Advertizing Commercials: A Must See!!!
Watch the following advertisements, and post a response in at least 5-7 sentences telling me what you see in these commercials. Tell me your thoughts on these ads. If you really want to become informed on advertizing, read the blog page titled “The 15 Basic Appeals of Advertizing.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9ajRIgTJNA&feature=fvw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng6hQfGzQig
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPlqhw8AoQI&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bEkq7JCbik
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1gZkf_-UyI&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ3ugB74UNU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gby0zfCYiA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GRYGFwqGsk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH7bjIajc0A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x76EpIUPLpI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTF3V0D8Vao&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThzN8Wzm98k&feature=related
Look up more commercials on YouTube. Just type in your own key words and see what pops up.
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watermermaid55 said,
November 4, 2009 at 2:27 pm
The subliminal message video really caught my attention. It is a very scary thought that some one is putting things in your head and you don’t even know it! Its really sad and it makes you think what other things have messages hidden underneath. Also the guinness beer commercial is degrading! Why are woman often just sexual accessories in most beer commercials? I think it is sad that as a woman that is all ill be looked at which is a sexual accessory. This commercial is sexist and crude!
jcorona2468 said,
October 28, 2009 at 1:10 pm
there was a point made at the end to show that you can program your own mind, which is a helpul tool to do so. It made me realize that it would be much better for me to program my own mind instead of the media or some other source. Screw everyone else its how I see the world not how the world see’s me, thats my philosophy.
jbendot2105 said,
October 28, 2009 at 1:02 pm
The video on the site of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bEkq7JCbik should be commercialed on television. Many house wives would probably buy them. That product could also help the working moms. It would help anyone male or female that was washing anything that is machine washable. I will probably reccomend this to people I know.
sasukex2009 said,
October 28, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Allright seening Paris getting soaked in suds did not make me want to buy a burger. Seriously it should have been some kind of sex ad than what they really wanted to advertise.That commericial is really appealing to the male population unless your lesbian not to offend the gay population. What Carls is doing is really using the sex sells approach towards their product whic is a damn burger what the hell.
jfm626nyy said,
October 28, 2009 at 12:57 pm
looking at the guinnes beer commercial, it kinda threw me off at first, but as soon as i saw the 1st guy’s arm i was like “wow really…?” and then the 2nd guy’s arm i was thinking “geez what are advertisers trying to tell us…?” ok but what REALLY threw me off was the third arm.. most guys would think thats hot, but i think it is weird and unusual, and unethical
jbendot2105 said,
October 28, 2009 at 12:56 pm
The video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPlqhw8AoQI&NR=1 is really pathetic. If someone like that is that mentally challenged, then their closet friend should help them make sure they are actually pregnant. For instance, in that video the guy should have told the truth and drive his lady friend somewhere where they take pregnancy tests accurately. I think that this video might be better on youtube. I believe it will get many views on that website.
melmel123 said,
October 28, 2009 at 9:09 am
Wow the Guinness beer commercial I’m just speechless I cant believe that they would even consider to put this commercial on air. It first disgraces women and second it puts improper thoughts in adult mens mind. Women are not to be naked doing who knows what and have a beer on her back. Wow i cant believe that this is even on you tube. Its a disgusting video its saying go out and have different beers and three different women its ok and while your at it you can have sex with each one.
aleenemartin15 said,
October 28, 2009 at 9:06 am
After watching the jim beam commercial I thought It was pointless and had nothing to do with a girlfriend. And I know for a fact that most girlfriends would in fact mind If there boyfriend was out doing those things. Its crazy to think that the media has these commercials that have nothing to do with what they are trying to sell. They will do anything to promote inappropriate behavior.
esther said,
October 28, 2009 at 9:05 am
i looked at the beer commercial. is that even allowed to be shown like that on t.v? i thought it was too sexual. Share one with another friend or two? haha it was kinda funny but woooow. ladies you gotta give urself more respect.And its true a girl is alway playing a role on stuff like that.
aleenemartin15 said,
October 28, 2009 at 9:00 am
After watching the subliminal messages video. I was very shocked by the media and how it can send us messages without us even knowing. It was amazing how immature and inappropriate these commercials were. I was also disgusted by the disney movies and how those disgusting sex related messages were snuck into lion king, and various others. I cannot believe that people have the guts to put such inappropriate content in commercials and movies partly for there own pleasure. It’s very sad that our society has come down to this. From now on i will deffinetly be more aware for subliminal messages when i watch anything!
melmel123 said,
October 28, 2009 at 8:56 am
The Gap commercial was not really that great it had nothing to grab my attention. It was just a commercial that was about people singing and at the end it said that everyone needs a vest. I really dont get why people singing would want to make you go out and buy a vest. Its actually kind of sad to see that people would go out and buy a vest afterward. But the one thing about this was that it was a clean commercial.
