Honestly, I love this ad. This ad makes me laugh every time I see it. And it's cute as heck. But it's really not a good ad. In fact, I would argue that it is bad. A bad ad, as it were.
And here's why.
This ad does NOT make we want to buy a Subaru. (it's Subaru, right? I think it's Subaru.) This ad makes me not want to buy any car at all. I mean, the whole point of the ad is that owning a car is a huuuuuge pain in the ass. Watching this ad makes me want to sell my car and move somewhere with a decent subway system. Like Paris. This would be a really good ad fro moving to Paris. But for a car company? Not so much.
Who made this ad? Who thought "maybe if we make our product seem unbelievably unpleasant to own, then. . . um. . . wait. I had something for this. . . " How did they think this was going to sell cars?
Monday, September 7, 2015
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Kentucky County Clerk Jailed for Contempt of Court
Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis in Jail
A Kentucky county clerk, Kim Davis, was jailed today after a judge found her in contempt of court for her refusal to issue same-sex marriage license
Kentucky homophobic Bible-thumper behind bars, eh?
Where have I seen this before?
What a bunch of babies!
They can not be serious, can they?
Miami-Dade Police Union Calls for National Boycott of Arby's
A national boycott? What could Arby's possibly have done to deserve that?
A South Florida police union is calling for a national boycott of Arby’s restaurant chain after a police officer was allegedly denied service.
Well, gee. That would be kinda rude if it's actually true, which I doubt it is, but if one employee at one Arby's was a dick to one cop, how does that translate into a national boycott of the entire chain? Are Miami cops really that thin-skinned?
#BlueAppetiesMatter.
So, is this really what happened?
Probably not.
Arby’s employee Kenny Davenport said it was just a misunderstanding.
Davenport was working when Police Sergeant Jennifer Martin pulled up to the drive thru.
Davenport said that he couldn’t serve Martin because he was so busy with other customers that he had to ask his manager for help. Davenport said that’s when his manager made the unfortunate joke to Martin about not being able to take her order.
According to a police report on the incident, the police officer was told by the manager, “(Davenport) doesn’t want to serve you because you are a police officer.”
Police report? Police report? Do the Miami-Dade police really not have bigger fish to fry? She actually filed an actual police report about a guy at a restaurant being rude to her?
After that, the officer said she wasn’t certain she wanted to dine at the restaurant, but the manager assured her everything was fine and handed the officer the food, according to the report.
And she wasn't denied service? The manager, after cracking a dumb joke, gave her her fucking food. ACCORDING TO HER OWN POLICE REPORT!
The manager allegedly laughed about it and said the clerk was allowed to refuse to serve the officer.
That’s when the officer said she was unsure about the condition of her food, decided not to eat there and asked for a refund, the report states.
So, let me see if I have this straight.
You ordered food. You got food. You decided you didn't want the food because the manger was rude to you. You got a refund. So boycott Arby's?
“I am offended and appalled that an individual within our community would treat a police officer in such a manner. It is unacceptable,” stated Police Chief Dan Giustino.
I am offended and appalled that so many police officers seem to think that their uniform entitles them to a life of fawning sycophancy free from any rudeness or direct eye contact.
“It is beyond comprehension and deeply troubling that a business would deny service to a law enforcement officer just for being a law enforcement officer. In this case, after the clerk refused to serve the officer, the manager came up to the window laughing and said that the clerk had the right to refuse service to the officer. This is yet another example of the hostile treatment of our brave men and women simply because they wear a badge.
You know, I would say that maybe you wouldn't have to worry about being denied service at restaurants if you would quit shooting, strangling and beating unarmed black men, but you weren't denied service!
All that happened was you got a little bit of rudeness with your food courtesy of a manager with a shitty sense of humor.
Honestly, if anyone has a legitimate beef here, it's the employee, Kenny Davenport. He asks his manger for help and the manger says to the cop "hey, you know how these black kids all hate cops! AmIrite? Anyone? Is this thing on?"
