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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.” |
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Hyundai was eventually forced to issue an apology to appease the meatless mob. |
+1. They should have stated that future commercials would have more cheesburgers, maybe hot dogs too
Does going vegan impact one's ability to not take themselves too seriously?
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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.
Well, after they discontinue Bud Light Lime, of course:)
TONS
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...
Just another reason not to by their product.
Meatloaf, double beetloaf. I'm offended that they didn't give credit to Ralphie from A Christmas Story.
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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
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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...
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.
Faux and selective outrage at it's finest...
Faux and selective outrage at it's finest...
PETA's on the case
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Aren't attempts to shame normal folk part of the vegan and PETA toolkits?
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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.
that's not funny. Koalas taste awful.