ashleyrosedann said,
October 28, 2009 at 8:54 am
While whatching the Mcdonalds commercial I realized how silly they can be. They were showing how crazy a man can be for a lady, but when it came to his Mcdonalds fries he was not going to let it go. If a man did all of those things for me, I would let him have his food all to himself. Its about give and take in any relationship ladies. The men cant do all the work and not have anything to himself. I enjoyed how they played the product into this silly story. It made me laugh most when at the end he through his head back and game a disgusted look on his face. This commercial was commical for me.
amanda444 said,
October 28, 2009 at 8:13 am
Although some of these commercials are pretty funny i dont understan whats with all the sex in commercials its disturbing to see that they put so much time on doing these things ,most of them are not even aired..
chantell said,
October 28, 2009 at 7:50 am
i just seen one of the beer commercials and it was a little nasty. The beer was on top of the girls back and she ws doing something i dint wanna know. To make it even more disturbing a guy’s hand comes up from under the girl to get a tast of the beer, that explained it all. these comercials are VERY VERY sexual and women always play that part, not right. This lowers our value as women and maybe thats why people dont take us seriously because we can’t even respect ourselves.
catfat112 said,
October 27, 2009 at 1:28 pm
After personal watching several of the advertisements from the list above as well as several not included here I took notice of the heavy infuses on sexual content. I found it in most cases to completely unnecessary. It surprised me that so many of the products we see in our everyday life would condone such a use of media. Even seemingly innocent company’s like Disney would allow such sexual content to be affiliated with there name and be unconsciously viewed by children. I shocked me that commercials such as the Guiness Beer commercial would would be allowed to be distributed to the general public. Even soda company’s are no exception for the subliminal advertisement sex in their can labeling. I find it so surprising that though we are constantly surrounded by subliminal messages in the world around you, we rarely open our eye to take a notice. It is scary to think that we are all so blind to what is in front of us.
catdog45 said,
October 27, 2009 at 1:22 pm
These different advertisements gives us a different view point on what commercials these days really do to our minds. The pattern in these commercials are pretty much all the same, you see half naked girls, or very thin girls, and you see macho type men. There is no unique commercial that really stands out. If a person were to watch television a lot, they most likely would be majorly affected with how they think people should be represented. It would probably create a very bad image for themselves, girls will try to get thin, guys will workout more just to look like what they feel is right. But what right is to them is what they are watching on television. The subliminal messages in the commericials were ones that people do not see, but in a way it affects out mind. So as a consumer, we go out and buy these products, and when we buy the products they make more and more commercials. Its all a vicious cycle that needs to end, and it can only end if the consumer knows what they are really watching.
asolis127 said,
October 27, 2009 at 1:20 pm
All of these videos have one thing in common, they are trying to sell you some sort of product or service. Companies are using sex and women to get more people to buy more of their products, they are using famous people and sex acts as ways of accomplishing their task. The media has found out that sex sells and is trying to incorporate it anyway they can whether it be from Disney to the Best Beer Commercial, which leaves nothing to the imagination. Some are being taken too far while others are bland and make people change the channel.
bdavis009 said,
October 27, 2009 at 1:19 pm
It is weird that in most subliminal advertising you don’t notice it until someone points it out to you. You just see the main product or idea, but you don’t see the hidden meaning behind what they are projecting to you. For example in the Pepsi cans, they just look like your normal soda cans. But when you put two of them together it spells out sex on the side of the cans. You wouldn’t ever really think about it unless someone told you. You would just drink the soda and that would be it, but they send another message to you by subliminally putting on the cans.
Also some of these commercials are very explicit. Like the one where there are normal people at the beach laying in the sun and enjoying themselves. But all of the people are in specific positions to where it looks like they are having some sort of sexual intercourse. It shows that are trying to subliminally get you to have sex by seeing these people in these positions. With these commercials we see that advertisers try and get a secret message across that you won’t notice but will subconsciously think about and will do it without even knowing it.
dleon09 said,
October 27, 2009 at 1:15 pm
“Subliminal Messages Busted” was the the first video I watched and I thought it was pretty disturbing. I think that people do not really notice things like that. Some one went through alot of trouble to put it all together. When we see commercials or pictures we just glance at it and as soon as we know what it is our minds stop analyzing it. No one really goes around looking for details, especially hidden messages. The only way people really see it is when it is obvious otherwise people do not really see between the lines.
