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On another note, the Honda CRV commercials make me stabby
I caught them while watching that aberration of a national championship game last night. Basically, one half of a couple proposes the idea of marriage and the other one takes a moment to panic about all the activities they want to do prior to marriage, but then (hooray!) they have a CRV, so they'll be able to cram it all in before the wedding.
I mean, if marriage is preventing you from taking a hike with your friends, then you pretty much fail at life.
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Re: On another note, the Honda CRV commercials make me stabby
FTW
I've been thinking the same thing!
Yes, if you get married you'll never be able to finish your short film because your husband will consume your soul and you'll become a mere shadow of your former self. *eyeroll*
Though I can kinda relate to the baby one.
Wow, I haven't seen that one yet.
The Toyota Highlander commercials are my current least favorite thing ever. Those are the ones where some bratty kid is glad that his parents don't have a dumpy car because then he wouldn't be cool.
Better get some races in while you still can.
I better!
Commericals are really down on marriages these days.
The CRV is one. Then there was one for the McRib where the wife was nagging her husband because he was bummed he was going on his honeymoon and would miss eating the sandwich with his friends. There's also the Nissan commercial where the man is only excited that they're pregnant when he realizes he can get a sedan when he gets rid of his coupe. I'm trying to remember the other ones.
Basically... if marriage is the reason you're not being who you want to be or doing what you want to do... you married the wrong person.
Nah, I'm still stuck on Jiggle Bells.
I thought they were done showing it but I see like once a week, still. Usually when I'm watching Top Chef (figures).
What about the McDonalds dating one? Where the guy lies to tell the woman what she wants to hear - like he'd rather spend time doing woman stuff instead of watching football on Sunday? What a great way to start off a relationship!
I remember that one and hated it! It reminded me of a high school relationship.
I feel kind of bad for guys though to be honest. I've noticed a trend in commercials recently where the men are portrayed as these helpless oafs. Like the guy who can't figure out that the Dannon yogurt labelled "APPLE TURNOVER" is what his wife is talking about on the phone. Aside: who the f talks about yogurt with their friends regularly?
Ohh yes I forgot that gem too.
YES. All the Truvia commercials make me murderous. "My skinny jeans zipped in relief". BLAHHHHH
I hate the car commercial with the rodents dressed up in human clothes. GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM, you ain't ghetto.
DH thinks that those commercials are HILARIOUS. Sometimes I wonder if I really know him.
Oh, the Christmas Hyundai commercial with a woman singing similarly to the truvia commercial.
Though I kind of enjoyed Hyundai using the "Whole Foods Parking Lot" rap guys in a different commercial.
This is my with my parents. They LOVE the etrade baby. I think I was adopted.
I hate the McRib commercial. So much. Because eating a crappy sandwich from McDonald's that comes back every year is clearly way more awesome than going on a tropical honeymoon.
I also hate hate hate the diaper commercial where the babies are having a pooping contest. Gross. (also, another sign I am not yet ready for children)
Did you just discover TV?
Its not only in commercials but also damn near every sitcom as well. And its been that way for quite some time. Hell, even "Married with Children" (80s?) had that theme.
Makes me wonder if today's "bumbling idiot" husbands haven't been subconsciously programmed to just accept that they're stupid and go with that because its easier when the wife just swoops in and saves the day.
But, you put those same shows on with the woman being the idiot and voila! the writers/station/etc are sexist.
Not that I am trying to push the breeder agenda, but I would like to say that aspiring to be a Mombie who posts proud poo pics on Facebook is not a requirement for parenthood, I promise.
And yeah, I didn't get the memo when poop became part of polite conversation.
Oh, no, the sitcom thing made me so irate that I just stopped watching them. I got so sick of seeing the stereotypical "attractive housewife married to bumbling unattractive idiot who manages to also be loveable" that I couldn't do it anymore. Because apparently when men are ignorant it's hilarious, but god forbid a woman put on 5 pounds and not change her socks for a week.
You're right. TV has gotten to the point where the baffoon husband is expected. But, the nagging wife is also expected. So is the pushy mother in law and her brow beaten husband.
And no, I'm not militantly feminist. I just think the double standards are ridiculous and frustrating. King of Queens interrupted by Victoria's Secret and McDonald's ads and we wonder why people are f'ed in the head.
I'm right there with you on all of it. I don't ever watch sitcoms anymore. Never really liked them from the beginning, I guess, but tried to like them because that's what "everyone" was watching.
One more, and if you've seen it you know it, "It's time to get serious about what haaappens in the baaaaathroom."
Most annoying voice EVER.
We had that exact same conversation last night. lol
How about that game? I bet your neighbors looooved it too.