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NFT: Vegans are PISSED about the Hyundai Super Bowl ad.

Beezer : 2/4/2019 9:38 am
One of the commercials I found most entertaining is getting a bunch of crap, post-Super Bowl.

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Consider the firestorm that erupted after Hyundai’s 60-second commercial which asked the question, “What’s worse than shopping for a car?”

The ad featured Jason Bateman as an elevator attendant dropping passengers off in a variety of very unpleasant situations, like having dental work done.

One floor featured a vegan dinner party where the main course was something called beetloaf – a dish that would be on par with having a root canal.

A raging mob of vegans unleashed their wrath on Hyundai – accusing the carmaker of “vegan shaming.”

“Good job perpetuating the myth vegan food is bad,” wrote one outraged vegan. “People could offset your products’ carbon footprint by going vegan. But you got a cheap joke in.”

“I need a new car. I was considering a Hyundai. I am a vegan,” wrote another. “It’s hard enough to live this way without being denigrated by a car company. Shame on you.”


Incredibly ...

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Hyundai was eventually forced to issue an apology to appease the meatless mob.


As this writer points out, "trying not to offend anyone" is probably a factor in why so many of the Super Bowl ads are duds.
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That will totally change their reputation as humorless scolds!  
Greg from LI : 2/4/2019 9:40 am : link
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Add Superbowl commercials to the list of things....  
Britt in VA : 2/4/2019 9:40 am : link
millennials have ruined :)
We'll..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 2/4/2019 9:41 am : link
either realize how fucking stupid we are as a society for overreacting to stupid shit, or we'll probably see a day where comedy is no longer used.
lol Can't believe Hyundai issued a frigging apology.  
Beezer : 2/4/2019 9:41 am : link
Hoping it was at least done with an eye-roll.
I think it's time to push "The Aristocrats"  
Beezer : 2/4/2019 9:42 am : link
as a "documentary" to as many people I think would be offended by it, once they realize what they're watching.
People really need  
Sneakers O'toole : 2/4/2019 9:43 am : link
to stop apologising to twitter mobs. Stop appeasing outrage. Opt out of the game

RE: lol Can't believe Hyundai issued a frigging apology.  
PatersonPlank : 2/4/2019 9:44 am : link
In comment 14286491 Beezer said:
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Hoping it was at least done with an eye-roll.


+1. They should have stated that future commercials would have more cheesburgers, maybe hot dogs too
Everybody is special and unique  
Mike from Ohio : 2/4/2019 9:45 am : link
It sucks that everyone can't spend every day celebrating everyone and everything.

Does going vegan impact one's ability to not take themselves too seriously?
And speaking of Superbowl commercials  
Mike from Ohio : 2/4/2019 9:48 am : link
maybe Bud Light should try putting some corn syrup in their shitty beer. Maybe it would make it slightly less shitty? Maybe running the production facility on coal would put some taste into it? The wind isn't helping.
Too f-ing bad  
Beer Man : 2/4/2019 9:48 am : link
they need to get over it, and get over themselves!
Is There A Less Scary Thing Than  
Trainmaster : 2/4/2019 9:50 am : link
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"A raging mob of vegans ..."


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I kind of liked the bud light one  
Sneakers O'toole : 2/4/2019 9:50 am : link
Seems like im in the minority on that one
RE: I kind of liked the bud light one  
Mike from Ohio : 2/4/2019 9:55 am : link
In comment 14286510 Sneakers O'toole said:
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Seems like im in the minority on that one


The ad itself was fine. It just struck me as odd that they are marketing based on the purity of their product instead of what really drives their success - price and brand loyalty.
Bud Light's..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 2/4/2019 9:57 am : link
next play will be "Don't fruit the beer".

Well, after they discontinue Bud Light Lime, of course:)
Hyundai would get tons more respect  
I Love Clams Casino : 2/4/2019 10:01 am : link
by the silent majority, if they replied by outright refusing to apologize saying only to take the ads with a grain of salt.