The other commercial that I watched was “Blonde Girl Pregnancy Test”where the girl was seen as being slow because she was blonde. The stereotype is that blonde people are not smart and she was blonde and thought she was taking a pregnacy test. When in reality she was using the ipod shuffle which made her seem like that is what a blonde would do. There are comercials where I have seen blonde women to be seen as slow. I know people who are blonde and are very intelligent but because of this stereotype this is how they are seen.
amanda444 said,
October 28, 2009 at 8:08 am
i agree dleon09 on the “Subliminal Messages” i found it really interesting i never really noticed any hidden messages untill i saw this video.
jbendot2105 said,
October 27, 2009 at 1:15 pm
The video that is named http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng6hQfGzQig is really disturbes me. It is mainly about people who are making it seem like they really enjoy “getting it on.” These types of shows should at least have a message of what the video is about; even if the message is short and brief. Those images are able to supposively “scare” some people for life. Although it was somewhat appropriate, I would probably only watch this show if there was nothing better to watch and also if I was in the mood to watch it.
jazmine417 said,
October 27, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Wow !! I didn’t even realize the had subliminal messages in commercials and us the viewers don’t even realize it. After watching this video it made me realize that commercials have so many signs out there for all the viewers to see, but not even realize that some of these viewers might be children. Does advertizing simply just show too many things that people question about? What if it’s your little sibling or child seeing this. It makes you realize how advertizing has gone to far just to promote their product and don’t even care about who see’s it and it what it really shows.
racosta843 said,
October 27, 2009 at 1:13 pm
WOW, i honestly and speechless to the amount of messages that are shoved in our faces that we don’t even know are being shown. The Guinness Commercial was just too much, the fact that they would show a woman rocking back and forth naked is enough, but to add to it and show 3 guys taking the same beer is just ridiculous, I hope this commercial didn’t air. It tries to convince men that sharing beer is like sharing women, kind of like telling them to get their own been and own women. I am also still shocked that Paris Hilton would agree to do the Carl’s JR commercial, but then again how much more embarrassed could she be after her sex tape, this commercial clearly shows the “sex sells” motif that people are so taken by.
The other video that really got to me was the montage of different clips and advertisements that actually points out the subliminal messages like sex all over tons of advertisements. I honestly find it pointless and odd that they would want to say sex, what does it accomplish? Especially in an advertisement that does not even have anything to do with sex or sexuality. Just stunned overall. Wow.
insomniac2artist said,
October 27, 2009 at 1:13 pm
That Ipod commercial with the blond, i admit, was funny. however , may be offensive to blonds. I had no clue what was going on when she was waiting.After a few seconds I realized wow shes shes being stereotyped. I am not blond so i was not offended,but imagine a person that is blond.
sulemid said,
October 27, 2009 at 1:12 pm
in this comercial they are showing paris hilton very sexy her washing her bentely. its trying to tell you that sometimes girls will go that far for them to be liked by her boyfriend. they are dressing her very inapropriate for you to see her. but she only did all of thoes thing you think that its for a guy but your wrong she did all that car washing and dance for a calrs jr burger can you believe that.
nataly21805 said,
October 27, 2009 at 1:11 pm
One advertisement that I watched was the McDonalds commercial with the song ” I Will Do Anything For Love”. It was the first one; I thought that it was really funny at first. I had to watch it twice. The commercial was funny and it got my attention to finish watching it, but I thought it was a dumb reason to advertise to eat at McDonalds. It seems as if anyone could change what they love in an instant. Like nothing was worth it. The girl wasn’t worth it anymore. It’s sad to see that the food mattered to him than she ever will. I understand that he needs food to live and survive but that wasn’t the issue.
Another advertisement(s) that I watched was the subliminal messages. I have viewed some commercials and pictures before. So i recognized a few of them. It’s like a reality check and a mental note to watch what we do and see. Now I really do feel and think that we are being controlled and it’s all fake. And especially in disney movies for the family and kids. I have also heard subliminal messages in some songs, I think if they were to really be played backwards or just whats deep inside. It’s sad to know that most images and advertisements had to deal with the word sex barely visible and private body parts. But you know what they say, “Sex sells”
gzmontel said,
October 27, 2009 at 1:10 pm
The video that was really interesting to was the one about the subliminal messages. I was surprised how we still have subliminal meessages today, even though they were banned from television. If I were watching those commercials, I would have never found them to have any kind of subliminal message in them. I really think that subliminal messages mess with your brain and should be stopped from being shown on television for everybody to watch.
lakersnumba1 said,
October 27, 2009 at 1:09 pm
I watched all of these videos and the one i liked the most was the subliminal messages one. Its kind of amazing how people can spot these things in the commercials. I dont understand why the people that make these commercials do it, but its pretty cool. I believe these are manly for adults though. They shouldnt be seen by children well thats my opinion. I would have never spotted any of those things without seeing this video.
