Overall, the commercials during this year’s Super Bowl were
really not that exciting. Of course,
there are always a few that get people talking and set social media buzzing.
One of the most talked about is the Coke ad that featured “America
the Beautiful” sung in multiple languages. While I was first watching it I
thought that the song was incredibly beautiful in some of those languages. I
was also reminded of the old “I’d Like To Buy The World A Coke” commercial and
its message of harmony. I was completely
shocked when this commercial turned out to be controversial. I am flabbergasted by those that assumed that
every non-English singing person in the ad represented a first generation
immigrant who refused to learn English.
What? My assumption was that they
were bilingual. You know, it is quite
possible for someone’s family to have been in this country for many generations
and yet they still know another language.
Heck, I know Spanish and to the best of my knowledge there is not a drop
of Hispanic blood in me. Get over it
people!Another commercial that caused quite a bit of buzz, but in an entirely different way, was the Budweiser puppy commercial. I always look forward to the Budweiser Super Bowl ad, and this year they really hit a home run (oops, wrong sport). I am a dog lover, so it made me all kinds of squishy inside. Heck, even non-dog lovers found this one adorable. I detested the Bud Light ads, but Budweiser comes thru as usual.
One of my personal favorites was the GoldieBlox ad where the
little girls take all of their pink girly toys, put them on a rocket, and blast
them into space. I love that there is a
company that doesn’t assume all little girls are alike in their love of pink
and/or fluffy toys. When I was a little girl, I was quite stereotypical in my
choice of toys, but there wasn’t a whole lot of choice way back then. Congrats
to GoldieBlox and thank you for giving today’s girls greater options in their
play.
So, what about you? Were
there any Super Bowl ads that really struck a chord with you?
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