Posted by
Conservative in Paradise on Thursday, November 02, 2006 1:58:43 PM
Now not only do you have to filter out many of the television shows from children, but now we must watch out for the tv ads. In an article written by USA Today they report that there will be a couple of ads that will be pushing the line. In the article
Ads get down and dirty to grab attention the reporter writes:
•VW. In new Passat ads passengers
surviving a crash blurt out, "Holy ... !" It trails off before the
banned word as the announcer says, "Safe Happens."
"One of the most critical things was to have the
dialogue and whole scene be extremely natural," says Kurt Schneider,
VW's general manager, creative content. "For anyone who's been in an
accident, one of the first things you do is curse."
•Dodge. In a Caliber ad, a focus group of
Muppet-like characters laments that the car does not make them "feel
warm and fuzzy." Most distressed is little Binky, who exclaims, "It
scares the (bleep) out of me." That's the reaction market researchers
in the ad wanted for their "anything but cute" car. "We're trying to
straddle good taste and getting attention," says Mark Spencer, senior
brand manager. "We think we've straddled it quite well."
Are the advertising companies not creative enough to leave profanity out of their commercials? Do they not care if children watch this ad? I mean come on the Dodge ad uses Muppet-like characters if that is not targeting children than I do not know what is. It is just like those car ads where the dad says goodbye to his daughter, because obviously the mother and father are divorced. I do not want to have to explain that advertisement to my children, and I sure do not want to explain what s... is, nor do I want my children speaking like this. I hear it all the time, around my house, little kids 10-13 years old saying curse words, my next question is where are the parents, but I guess that would be another rant. For now write to Dodge, VW and any other company who uses profanity and immorality to sell their products, let them know that we will not sit around anymore and let them demoralize our country and our children. Let your voice be heard.