mark stewart said,
October 27, 2009 at 1:08 pm
that burger king commercial ad from 1977 was hilarious !!! suggesting that everybody loves burger king. but it was reasonable and was not absurd. i believe that alot of people like burger king but not to the point where it is a lifestyle. Fast-food is quickly becoming a liability with the increasing obesity rates but it was interesting to see burger king back in the day.
jbendot2105 said,
October 27, 2009 at 1:07 pm
The video of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9ajRIgTJNA&feature=fvw was a little wierd. There is no couple I see or know that fight over food anywhere. Besides, there are practically no fights inside fastfood restaurants like McDonalds. During the video, I thought it would have made more sense to share the meal and then fight. At least the couple could have taken their fight outside.
ilig18 said,
October 27, 2009 at 1:06 pm
I really hate how commercials on alcohol always advertise positive things about alcohol. For example, they make it seem like by drinking the beer that is being advertised people will be able to socialize better with others specially guys with women. In my opinion, who likes a drunk guy? Fist of all they reek, most don’t act in an appropriate behavior, and some are even very aggressive. I know that they are trying to sell their product, which in this case is beer, but there are other methods they can use to try to convince people to buy it!
sulemid said,
October 27, 2009 at 1:04 pm
in this comercial they are being stereo type because the blond cant read the pregnacy test. so she waits and waits not knowing what its trying to tell her. they do this all the time because they think of them of being dumb. and thats why when her boyfriend comes in he doesnt make fun of her cecause she is a cuite blond girl and he lets it pass . thats why when she asks him that she cant read it he tells her that its an ipod shuffle but she still doesnt get it and he just tells her that she is pregnate and having a boy thats so funny.
mark stewart said,
October 27, 2009 at 1:04 pm
that mcdonalds commercial with the couple was over-exxagerated. never in my life have i ever loved food more than a girl that i was with. Media advertisements in the food industry suggesting that their product is more important than human relationships is absurd. I do admit it was funny and it seves as entertainment rather than philoshy but it was ignorant in its summation.
sulemid said,
October 27, 2009 at 12:52 pm
I believe that comericial was funny but true. i mean when you first start dating someone for the first time and you are all about love you will do anything for that person no matter what . and thats what this comercial is trying to show you here but sometimes some pople take it way too far . like the guy she trys to order something on her own but he makes it a meal and she thinks that he is going to share with her but he doesnt so they start to fight over the meal until the guy chooses the meal over the girl and decides to just leave him there.
doppyr34 said,
October 27, 2009 at 12:52 pm
Wow!
pretty much all the commercials use woman to promote their product and beer is the one that does it the most. I found that the “the best beer commercial ever” video could realy make some girls feel extremly uncomfortable. Uses a girl to sexualy promote something making it seem like beer can be used while having sex. I just honestly think this commercial makes woman look very bad. Not only did that commercial make it look like the woman was having sexual activity with one person, not two, but three!
juancarlosm said,
October 27, 2009 at 9:23 am
The video that caught my attention was the one about the subliminal messages. It’s really hard to catch some of the messages their trying to tell. It’s really amazing how Disney takes the time to put sexual images in most of their movies and books. I think this is not right because they’re suppose to be for children and they’re incorperating adult images.
ezerider805 said,
October 27, 2009 at 9:18 am
The videos above demanstrates how now days society uses girls and a sexy matter to get guys and some girls attention. I honestly think that some of the videos would get my attention. In other words, women are being used to promote a product of any kind. For example, Paris Hilton was washing a car in a sexy way and then 30 some seconds into the video the burger shows up out of no where and Hilton is still being sexy but along with the burger. Also some of the commercials such as “The Best Beer Commercial Ever!” uses a 2 guys’ hands and another hand grabbing one beer while practically it is trying to point if you drink this you could have sex with more people. Along with the subliminal messages, the commercials seem more convinient for adults rather than children.
ashleyrosedann said,
October 27, 2009 at 9:17 am
The Gap commercial was kind of depressing. It did not grab my attention and really make me understand what they were trying to sell me. Also, I didnt learn that it was a Gap commercial till the end of it. I really think that Gap missed the mark on this one. The song was pretty cool though. I think it would have been better if they were moving around and smiling. The vests seemed depresssing to me.
cruzedgar90 said,
October 27, 2009 at 9:17 am
Most of the commercials have something to do with sex. Sex sells so the advertisement world has figure that out and so many people are drawn to this. Also some commercials leave some stuff for our own imagination. This is the kind of stuff that makes me think that the advertisement and the media are in some kind of control over us with all the new technology most of the things we see are on TV or on the WEB. Advertisement is all over the place every video or song has its commercials. The worst thing about this is that in some commercials they are promoting and spending more time in the sex then on that product they are trying to sell. Sex is appealing to a lot of people and it’s going to get worst and that’s the reality.
