Posted on 02/06/2007 2:41:10 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
Try this, they are victims of "SSAD"...Same Sex Affection Disorder.
What were they thinking? What retailer of chocolate products goes into a project thinking..."I wonder how I can, forever and always, make my delightful confection that people already love be associated with two guys kissing?"
The ad campaign was tiresome trash whatever perspective you come from on homosexuals.
Some public affairs director claimed:
"As with all of our Snickers advertising, our goal was to capture the attention of our core Snickers consumer." "Feedback from our target consumers has been positive. In addition, many media and website commentators of this year’s Super Bowl commercial line-up ranked the commercial among this year’s best..." "We know that humor is highly subjective and understand that some people may have found the ad offensive. Clearly that was not our intent..."
The ones to "fix" the homoesxuals?
(/sarcasm)
"These guys are role models for kids, and they're telling America's kids ... that two guys kissing ain't right," Aravosis writes"
They are very good role models. Two guys kissing ain't right.
It's a freaking commercial.
Snickers candy bars have been around since I was in the womb.
IT WAS FUNNY!
Two heterosexual guys get so engrossed in tasting a snickers they totally forget everything until they are startled back to reality that their lips touched.
At that point the ONLY message they wish to send is that they are macho...so they tear out their chesthair.
For anyone that has seen The 40 Year Old Virgin the waxing scene was one of the funniest scenes ever.
BTW, I STILL LOVE SNICKERS!
You all are over-reacting morons.
Remember the scene in Caddy Shack with the Baby Ruth floating in the pool? That's pretty much what that commercial did to me with Snickers now, too. Except at least the scene in Caddy Shack was funny.
For a significant new ad to run during the Super Bowl, one would have expected a very savvy company like Mars to have done significant market research, especially since it HAD to be seen as potentially controversial. If they did, and they ignored the likely results, I am dumbfounded; if they didn't, I am equally dumbfounded.
And, I will echo what one poster above said, Snickers was my favorite candy bar, and now it will be years (if ever) before I have another.
Suggest you get help.
Great Heath Herring Clip :)
Two guys kissing ain't right, whether its deliberately or by an uncontrolled urge to eat a candy bar. I can't believe that Mars would allow this to air (any of the alternate endings), how many people ok'd this idiotic ad?
And on the other hand, the gays are still out to get Dr. Laura? All she has done is said children are better off with a Father and a Mother of the appropriate sex.
Wow. You seem to be worked up about other folks getting worked up.
No need to insult people who have a different opinion than yours.
I just saw the ad on Youtube.
Ick! That was really gross. And it wasn't funny at all.
Just read your post #26. Finding this highly amusing now.
LOL! I think you hit the nail on the head.
Just observing homophobia that's all...and calling everyone on it.
I am fiscally conservative but somewhat liberal on social issues
I bet you REALLY like Rudy...especially when he's in drag. And BTW, how's your group therapy going?
Bump for later.
Sorry....the older I get, the less I suffer fools gladly.
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