It is unacceptable and warrants much more than an apology. We support our brothers and sisters who wear the badge in Broward County and across the United States. Until corrective action is taken and the employees involved in this incident are terminated, we are calling for a national boycott of Arby’s,” Florida and Dade County PBA President John Rivera said in a statement.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
How is this guy still on the air?
This guy is one sick motherfucker!
During The 700 Club's "Bring It On" segment, a viewer asked the TV preacher why God let Christians suffer while Hollywood celebrities enjoyed so much wealth.
Okay, first of all, those two groups are not mutually exclusive. I don't know how many Hollywood celebrities are Christians because I don't care, but I'd be willing to bet it's a pretty healthy percentage. I'm sure if I could stand to watch an awards show, I'm fairly sure I'd see a lot of Hollywood celebrities thanking God for helping them win some dumb trophy. Also, there are members of every religious group suffering. It's not like God or Fate or the Universe is picking on Christians. You don't think there are a lot of Muslims suffering in places like Iraq or Syria or Somalia?
But anyway. . .
"God's put them on a slippery slope and they're going straight to hell," Robertson assured the viewer. "The Hollywood celebrities are living this gay lifestyle, they're going to be on a slippery slope all the way down to a hideous end."
Wait, what?
Is this lunatic really saying "Hey, cheer up! They may be rich now, but they're going to Hell?"
And the reason they're going to Hell is because God put them onto this slippery slope to eternal damnation? Like, they're going to be sent to an eternity of torment and it's not even their fault? It's God's fault for putting them on the Super Fun Happy Slide?
Also, the caller didn't mention anything about gay celebrities. And I'm pretty sure that most of the wealthy Hollywood celebrities aren't even gay. Who are the biggest stars in Hollywood right now?
Tom Hanks? Married to a lady.
Brad Pitt? Probably not married, but definitely making babies with a lady.
Tom Cruise? Well. . . . it's none of my business, but he certainly isn't "living this gay lifestyle." He's a serial marrier of ladies.
Who's the biggest LGBT star in Hollywood? Neil Patrick Harris? Ellen Page? The guy from Big Bang Theory?
Why does everything have to be about the gay with these preachers?
"And on the way, by the way, look at how many people commit suicide," he continued. "Some of the well-known famous people, they shoot themselves or they overdose on drugs or they have multiple marriages. And they're not happy because they don't know the Lord."
How many celebrities do you think are committing suicide?
I can only think of a couple. Robin Williams comes to mind. Heterosexual Episcopalian Robin Williams.
Philip Seymour Hoffman committed suicide. He was a heterosexual Catholic, but still somehow managed to not be happy despite "knowing the Lord."
I don't know whether Heath Ledger was religious or not, but he was certainly hetero. (Insert your own Brokeback Mountain joke here)
Any way, the point is that Sicko lunatic Pat Robertson is telling people that they should feel better about their own lives because the rich and famous are probably going to commit suicide and will definitely be spending eternity in Hell. How in the Hell is this guy still on the air?
Monday, August 31, 2015
Bad Ads - Herbal Essences
How many levels of approval does an ad have to get through before it makes it on the air?
The whole point of this ad seems to be that it's howlingly funny that this man:
. . . who is supposed to be, what, Yanomami? Guarani? anyway it's apparently supposed to be hilarious that this guy can speak proper English. This guy who is painted up like an extra from one of the Road movies, speaks like an intelligent, educated person and that's just supposed to funny? How is that not racist?
Who thinks that's funny?
The whole point of this ad seems to be that it's howlingly funny that this man:
. . . who is supposed to be, what, Yanomami? Guarani? anyway it's apparently supposed to be hilarious that this guy can speak proper English. This guy who is painted up like an extra from one of the Road movies, speaks like an intelligent, educated person and that's just supposed to funny? How is that not racist?
Who thinks that's funny?
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