felicito said,
October 27, 2009 at 9:17 am
I watch several of this youtube videos and found two that were inapropiate for children. One of them is subliminal messages busted because it have some messages relative to sex. This commercial was showing messages where pictures were couhgt with some discusting messages. I think that commercial and messages relative to sex, should not be to air on television. Another video i found inapropiate on air to television is the commercial of Guiness Beer. It was disturbing because it shows a girl having sex with three guys.
melmel123 said,
October 27, 2009 at 9:17 am
The first ad i watched was about a young blond lady who thought she was taking a pregnant but instead of using a pregnancy test she is using a I pod. When she calls her boyfriend/husband in to see what is wrong he totally lies to her seeing that she id pregnant and she is having a boy. In this video i thought that it was horrible how they are trying to make blond women dumb.I also didnt like how the boyfriend/husband went along and didn’t tell he it was an I pod she instead of a pregnancy test. I didnt like what i saw and how they always have blond girls look stupid.
The next one i watched was subliminal message board it shows us all the tricks that the business using to hide. If you take a closer look at everything you will find it out ranging. I can’t believe that now a days all commercials are bacisly sex and how it sublimates the mind. I cant even image where the get these ideas from are they like some sex addicts that just look for ways to send a message out there.
805boss said,
October 27, 2009 at 9:16 am
The commercials were very creative, but some of them were too much. One of the commercials that were over the top was the Guinness beer because doesn’t leave much to the imagination and you can tell that it was not played in the USA. Another one that was too much was the Carl’s Jr burger commercial because Paris Hilton was way to suggestive and over the top. The Trojan commercial, it just seemed like the guys were trying to find a girl to get with but without Trojan the girls are untouchable. I bet most of the commercials are done by guys because how much sex is involved and how suggestive it is.
brianda08 said,
October 27, 2009 at 9:15 am
seems like all these commercials now-a-days are based on sex. even the family morals are being disrespected or destroyed. in this condom commercial, a young couple, still in school, was in their parents home about to have sex. before they got to the point, the parents walked in and the boyfriend pretended the condom was a gum so he put it in his mouth. it was a flavored condom so he didnt really seem to have a disgusted face in him. now they are not only advertising sex, but oral sex as well. bad thing is that they are using very young teenagers to do the ads. this is corrupting the community.
avila9 said,
October 27, 2009 at 9:12 am
These videos were very interesting i have never really seen any of these commercials. Some of them were pretty funny but like the i-pod pregnancy test one. But one of them was pretty gross like the Trojan commercial showing girls with ST D’s. I didn’t really get the Paris Hilton commercial because what does washing a car have to do with a burger. I think that the commercial is kind of promoting sex and the burger so people go and buy it.
winksteph said,
October 27, 2009 at 9:11 am
The one that surprised me the most was the second video, Subliminal Messages. I think its crazy how people take their time to include sexual images or messages into their work and it is more crazy when no one ever realizes it; even Disney includes subliminal messages into their movies. As much as many of this messages had to been shown to us and explained many do not have to be.
The one that was titled, The Best Beer Commercial Ever was the most vulgar and disgusting one. By showing the different hands grabbing the beer, sent a message that should not been shown in television. Although nowadays, most of the people are used to this type of commercials, they should still be removed from television, because kids should not been seen this type of commercials and advertisements.
kari23 said,
October 27, 2009 at 9:08 am
I knew subliminal messages were all around us, but when i saw the these commercials i was shocked. Most of them advertised that if you buy their product you’ll have a happy life, have great sex, get Hot girls, or have many friends. They try to control our minds and push us to buy their products. I think it’s scary when your really think about it. Like for example the commercial of the beer, it practically was saying that if you drink their beer you’ll have a three some with a girl and have great sex. This is false advertisements, but many and most people believe the commercials and go buy the item being advertised. We need to be careful what to watch and not let ourselves be brain washed by these discuss-ting commercials.
ashleyfrench said,
October 27, 2009 at 9:07 am
Well obviously these commercials are meant to sell their products with sex. Until you watch this second subliminal message commercial you don’t really notice any of it. Sex has always been a “good seller” with certain things, I thought, but watching all these commercials it looks like they use it on everything. It looks like people are having a good time playing volley ball in one commercial, and the innocent music is playing in the back ground, but if you look closely you will see something else that doesn’t look normal. Subliminal messages are kind of scary. It kind of seems like now, almost anything can be hiding anywhere in the world. Like UFO’s!!
