So, when you watch something on Hulu, you get to see the same commercial over and over. That can get pretty annoying with sexist commercials like this. So...where do I start? First of all, the mother and daughter in this commercial are not only crying uncontrollably in public over the fact that the daughter is moving just a few miles away, but apparently they are so hysterical that you can't even understand what they are saying. We need subtitles! Not only does this make the women seem irrational, overly-emotional, and incomprehensible, but they also clearly have severe dependency issues. I also find it irritating that the salesperson is male, because it further implies that women are irrational and hysterical, while in contrast, men are rational and even-tempered.
Also, I find it strange that the mother is worried that her daughter will get lost, again, simply because she is moving just a few miles away. Seriously? Ugh. I think if the commercial were advertising the GPS feature to men, that there would be no implication that it is useful if you "get lost." In fact, I doubt it would stand alone as a specifically noteworthy feature at all.
This commercial was actually for Mother's Day. I'm sure mothers everywhere felt well-respected and represented with the sentiments of this crazy-crying lady. Or, maybe not so much.
I find it interesting that the commercial has been changed recently, to make them speak more clearly so there don't need to be subtitles. Also, the distance between them has been upped to 21 miles (instead of 4.2, which was silly). Could it be someone figured out the intelligable talking and crying made the commercial more annoying than desirable?
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think the whole concept is bad. They should have just stopped playing the commercial altogether.
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