(GEICO)'Cavemen' series gets a new criticism: It's racist

The Miami Herald ^ | July 26, 2007 | GLENN GARVIN

[Grizzled Bear]

This is bull-crap. They are a pretend minority - pretend, just like Je$$e Jack$on’$ credibility.

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Like Ward Churchill is a pretend Indian?

[Erasmus]

Excellent. If I may coin a phrase based on this,

"Why, he so dumb he think stereotypin' means usin' both hands."

[hunter112]

Alien Nation.

Exactly. That series used fictional extraterrestrials on Earth to be stand-ins for all the prejudice that humans show each other. Even black people could be 'racist' towards the "Newcomers".

I liked the series, but it was too techie for the general public, and took itself way too seriously. I intend to watch this show, from what I've seen, the writing looks similar to the writing used on the Geico ads. Some people hate the Geico ads, but I think they make fun of yuppie metrosexuals.

[BurbankKarl]

I didnt say it was bad. They just take stereotypes and convert them to monkey jokes.

I dont think it will last that long...the writing will peter out.

[Holicheese]

I really hate those commercials.

[donna]

Oh, LOL. Groaner!

[donna]

Ah, the exception that proves the rule!

[primeval patriot]

What makes most of the caveman commercials so funny to me is they give a big middle finger to the professional victims lobby.

In fact, when they first aired, I couldn’t believe they were brave enough to take on the subject.

That said, I don’t think there’s enough material in the concept for it to be successful as a television series.

But then who knows given the rock bottom garbage it’ll be competing with in prime time.

[NavyCanDo]

TV is bad with every station getting on the reality show bandwagon with reality TV shows of their own. I fear if this show is popular it may start a new trend of popular commercial to going to TV shows, and even a more downward spiral of TV programing. Watch out for the AFLAC Goose to get his own show next.

[Cyber Ninja]

[crazyhorse691]

Your joke is rascist because I heard it 40 plus years ago and it was about LBJ, a black man, and alligators in Florida:-)

[Don Corleone]

good dancer, great athlete and grand sexual partner Pretty funny that anyone thinks these 3-things go together in one person no matter what race they are.

My wife does! No smart remark there buddy!

[donna]

LOL, love is wonderful.

[Badeye]

All I know is I think the commercials are hilarious. And the fact a liberal female psycologist gets lampooned in one of them, but never a complaint has been heard makes them even better.

‘Hang on, its my mother, I’ll put it on speaker phone....”

Cracks me up.

[donna]

Or women. I always thought the cavemen were really women!

[Hydroshock]

Hacking off liberals, so easy a caveman can do it.

[mamelukesabre]

Some people(nazis) claim that the aryans are superior at these things. What if the geico cavemen were depicted with blond hair and blue eyes? Then what would people be saying?

[BuffaloJack]

Whenever the Geico commercials come on I switch channels. They are absolutely the lamest, waste of airtime on the tube. I’d rather watch reruns of CNN news stories. The lizard’s OK but the cavemen grate like fingernails on a chalk board.

[Diplomat]

LOL, love is wonderful.

or blind.

[attiladhun2]

And John Kerry is a pretend hero.