leondiana16 said,
October 27, 2009 at 9:07 am
After watching some of the videos on youtube I was quite disgusted on some of the things I saw. It was mainly hidden messages on old Disney movies, Coca Cola commercials that i found distrubing because on these hidden messages i mainly saw the word “sex”.Personaly i find this quit disturbing because first of all i grew up watching these movies and seeing this makes me start thinking about the other movies in Disney and what they might be hidding in the film. The second reason why i found this really disturbing was because how gross that people actually put this on commercials and especially on disney films where young children can watch. I dont understand how people cound find these comemercials funny and appealing to watch. I honestly did not even finish the video because it was way to disturbing to watch.
chevy805 said,
October 27, 2009 at 9:06 am
Well i will say that the Mcdonalds commercial was wrong but at the same time funny. At first the guy is all gentlemen with her but when she tries getting the fries he goes madness.Now this commercial made me think that it don’t matter how much you like someone but when it come to eating at Mcdonalds you don’t care about anything but the food.It is also funny at how she also tries to fight back for it to, but the guy has too much love that he would do what ever it takes so he won’t share it even if it means they have to break up.Now a days the media comes out with some really dumb commercials as seen with the Mcdonalds.
moto315 said,
October 27, 2009 at 9:05 am
Wow, that Trojan commercial…. I would never be interested in a chick with crabs or the herp even if i did have a condom. That was pretty disgusting. Or what about that Guinness beer one… I got to say that one made me laugh but at the same time it’s pretty foul. They shouldn’t be aloud to air commercials like that. The paris hilton one is bad too. It was like watchin soft porn. All I have to say is that the media is getting out of control!
casandrahogan25 said,
October 27, 2009 at 9:05 am
I thought these commercials were funny and interesting to watch. They did not interest me in buying any of their products from watching the commercials. I thought the commercials were to sexual for t.v . The commercials these days do not make any sense, and really have nothing to do to with what they are selling. I think it was messed up to make fun of the blond chick with the pregnancy test that was an ipod.
ramirez4 said,
October 27, 2009 at 9:05 am
i have never seen any of these commercials on TV. After watching them some are funny and some make you trip out that the actually made these. some of the directors did a goob job but they were boring.
airdogg67 said,
October 27, 2009 at 9:04 am
The iPod shuffle was pretty funny commerical for everyone to enjoy and laugh at the blonde woman thinking the shuffle was a preagancy test. It has her wonderig it seems, for like hours on what test outcome was going to be. Until the boyfriend or husband came in and said it was a iPod that she had in her hand. The ironic part in this whole commerical was probably to show how blond woman aint so smart or maybe to show women ain’t so smart. Overall to promote the iPod shuffle and the fun parts it can lingre of lifes with laughter. Hopefully its not to promote using the iPod as a peeing stick for every woman to us. Remember its a electronic music device to use for enjoyment.
brianda08 said,
October 27, 2009 at 9:03 am
That beer commercial..WOW!!!
it is mainly focusing on bodies. girls are in bikinis, thongs,and men are in only shorts. they have a nice tan and fit bodies. the beer is not shown till the end.how do we know this is going to be about beer if the first thing they’re centering is physical bodies? i mean even the females are laying down butt cheeks showing..what kind of commercial is that..subliminal??
that is just plain wrong i believe.
maria0823 said,
October 27, 2009 at 9:01 am
I dont believe that it is right how they use all these pretty women as sexual references in mostly all these commercials. I wasn’t surprised at all that they used all these women in the commercials to catch the viewers attention.
paintballr805 said,
October 27, 2009 at 8:55 am
Society today has many different ways on how to get their message across for exmple the subliminal messages. The commercials that are being broadcasted on tv are mainly for adults rather than children. One thing that i noticed is that women are mainly used as sexual references and not to advertise but to get the viewers attention. For example on the Carl’s Jr. commercial, Paris Hilton is the center piece not the burger. This is a commercial demonstrates a great source of immaturity and lack of knowledge towards the young viewers who might get the wrong idea.
aleenemartin15 said,
October 27, 2009 at 8:54 am
The Mcdonalds ad was very interesting. Its amazing how the commercials we see on T.V. portray a very rude message. For example in this commerial the guy chooses to be rude to his girlfriend over a big mac. I don’t believe this is proper behavior to advertise. what are we teaching young children by these commercials. This commercial is basically saying that people can be rude and disrespectful to one another to get what they want. I really do not agree with the commercials that are being advertised today.
