WHAT THE . . . . . . . . DID ANYONE ELSE SEE THIS?
MONDAY NIGHT I'M SETTLED IN FOR THE NIGHT, WEARING MY COMFY P.J.'S, I HAVE MY POPCORN, HOT TAMALES, AND BOTTLE OF WATER, WATCHING DANCING WITH THE STARS. (IT WAS JUST ME, HOME ALONE) THEY BREAK AWAY TO A COMMERCIAL, WHICH I MUST ADMIT I NORMALLY ZONE THROUGH, HOWEVER THIS ONE CAUGHT MY ATTENTION.
A MOTHER AND HER SWEET, ADORABLE DAUGHTER WALK INTO DAIRY QUEEN, THE MOTHER STARTS TO ORDER TWO TREATS, AS THE LITTLE (MAYBE ABOUT 8 YRS. OLD) DAUGHTER IS PRECOCIOUSLY LOOKING OVER HER SHOULDER AT A LITTLE BOY SITTING IN A BOOTH WITH HIS MOTHER. THE LITTLE GIRL INTERUPTS HER MOTHER AND TELLS HER TO JUST ORDER ONE DESSERT, IT THEN CUTS TO THEM SITTING AT THE TABLE EACH WITH A SPOON IN THEIR HAND AND ONE TREAT ON THE TABLE, THE MOTHER SAY'S "I'M SURPRISED YOU WANTED TO SHARE ONE", AS THE LITTLE GIRL IS SAYING "I DON'T" A GUY FROM BEHIND THE COUNTER COMES UP AND SETS ANOTHER DESSERT ON THE TABLE SAYING, "LADIES, FROM THE GENTLEMAN IN THE DONKEY SHIRT" AS THE CAMERA CUTS TO THE BOY SMILING AND WAVING TO THE LITTLE GIRL, THEY THEN CUT BACK TO THE TABLE WITH THE LITTLE GIRL AND HER MOTHER, THE MOTHER LOOKS A BIT SHOCKED, AS THE LITTLE GIRL SAYS A BIT SMUGLY, "LIKE SHOOTING FISH IN A BARREL". . . . . . . .
ARE YOU FREAKIN' KIDDING ME! ***SERIOUSLY***
I SAT THERE SHOCKED, ANGRY, MORTIFIED, OUTRAGED, STUNNED. IS THIS REALLY WERE OUR SOCIETY IS HEADING? IS THIS REALLY THE MESSAGE WE WANT TO SEND TO OUR CHILDREN? THIS IS SO DISTURBING TO ME ON SO MANY LEVELS, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN!
OK. SO DID YOU SEE THIS COMMERCIAL?
SO. . . . "WEIGH IN"
LET ME KNOW, WHAT'S YOUR OPPINION!
"WEIGH IN" LET ME KNOW, WHAT YOU THINK, AM I JUSTIFIED IN BEING OUTRAGED, OR JUST OVER REACTING???
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3 comments:
I haven't seen the commercial, but it sounds rather appalling. Definitely not the right message to be sending to our young girls AND boys.
I just saw this commercial last night. I have to admit, at first it made me laugh. Mostly because the wording "from the gentleman in the donkey shirt" just cracked me up for some reason. You don't hear that too often. But after that Jared and I just looked at eachother and rolled our eyes. The commercial on a whole is pretty disturbing, definitely not a good message.
Clever post idea...I like it!
I have not seen this commercial either. I don't get to watch much t.v., unless it's Wonder Pets or Suite Life. BUT, I must say it does sound a bit off. I know Blaise would never even think of doing something like that for another little girl, .........but, I am afraid to say, that I could TOTALLY see Avery trying to pull off something like that! I need to work on my mothering skills!
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