Advertisements in Superbowl - Snickers commercial

[Vanity] | 2/05/2007 | ChiefJayStrongbow

[ChiefJayStrongbow]

Last evening, as I watched the Superbowl with my nine year old son, I became extremely annoyed at the MARS Corporation and their advertisement for Snickers which showed two guys locking lips. I can't even fathom why somebody thought that this would be a good advertisement for that particular product and why they chose to air it during this event, especially when they knew children would be watching. If their aim was to draw controversy in the hopes of increasing sales, then I sincerely hope they missed their mark. I hope that, instead, they lose sales because of their idiocy.

I called in and registered my strong disapproval this morning at 1-908-852-1000. (If you call, when you get the phone tree, just press "0")

Our family will not be buying MARS products ... Products that MARS makes/distributes: M&M'S, SNICKERS, MARS bars, Milky Way, Skittles, and TWIX.

[ChildOfThe60s]

But how does two guys kissing make one want to run out and buy a candy bar????

After you toss your cookies you need something to get the taste out of your mouth.

[CharlesWayneCT]

Yes, apparently I don't support the troops. And it was so liberal -- using a guy with a missing hand to say "on the other hand", and if you attack them for calling us unpatriotic, well, you are attacking the troops -- just like Ann Coulter noted, using people to make arguments that you can't fight against.

[CharlesWayneCT]

I wonder how many people confuse Billy Joel with Elton John?

[LIConFem]

"After you toss your cookies you need something to get the taste out of your mouth."

In that case, perhaps this would have made a better mouthwash commercial.

[4yearlurker]

I didn't like the commercial with the predatory lesbian Janet Reno sitting on the couch with some other notables. I can't look at that "Woman?" without thinking of Waco.

[linn37]

Prince was married, don't know if he is now. One of his children died young , I remember reading something about it. Very sad story.

[reagan_fanatic]

Actually, I found it mildly humorous, although overall stupid. I didn't think the ad was pro-gay by the reaction of the two men as they pulled back in horror and proceeded to demonstrate their manliness by ripping out their chest hair.

Was the ad dumb - yes. Are people over-reacting? Yes.

[technochick99]

I believe that Prince is a practicing Jehovah's Witness (born a 7th Day Adventist). Considering the absolute modesty of his clothing, actions, and the modesty of the clothing his female dancers wore, I think you are way off in your suppositions.

[hoppity]

Billy Joel sat at the piano the entire time. CBS panned to Marlee Matlin, the deaf actress, who was signing the Anthem while Joel sang. She was dancing it a bit, to be more dramatic, I would guess.

[Starter]

Thank you. I went on a rant about that FedEx ad last night. Frigging scientific illiterates...

[TexasGunLover]

http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/admeter/2007-02-04-ad-meter-chart_x.htm

[longtermmemmory]

the ONE commercial I actually like is the one with the old man disappearing from the nursing home and ripping down the highway on a motorcycle.

Thank you internet.

It seems the commercials were made by a bunch of women who are nagging men into liking that rubish. (your SUPPOSED to like this to LIKE IT and shut up, gimme money)

[technochick99]

You mean apart from the high heels, do-rag, make-up, and sequin suit. hehe. :)

Yeah - you have a point there, but in my youth I thought that Adam Ant was hot too. In real life, I'm definitely more attracted to retrosexuals. Prince recalls my teen years to me I guess. And he DID remove the do-rag about half-way through.

[longtermmemmory]

I am no pince fan other than a few of his songs i like, but people forget there was a legal reason for that whole symbol game.

He was in a contract dispute with his old record lable. The only control they allowed him was the name he used SOOoooo, he made it something they could not easily promote.

It was all a contract negotiating ploy.

[Ro_Thunder]

Actually, to me it was a rip off of the scene from "Lady and the Tramp", where the two DOGS SHARE SPAGHETTI NOODLES and end up kissing.

In other words, it was kind of stupid, because there's not a guy alive who would actually start biting the 'other end' of someone's candy bar. No one is that hungry.

[dfwgator]

Actually, to me it was a rip off of the scene from "Lady and the Tramp",

True, that part ripped off Lady and the Tramp, and the reaction ripped off PT&A.

[cspackler]

National Anthem

Here's the Youtube link to Joel's performance. Quite nice IMO. I think what the guy with the wedgie assumed was Joel was the clip of Marlee Matlin doing sign language on the field during the song.

Man, people really need to get a life and quit getting bunched up.

[festus]

But how does two guys kissing make one want to run out and buy a candy bar????

It doesn't. I've bought snickers now for over two decades. I have decided not to buy one again.

Advertising is effective but they ought to be sure they understand the effect before airing the ad.

[Buell_X1-1200]

Jack Lemmon did too. Of course, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon were dressed in drag.

Don't forget Corporal Klinger from MASH.

[saganite]

Missed that one.