bandubstep said,
October 27, 2009 at 8:45 am
I think that in the Mcdonalds ad was a complete jack ass.Mcdonalds sucks and I wouldn’t go that far to I ditch a girl for some of their fries.That song is so terrible I laughing and cringing at the same time.This commerical is wack.I just want to say mcdonalds sucks.Eat Burger King.
itzamna01 said,
October 27, 2009 at 8:27 am
I saw the commercials and I realized somerthing I did not do in the past the discrimation towards the women and minorities. Women, in the many of the commercials are use as objects so they can please the necesities of the men and some others are so sexually explicit that they should not be allowed to be presented on TV, the beer commercial, its not only sexually explicit but also it shows certain kind of discrimation towards the women by using her as a sexual object. I lived with my grandma, my aunt and my cousin,she is 14 years old, and is very offencive for me how advertisement uses the women. I think women need to step up and not allow any more of this discrimanation
charlise17 said,
October 27, 2009 at 8:24 am
The condoms commerical , were okay i think anyway you can get people aware of consoms to protect them selves works ! I liked the one with the african american people and he puts the condom on the umbrella. Sex is really big in the public and people are not afraid to do it or talk about it so i dont think tha advertizers should be afraid to try diifernt ways to get people to buy condoms to protect themselves
Sarai said,
October 27, 2009 at 8:19 am
After watching many of these disturbing commercials i can see how advertisers sell sex. Many believe that showing sex or very attractive women they will be able to see their product. Many of these videos i thought were disgusting and cant believe some of these have gone on air. Young children shouldn’t be seeing this at all, this is a very bad example for them. One of them that i saw that was the worst commercial is the one advertising a beer while a girl is having sex, while many other men are getting the beer and drinking it. after watching this i was purely disgusted many of these advirtisers think they are selling their product but in reality they are selling sex more than their product. i’m trully shocked that our society has become so obessed with SEX that to sell a product we have to see something portraying it, its truly disgusting.
Nicole said,
October 27, 2009 at 8:17 am
After watching all these YouTube videos, it doesnt make me want to go out and buy their products that their trying to promote. The Trojan commerical… ewww that just seems like the guys are using the girls which is mainly true these days. And the Carls Jr. commerical, just attracts guys, but what about women? It makes us want to change the channel and turn away. Overall I’m very surprised that these commericals are aloud to be aired on tv.
brambila101 said,
October 27, 2009 at 8:15 am
That was interesting. most of these commercials were basically either sex appeal, patriotism/ unity, or the way blonds are being portrayed ;but what got to me the most was the hidden messages in commercials. I thought that was really creepy because i never really pay attention to that kind of thing. it takes a true paranoic schizophrenic to find and post those hidden messages. i also thought that it was disturbing that burger king would try to sell their burgers through patriotism. I mean are they trying to tell us that if we don’t by their whoppers we’re nothing but fascist dictators or america hating terrorists? And the commercial with Paris Hilton washing a car, advertising Carl’s Junior’s new sandwich is RIDCULOUS! i mean of course that would appeal to men but what about the women? I dont find it appealing to me that some famous chick is doing to complete opposite things in some bathing suit that obviously normal people wouldnt wear while washing their car.
aj102707 said,
October 27, 2009 at 8:14 am
Subliminal Messages Busted.
When i saw this video i was shocked because i had never noticed these sort of things in commercial ad’s. It is shicking to see how these ad makers basically use sex for everything i’m guessing it is because the common saying, “sex sells”. I dont find it disturbing really just interesting to see peoples creativeness. Although i do think they could have used something else rather than sex.
Another video i found disturbing and actually gross and disgusting was the one of the Guinness beer. It was disgusting to see how they promote threesomes and foursomes and it had to be with only one girl making the girl the one to look bad and hoeish. Which in my opinion is giving a stereotype of woman.
Chantell said,
October 27, 2009 at 8:13 am
some of these videos i find intresting like the first one i seen Subliminal commercia. i thought this commercial was very intresting because i have never notice these things. i guess there will always be people out there looking out for these kinds of things and expose it so everyone could see. And i find some of the beer commercials or buger commercials VERY sexual. I guess its trying to tell use the only way we pay attention is through sex symbols and its sad but true. It’s like the magic symbol that attracts our audience and its no ones falt but ours.
Jessica said,
October 27, 2009 at 8:11 am
WOW!!! these commercials are really eye opening. One commercial in peticular that I really didn’t enjoy watching was the beer commercial and the noises the two tatoos were making. Was it just me or were they making sex noises?! not only that but the little mermaids cover, I can’t even explain what I feel toward that. I overall have seen a trend of all these commercials, they all have hot girls or more sex appealing girls. The paris Hilton commercial was the worst, I mean can someone get this girl a brain? the directors used her a sex symbol to sell the carl’s junior hambuger. I think she looked nasty instead of hot. Then again that’s just my opinion, just like the subliminal messages in Gap commercial, that song was really gross.
ewwiikk said,
October 27, 2009 at 8:10 am
Out of all of them the iPod Shuffle advertisement was one of my favorites. It didn’t have to do anything vulgar or disgusting, although it made a crack at the typical “dumb blond” stereotype.
