Racist, funny or who cares?Follow

It seems a few people on both sides of the aisle have become a little "Butt Hurt" over this one ad that was shown during the Super Bowl.

Both Liberals and Conservatives have called this Ad among other things Racist, making fun of domestic violence or just not funny in any way.

The AD shows a women who tends to have some anger issues towards her husband and ends with "assault and battery" on a innocent women.

Just curious what you libs think of it?



Edited, Feb 9th 2011 6:53pm by ThiefX

Mountains, mole hills, etc. etc.

What do you think? I have to say I was expecting more after you mentioned assault and battery.

Edited, Feb 9th 2011 8:45pm by Xsarus

I find it... kinda stupid, but not offensive otherwise.

You know, what really ruins it is that the slapstick is just badly done.

I thought it was hilarious.

But it shows a good looking, "nice-looking", middle-class looking couple engaged in slap-stick violent comedy. If the the couple had looked poorer, less classy, and, sad to say it, the man beating up on the woman instead of the other way round, the violence probably would have looked less slapstick funny and more nasty. I think a lot of people empathise with the difficulties and feelings of trying to live with your own or a partner's diet to get healthier.


Edit for Samira: I think the slapstick HAD to be over the top and "unbelievable" to take away any notion of real violence happening.

Edited, Feb 9th 2011 10:38pm by Aripyanfar

Some of the most atrocious acting I've seen in my life.

Not the best use of Superbowl ad time, but not racist.

How can anyone see that as racist. I mean seriously. ******* bleeding hearts in this world **** me off. I thought it was kind of funny. Not haha side splitting but definitely a earned a single Ha from me.

Also how you came across anger issues is beyond me. The wife is concerned with her husband consuming to many calories, no letting him get fries, no pie, no burgers, hence the importance of showing Pepsi Max: Zero Calories. As for assault and battery what planet are you from. She was attempting to throw her can at her husband who dodged it and hit her by mistake, or are all incidents where people accidentally get hit by something A+B.

Better get those kids officer they hit me with a beach ball on the beach they are criminals!

You people who didn't find it funny are either single or have really super sweet less than three relationships with your wives. My wife and I were watching it together and laughed our asses off, mostly because neither one of us sees it as unbelievable that she would be able to find a reason to throw heavy objects at my head.

Actually, that's what's offensive about it. The woman in the commercial is an overbearing, controlling cnut.

It seems like any media involving the presence or mention of a non-white person (I can't really call them "minorities" where I live) can be construed as racism, no matter what happens or what is said.

I could take a picture of any random black man paired with text (saying anything at all), publish it in a magazine/on TV/the internet, and be guaranteed somebody somewhere will see it as racist, easily up to half the people who view it. It wouldn't even matter if I, myself, were black, along with everyone else involved in publishing said image.

Just acknowledging the above fact makes me "racist" in the eyes of the general population, both left and right leaning.

And that is the problem with political corectness.

I think it's time for you to seek professional help. That last girlfriend apparently did a number on you.