Just a brief note inspired by the football -- I love me those Manning boys, but yay Saints! -- or more precisely, by the ads.
I quite enjoyed the Volkswagen "punch buggy" ad, as well as the Doritos one with the little kid confronting his mom's date, the Google ad about finding love in Paris, and yes, the Budweiser Clydesdales. The Superbowl wouldn't be the same without a slightly schmaltzy beer ad about some other species of animal bonding with the Clydesdales.
But I could have done without all the ads full of unattractive people wearing too few clothes. I'm looking at you, Dockers, Career Builder, and whatever that awful Superbowl Shuffle ad was for. Frankly, I was no more happy about the ads full of attractive people in too few clothes. I watched the game with Mr. J's parents, and after the second Go-Daddy ad, I was starting to feel a little uncomfortable. I can't be the only person in the nation who doesn't care to watch trailers for soft-core porn amid the same people with whom she watches a football game.
And what was with all the misogyny? The overarching message of the Dove for Men, Dodge Charger and Flo TV ads ("women suck! They are holding you down, man!"): what's up with that? How about the Bridgestone ad that indicated one should hold on to one's tires and toss one's wife to a pack of scary-looking ruffians? Wow, that's ... kind of vicious.
Do the advertisers somehow not remember that 50% of the Superbowl audience is female? And for once, people are actually watching the ads?
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