TONS
LOL, good free press for Hyundai  
ZogZerg : 2/4/2019 10:03 am : link
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RE: We'll..  
section125 : 2/4/2019 10:06 am : link
In comment 14286490 FatMan in Charlotte said:
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either realize how fucking stupid we are as a society for overreacting to stupid shit, or we'll probably see a day where comedy is no longer used.


This^^

Forget comedy, even everyday life, You are not special because you are vegan, add whatever ethnicity, political party, gender, age group, nationality...stop being offended and stop offending others by your being offended. It is chique to jump on the bandwagon until your "group" comes under attack.
Let the 15 dozen vegans in the world go buy a Kia instead. Who really gives a crap...
A few people in California...  
bw in dc : 2/4/2019 10:09 am : link
complain and Hyundai blinks.

Just another reason not to by their product.
"Beetloaf"  
Mike from Ohio : 2/4/2019 10:11 am : link
is objectively funny. They should have hired Rainn Wilson to be the one holding it.
Ha  
Sneakers O'toole : 2/4/2019 10:14 am : link
I forgot about don't fruit the beer
RE:  
smshmth8690 : 2/4/2019 10:18 am : link
In comment 14286564 Mike from Ohio said:
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is objectively funny. They should have hired Rainn Wilson to be the one holding it.


Meatloaf, double beetloaf. I'm offended that they didn't give credit to Ralphie from A Christmas Story.
RE: RE:  
mfsd : 2/4/2019 10:24 am : link
In comment 14286577 smshmth8690 said:
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In comment 14286564 Mike from Ohio said:


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is objectively funny. They should have hired Rainn Wilson to be the one holding it.



Meatloaf, double beetloaf. I'm offended that they didn't give credit to Ralphie from A Christmas Story.


Haha great catch!

And vegans could really use to lighten up
Beets, bears, Battlestar Galactica  
Sneakers O'toole : 2/4/2019 10:25 am : link
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RE: RE: We'll..  
HomerJones45 : 2/4/2019 10:26 am : link
In comment 14286548 section125 said:
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In comment 14286490 FatMan in Charlotte said:


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either realize how fucking stupid we are as a society for overreacting to stupid shit, or we'll probably see a day where comedy is no longer used.



This^^

Forget comedy, even everyday life, You are not special because you are vegan, add whatever ethnicity, political party, gender, age group, nationality...stop being offended and stop offending others by your being offended. It is chique to jump on the bandwagon until your "group" comes under attack.
Let the 15 dozen vegans in the world go buy a Kia instead. Who really gives a crap...
We are dealing with a lot of new media outlets where anyone can post something and the whole world can see it. In a country of 300+ million, you will find ten thousand who will be offended by just about anything, and they have the ability to say so in the same forums. The "Twitter was outraged" headlines then tout it.

Companies have no way at the moment to evaluate just how much an "offense" will effect their business so they issue the pro forma apology to anyone who was offended and move on.
excuse me bw in dc  
CardinalX : 2/4/2019 10:26 am : link
all the vegans in the world aren't in California. and all Californians aren't vegans. anymore than all dc area people aren't whats wrong with the country
Don't they have the inner peace of knowing that they  
Essex : 2/4/2019 10:27 am : link
will outlive all of us heathens who eat meat?
It may have been the only truly funny ad  
Peter from NH (formerly CT) : 2/4/2019 10:32 am : link
in the whole evening... oh well.
The head of marketing should get a raise  
Canton : 2/4/2019 10:36 am : link
Well done





Not sure why the people at Hyundai give a shit...  
EricJ : 2/4/2019 10:38 am : link
what vegans have to say. They are all driving a Prius anyway...
So...that was offensive to vegans,  
rnargi : 2/4/2019 11:25 am : link
but no mention of Big Boi's fur coat?

