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The ad agency Omnicom which has produced homophobic and violent ads in the past is at it again.
Check out the video
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“Sweety, Darling...”
Joined: May 22, 2007
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West Texas, USA
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Judged: 1 1 1 The guy "speed walking" didn't come across as gay, but more of a wimpy type of guy. Not offensive to me, just low brow and I am sure its target audience will enjoy it. The rest of us will turn the channel. |
“see feel hear love touch”
Joined: Aug 8, 2007
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Davie (somewhere south of NYC)
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“Manufactured on equipment that”
Joined: Jun 11, 2008
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processes peanuts.
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Judged: 2 1 1 Talk about stereo-types... sheesh. Re-enforces the false belief that gays are sissies and blacks are violent. White sissy (gay) power walking. African American man in a big vehicle, big gun, yelling at the sissy and performing a drive by shooting.... oh... with candy bars instead of bullets so it's harmless?! OK then... This ad reaffirms some of my worst suspicions of humanity. |
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“Just another idle weirdo”
Joined: Jun 12, 2007
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Judged: 5 1 1 I don't find it homophobic. Meatheaded crap perhaps, but not anti-gay. As Dante said, that speedwalker didn't seem gay, just a bloody nancy. I've known MANY straight nancy boys. I'm personally not a big fan of nancies either. But remember... It's just a silly commercial. We have to remember not to get too up in arms over EVERY little POSSIBLE innuendo. Pick your battles. Fight the ones that matter. It's not always good to be too much of a bleeding-heart liberal. Sometimes we have to take life with a little grain of salt. If you spend all your time being offended by everything, you will live one bitter pissed-off life. That's not good for anyone. |
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Judged: 1 1 I agree here. For those people who say this is anti-gay - have you ever watched speed walkers? It'll make the butchest guy in the world look wimpy or "feminine," (use of the word which in this case comes from aculturation)- the hips move and shake, baby! We do have to be careful not to look to the nth degree to try to find homophoebia where it might not be. Everything's not black or white. We need balanced, critical thinking. |
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Judged: 1 1 However, coming from the "Carlos Mencia" school of comedy I find the ad funny and somewhat entertaining. Somewhat? who am I kidding; I laughed my ass off. But I do understand how someone would find the ad offensive. But we have to understand that comedy by definition is intellectual violence and someone/something is always the butt of the joke. That is the nature of comedy. The answer is if you don't like don't watch it and/or don't buy a snickers bar or anything from Mars. |
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I find that song very offensive too. My straight friends didn't get why at first. |
“Sexual orientation? Horizonal ”
Joined: Feb 7, 2007
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West Chester
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Absolutely right. People in general are far too sensitive to the smallest little things these days. It's the boy that cried wolf. Granted, I can't view the video at work so I can't give a my true opinion of it until I get home. |
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“How'd you like 2 be treated?”
Joined: Sep 4, 2007
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Judged: 3 Why must we think this character captures the quintessential stereotypical gay? I did not see an earring, a poodle (toy dog), a rainbow sweat band or him holding his boyfriends hand. Can't we all agree that just because a man acts feminine - or in this case fast walks - does not make him a homosexual. I going out to buy a snickers bar - watch me as i spit and scratch my balls. |
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T.O.
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After reading all the comments I feel I can see both sides. Hate me if you want but when I saw the video and saw a black man shooting at a white man's ass my knees went weak.
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I don't think it's homophobic I think it's just another commercial making men look like idiots. As a woman and one that has heard how badly men are viewed these days all you have to do is watch some commericals to find out why.
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