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Okay, so this is the gay dating service ad that wasn't approved for the Superbowl last night. Personally, I think it's great, as much for the Vikings/Packers joke as for the gay part. It's just well done and funny, which is more than I can say for a lot of the ads last night. It's also unarguably less sexual than Megan Fox or GoDaddy, so fuck CBS, but they clearly had a target audience last night, and it was clearly sexist assholes, so I'm not really surprised either.
If I'm surprised they ran a pro-life ad, it's less because of what that says about their political stance, and more that it indicates they think their audience has even a passing interest in politics or a woman's (lack of) right. I mean, judging from the Dodge ad, men resent being grown ups, and think it's women's fault they have to go to work, pick up after themselves, and be civil, and that they should get a car to make up for all of that, poor them. I can't see that audience being capable of forming any sort of opinion on an issue as complicated as abortion. I mean, if they see Megan Fox, they will lose the ability to function entirely. They're very fragile, simple creatures, the men these ads were targeted at.
I will mention for clarity's sake that I watched the game with a well mixed room of girls and guys, and my guys were just as quick as the girls to call the ads out for being remarkably misogynistic (and pantsless? Why was that a theme?). There are plenty of intelligent, reasonable men out there. The Superbowl was just clearly not intended for them or their female friends.
Except for a few ads, which were awesome. My favorites:
The auto-tuned Bud ad. No, there wasn't anything remarkable, but it was funny, and T Payne is way more hilarious to me and my friends after the "I'm On a Boat" obsession.
The sad Intel robot. Because anthropomorphism is always funny, and robots are awesome, and let's be kind to the robots before they decide to kill us all, okay Intel? This was also reminiscent of the sad robot that wasn't good enough at building cars from a year or two ago, though I forget which company it was. Anyway. Sad robots = eternal hilarity.
The meteor party!! Astronomy is really like this. All the time.
I think this means that Budweiser continues on as the reigning king of Superbowl ads. I'm okay with that.
If I'm surprised they ran a pro-life ad, it's less because of what that says about their political stance, and more that it indicates they think their audience has even a passing interest in politics or a woman's (lack of) right. I mean, judging from the Dodge ad, men resent being grown ups, and think it's women's fault they have to go to work, pick up after themselves, and be civil, and that they should get a car to make up for all of that, poor them. I can't see that audience being capable of forming any sort of opinion on an issue as complicated as abortion. I mean, if they see Megan Fox, they will lose the ability to function entirely. They're very fragile, simple creatures, the men these ads were targeted at.
I will mention for clarity's sake that I watched the game with a well mixed room of girls and guys, and my guys were just as quick as the girls to call the ads out for being remarkably misogynistic (and pantsless? Why was that a theme?). There are plenty of intelligent, reasonable men out there. The Superbowl was just clearly not intended for them or their female friends.
Except for a few ads, which were awesome. My favorites:
The auto-tuned Bud ad. No, there wasn't anything remarkable, but it was funny, and T Payne is way more hilarious to me and my friends after the "I'm On a Boat" obsession.
The sad Intel robot. Because anthropomorphism is always funny, and robots are awesome, and let's be kind to the robots before they decide to kill us all, okay Intel? This was also reminiscent of the sad robot that wasn't good enough at building cars from a year or two ago, though I forget which company it was. Anyway. Sad robots = eternal hilarity.
The meteor party!! Astronomy is really like this. All the time.
I think this means that Budweiser continues on as the reigning king of Superbowl ads. I'm okay with that.
