It's been going on as long as I can remember.
commercials in which human women are somehow attracted to animals.
The Geico pig has had at least two human girlfriends.
Joe camel always had a beautiful woman hanging around.
And it's not just in commercials. Racist misogynist Seth MacFarlane has his dog character Brian date several women.
And why? Any relationship jokes you want to make with Brian and his girlfriend could just as easily be done with Brian and a female dog, although that would give MacFarlane an excuse to make tons of "bitch" jokes, so it's kind of a lose-lose.
It's got to stop. It's gross, it's offensive, it's not cute or funny, it's just got to stop.
What is the message these ads want to send? That using their product will make women throw themselves at you even if you are a loathsome animal? Think about the Geico pig ad. The scenario is that the pig and a human man both have car damage. The pig gets his insurance settled quickly while the human man is stuck on hold. The woman gets so tired of waiting for her human boyfriend that she runs off with a goddamned pig. What kind of a psychotic is this woman supposed to be? She runs off with a pig?
It's got to stop.
GEICO's other mascots may be annoying (YMMV), but Maxwell the Pig struck me as an asshole from the beginning. He seems meant to appeal to the Justin Bieber wannabes of the world: overprivileged young white men who don't give a damn about anyone but themselves. God, I despise that pig.
ReplyDeleteAlso, thanks for helping me feel less lonely. Glad I'm not the only one who hates Family Guy.