer. I prefer a more innocent view and avoid the other. Grinning idiot 'Bob' and his expanded and enhanced 'willie' just don't have a place in the world I choose. But you can like it if you choose. I won't complain about 'Bob' and other sleazy commercials though...just not watch 'em.
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MagicSanta Inner circle Northern Nevada 5841 Posts |
I just checked, Chrysler did indeed make a deal for hot women in their 20's who are desperate for divorced men in their 40's and 50's. This was all an attempt to cause divorce and get these poor girls men. Dang them all.
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Doug Higley 1942 - 2022 7152 Posts |
Magicsanta...it is well known that hot women in their 20's drive little red Hondas.
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
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On 2007-02-21 14:05, Doug Higley wrote: As, for example, S2000s? |
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rossmacrae Inner circle Arlington, Virginia 2475 Posts |
Let's see ... some egregious item of popular culture is blatantly tasteless ... everybody gets their underwear bunched up about it ... it's all over the news for a day or a week (or maybe this won't even budge the current policy of "All Anna Nicole, All the Time") ... next week it's some new outrage.
Meanwhile there's a bunch of senseless wars going on in the world, people are starving, and the ice caps are melting. But hey, forget all that, somebody made a tasteless commercial (next thing, some almost-forgotten pop singer will be showing her nay-nay at the Super Bowl ... no, wait, that already happened). Like they used to say to the angry villagers, "Put down those torches and pitchforks and go to your homes." |
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MagicSanta Inner circle Northern Nevada 5841 Posts |
Doug! When I see hot gals in their 20's I wonder what their moms look like!
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
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On 2007-02-21 16:00, rossmacrae wrote: Sounds like the guy getting a parking ticket telling the cop that he should be catching speeders, and the guy getting a speeding ticket telling the cop that he should be catching bank robbers, and the bank robber telling the arresting officer that he ought to be catching murderers. So, if it's not war, starvation, or global warming we should ignore it? The only thing necessary for the triumph [of evil] is for good men to do nothing. - Edmund Burke |
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