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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: MechAg94 on January 28, 2015, 03:22:54 PM
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http://youtu.be/blDezzNEX3E
This is the ad. It wouldn't play in the story below for me.
http://www.tmz.com/2015/01/27/godaddy-pulls-super-bowl-spot-over-puppy-cruelty-backlash/
Just curious what your opinions were on this. The story initially seemed to say people thought it was cruel. Callous might be a better word if anything. I am a bit surprised this ad was the best they could do. I wouldn't think they would want a "puppy in trouble" story line to end with anything but a squishy-loving ending.
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Not sure what the fuss is about. The ending has some definite snark, but so what?
Apparently it's intended to be a parody of this Budweiser ad, which has the expected tug at the heartstrings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAsjRRMMg_Q
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I miss the days when there would be a blurb at the bottom/at the end saying no animal were hurt in the making of the film/video, and that all animal scenes were made under the observation and supervision of the ASPCA.
FWIW that setup looks a whole lot better than your average puppy mill. And Buddy is getting chaufeured to his new home, as opposed to being drop-shipped to the pet store
But you and I and all the unwashed masses know that "cruel" means something that upsets us for any reason.
stay safe.
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I've found that the fanatical shelter dog adopting people are just as bad as vegans and crossfitters in terms of their proselytizing. I haven't seen the ad, but based on the whining commentary from those opposed to it I doubt it's upsetting to anyone except those who think acquiring a dog in any way except shelter rescue is immoral.
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This kind of thing makes me sick.
This is a funny ad, making fun of all the heartstrings pulling by other companies.
Furthermore, IT'S FICTION. The puppy in question was never actually given away after working so hard to get home.
Yet they people are up in arms about a FICTIONAL account of a puppy while I'm sure most of them are perfectly fine with disposing of an unwanted baby.
Our country is doomed. (And this is but the latest symptom.)
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There may be something wrong with me, since this commercial did not bother me at all.
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Dog nuts are nuts. Ironically the lady at the library was just trying to explain why the ad was an outrage. She failed
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I just thought it could be considered a little callous, but I wasn't thinking about any sort of parody. That does make sense though.
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Regardless of the PETA-philes, the ad is bone-headed. Who wants to their brand to be the brand that makes puppies sad? Duh.
Cruelty, no. Poor marketing, yes.
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Who wants to their brand to be the brand that makes puppies sad? Duh.
I'd like to think the puppy is going to a loving home, but all the times we bought/sold puppies it was always face to face. I'm not impressed by people willing to buy a puppy without meeting it first.
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Awwww, puppies. Awww, sentimental music. And a "Lassie"-like theme.
No this isn't cruel.
I guess I agree with Firethorn; I wanna see -- or hope -- the doggie found a nice home.
But .... I wonder about those "dog farms."
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Dog nuts are nuts. Ironically the lady at the library was just trying to explain why the ad was an outrage. She failed
Not really an outrage ... just incredibly stupid, beyond all rational belief.
And I'm not really a dog person, I'm more into cats.
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If I hear someone whining about that I'm gonna tell them about what happens to dogs that get dumped out in the country when owners get tired of them.
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It seems kind of genius to me (assuming they have a backup ad to run in the slot they purchased.) They're getting *tons* of free publicity.
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It seems kind of genius to me (assuming they have a backup ad to run in the slot they purchased.) They're getting *tons* of free publicity.
this. It's a stunt.
not surprising given Go Daddy's past ads.
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It's not a good ad, but there's nothing objectionable about it. How many more offended people have to come out of the woodwork before we just say "stop it' to all of the whining?
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It's not a good ad, but there's nothing objectionable about it. How many more offended people have to come out of the woodwork before we just say "stop it' to all of the whining?
Are you trying to cancel Boomhauer's World Tour?
stay safe.
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I thought it was funny as hell. This is a business that caters to businesses. The woman selling pups is a business person. What would anybody expect her to do when merchandise she thought was lost was recovered?
And like I tell the grandkids "Its a movie/ TV show/ commercial. It's not real!"
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Danica Patrick can ship me anywhere. =D =D
(I think that's her driving the van at the end....)
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Danica Patrick can ship me anywhere. =D =D
(I think that's her driving the van at the end....)
Probably. GoDaddy sponsors her.
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^"It's not a good ad, but there's nothing objectionable about it."
I dunno. The first thing I thought of was having dogs of any age riding in the open back of a pickup. I know it's commonly done, but that always bothers me when I see it.
No big deal, but that's the first thing I thought of. I could not keep my lab Inge in the back of my truck. Soon as I started to drive off, out she'd jump.
Terry, "Just sayin'," 230RN
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The real tragedy is that the Hardee's ad got killed except for in Carl's Jr. markets. That's a crying shame. Can't figure out what they were selling though.
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If I hear someone whining about that I'm gonna tell them about what happens to dogs that get dumped out in the country when owners get tired of them.
This, I have a Basset that we rescued after he was dumped in BFE as a still growing puppy. We have had him for 7 plus years now and we never have been to get him completely "domesticated."
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This, I have a Basset that we rescued after he was dumped in BFE as a still growing puppy. We have had him for 7 plus years now and we never have been to get him completely "domesticated."
Name him "Pawful"?
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Actually his name is Baby because he did nothing but whine the first few weeks we had him unless someone slept in the same room as him.
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I heard an opinion on this commercial that I think is close to the truth.
GoDaddy had two commercials. One is planned for the Superbowl. For the other, they drum up useful idiots in the animals rights groups to complain about and make a show of pulling the ad due to complaints. Result: they pay for one commercial for the game, and get millions to watch their other commercial online by drumming up a little controversy.
That sort of thought always makes me wonder how much of our news is simply manipulation to push some product or keep some celebrity or politician in the limelight. Quite a bit I suspect.
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Who was it who said, "Any publicity is good publicity?"
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Who was it who said, "Any publicity is good publicity?"
Pretty sure it was a Kardashian.
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After seeing the Budweiser commercial, the GoDaddy commercial was a perfect parody.
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Conspiracy Coworker had his mind blown by the commercial that showed God as a black man.