...if it is a joke does that make it ok?
Just over a month ago I watched Ellen (yes I do watch Ellen every now and then, and no I do not have cable). Anyways Ellen played the commercial and of course criticized it. I honestly couldn't imagine that the commercial could survive much longer. Nonetheless, it is still surviving and I have seen this commercial on TV multiple times now.
Before I say anything more, here it is:
It's not for women? So Dr. Pepper 10 has blatantly excluded half of the population from this beverage? I do not care if it is a joke or not, several women are offended by this and have now stopped purchasing any Dr. Pepper products. I find it odd that that there are numerous modern criticisms of the very subtle instances of older commercials and early cartoons that were not politically correct, yet this becomes permissible. What I find interesting is that this video is displayed on YouTube by the Dr. Pepper company and has survived for 7 months. We'll see how long you will be able to watch this commercial. Something tells me that this marketing tactic is going to backfire.
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