These ads form '76 demonstrate that if the global pandemic occurs some agency will get some work out of it. So, you know, we got that going for us. Wash your hands and cover your mouth people. Via adpulp.
Crispin and Burger King are in the middle of it again with two controversial campaigns for BK. One features Spongebob and a remix of Sir-Mix-a-Lot's "Baby's Got Back." (Does that make it a sir-remix-a-lot?) Then there's the Eurpoean Texican Whopper ad which contains a supposed affront to Mexicans-slash-Texans. While I'm not going to tell you how to feel or think, I do wonder if everyone kinda needs to calm down and simply try to be able to laugh at themselves a little bit here.
Now, being a portly, height-challenged bald fellow who was born and raised smack dab in the middle of the flyover zone, I pretty much have a Ph.D in making fun of myself and I understand that others are not as blessed with such an enormous self-effacing-ability. I also understand that Crispin ran that spot only in Europe, probably 'cause they knew it was going to get on some people's nerves on this side of the pond. Frankly, that's a little cheap if you ask me.
However, with all that being said, I wonder that in the current, very serious state of our world – what with the pirate hijackings, the wars, the near total economic collapse and the [name whatever sign of the apocalypse you want here], isn't it time to take at least ourselves a little bit less seriously?
By my rudimentary (admittedly -- quickly scanned, no more) reading of the comments from each piece I've attached, I'd say that a lot of people out there in the blogosphere think so. But I want to know what you guys think.
P.S. Now, in all fairness, you need to be careful when you are writing jokes about stereotypes, and as we at AC have said many times in this space, comedians and TV shows and movies get a helluva lot more leeway than advertisers do.
P.P.S. Go Spongebob go Spongebob go!
Very cool new site and TV for Sprint from Goodby. Frankly, I think this is the best work I have ever seen out of Sprint. Kudos to all involved.
How come nobody ever asks you to hit the ground walking. Seriously, that would be a LOT easier.
I'm just saying.
Record a comment from your computer right now. Be pithy.
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