Faux and selective outrage at it's finest...
I thought the ad was great  
The 12th Man : 2/4/2019 11:26 am : link
one of the better ones, They need to get a grip.
RE: So...that was offensive to vegans,  
giants#1 : 2/4/2019 11:29 am : link
In comment 14286711 rnargi said:
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but no mention of Big Boi's fur coat?

Faux and selective outrage at it's finest...


PETA's on the case
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I raised an eyebrow when I saw it,  
Mad Mike : 2/4/2019 11:40 am : link
and figured they'd get some blowback. I also figured there'd be some criticism of the jury duty scene, when the rough looking defendant turns around, and Bateman says, yeah, he did it.
As Don Imus Used to Say...  
Jim in Tampa : 2/4/2019 11:47 am : link
Everyone thinks the joke is funny until it's about them.
“vegan shaming”  
BillT : 2/4/2019 11:49 am : link
Really, you can't make this stuff up.
RE: “vegan shaming”  
Bill L : 2/4/2019 11:52 am : link
In comment 14286767 BillT said:
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Really, you can't make this stuff up.

Aren't attempts to shame normal folk part of the vegan and PETA toolkits?
They are just pissy from the lack of protein.  
Pete in MD : 2/4/2019 11:59 am : link
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RE: RE: “vegan shaming”  
BillT : 2/4/2019 11:59 am : link
In comment 14286775 Bill L said:
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In comment 14286767 BillT said:


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Really, you can't make this stuff up.


Aren't attempts to shame normal folk part of the vegan and PETA toolkits?

Yes, and I didn't say it wasn't fair just hard to comprehend the extent to which some folks will go.
If vegans boycott hyundai  
TJ : 2/4/2019 12:11 pm : link
Does that cost the company a dozen sales a year? Or do they actually gain sales from the "vegans-are-self-righteous-nuts" backlash?
Someone owes the robots some apologies  
RobCarpenter : 2/4/2019 12:25 pm : link
Who is looking out for them?
any small group can now start "outrage" thanks to social media  
PatersonPlank : 2/4/2019 12:33 pm : link
I'm getting so sick of it. Today 3 guys in shorts, no shirts, and who haven't shaved in weeks, can come across like a movement. For all the good things in social media, there are also a lot of crappy things.
Companies should be able to show a disclaimer  
Gman11 : 2/4/2019 12:35 pm : link
"If you have no sense of humor and are outraged by our ad then we feel sorry for you. Now, fuck off. Thank you."
Don't  
FatMan in Charlotte : 2/4/2019 12:35 pm : link
you dare piss on the hirsute!!
Thread would be incomplete...  
Ryan : 2/4/2019 12:43 pm : link
...without this classic:

GMan ... plus 1.  
Spider56 : 2/4/2019 12:46 pm : link
After the ad I was considering a Hyundai ... until they apologized.
I accepted an invitation for Christmas dinner to a friends  
wgenesis123 : 2/4/2019 12:50 pm : link
house years ago. I did not know they were serving a vegan dinner. The food looked really good so I filled up my plate. I realized that was a mistake once I tasted it. I did not want to insult the cook by not eating my food so I ate it all. Maybe if I was used to the food I would have enjoyed it more. It all tasted like turnip to me and I hate turnip.
I find Vegan food to be awful FWIW  
Metnut : 2/4/2019 1:02 pm : link
I do find it really funny that there are so many people who are "outrage police" today. They get more angry at people getting outraged over something than the people who were initially outraged to begin with! It's crazy!
Stuff like this  
Big Al : 2/4/2019 1:04 pm : link
make me thankful that I am old and have not much longer to go before I croak. Now pass me the well done steak and the catsup.
RE: Thread would be incomplete...  
madgiantscow009 : 2/4/2019 1:33 pm : link
In comment 14286897 Ryan said:
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...without this classic:



that's not funny. Koalas taste awful.
I was at a super bowl  
Les in TO : 2/4/2019 1:39 pm : link
Party at a bar last night tgat was understocked food wise and out of desperation I ordered beet avocado tacos. The beet taco shells tasted like cardboard.
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