My least favorite would have to be the subliminal messages video. To me most of the video was just pointing out the blatantly obvious things in advertisements. I could go on for hours about how the Disney we know and love is nothing more than a complete and utter racist. The reason they put movies in and out of the “vault” is to correct every politically insensitive thing they just happen to “slip” into their movies. The thing with these is that’s no secret, in today’s world sex sells and so does violence, companies will continue to push their adds to new limits just to get a few more people hooked on their products.
theodorelopez said,
October 27, 2009 at 8:10 am
I really enjoyed watching all the commercials, most were funny but a few were boring. The commercial on Subliminal Messages Busted was very informative to me, i never knew there were so many sublimital messages in television. Dont get me wrong i knew there was but like disney and kid channels i would have never expected that. the one that kind of got me upset was when simba was laying down on the peak rock and the smoke or mist spelled SEX. As a little kid this was my favorite movie and i would have never got it until now. The condom commercial was kind of funny but in reality that could actually be true. Overall i will go home watch some tv, play some video games and look for messages.
paulogabella said,
October 27, 2009 at 8:07 am
I think that youtube is a great site. I wrote about it on my essay, I think that we have to be carefull with kids and be sure what kind of videos we upload. The good is that you can see videos from any country any language, sometimes there is no language only images..
et9118 said,
October 27, 2009 at 8:04 am
I have never really noticed the subliminal messages. I don’t agree with all of them but many are true. I definatley wonder how do people find these commercials funny or appealing. I couldn’t even finish watching all the videos. To me they are just so damn ridiculous and to think so many people are drawn to these typres of commericials. I mean come on Paris Hilton eating a bureger and washing a car in a bikini. I don’t even think Paris is all that attractive and too see her do that is not attractive at all. If anything it makes me want to not eat a burger at all. I know many people are drawn to these types of commercials but I am not.
Gladys said,
October 27, 2009 at 8:03 am
All of these videos were really funny and discovering. on most of these videos its about sex and beer. its amazing how almost everything is somehow linked to sex. the actual word sex is on a lot of adds and papers and we don’t look close enough to realize what is written on it. also alcohol is on almost every single video. it all about advertising and selling. for example one video was about a girl that had to drink a beer. she had to look good and act like she was drinking the best beer ever. once she tasted it she spit it out. she really didn’t like it but in order to advertise that beer she had to fake that she did. its funny and sad also to realize that almost all of the ads and TV commercials are involved with sex and alcohol. like its the most important thing in the world. which of course its not.
cjenaes320 said,
October 27, 2009 at 8:02 am
Some of these advertizements are very explicit. They go out of bounds on what should actually be shown on televison. The Gap commercial is bland and doens’t make me want to buy a sweater, it honestly makes me want to change the channel. The Paris Hilton commercial is disturbing and what does her washing a car have anything to do with a Carls Jr hamburger?! I think it’s to bring more guys into the store, but it doesn’t bring in the women.
The beer commercials are highly degrading to women. Personally I’m affended by them. This commercial for example, who’s it “The best beer”?
Another one is the burbon one. No women would just love it if their husband was never home and out with the boys all the time. Maybe in his dreams it could happen but not in real life.
Nakai said,
October 27, 2009 at 8:01 am
I watched several of these YouTube videos and found some that were quite disturbing. One of which was “The Best Beer Commercial” that promotes Guinness Beer as well as threesomes and foursomes. Needless to say in this commercial a woman is having sex and a hand from behind her grabs the beer off the small of her back and puts it back. Then they guy in front of her grabs the beer and puts it back, and lastly the guy from under her grabs the beer and replaces it. I find this incredibly disgusting and vulgar and shouldn’t be allowed to air on television or for younger people to watch.
The other one that I watched and was quite disgusted in was the Paris Hilton and her promotion for the Carls Jr burger. She is in a bikini and all over a black car washing it down with a sponge [soap and water] as well as washing down herself. It really is nasty and vulgar, I already find Paris Hilton to be quite immature and inappropriate to begin with and her being in this commercial is even more wrong. At the end of the commercial she takes a huge bite out of the Carls Jr. and goes back to washing the car off. I’m not quite sure why she needs to wash the car or herself, but I do believe it is really inappropriate for younger kids to see. The commercial is basically promoting sex, and the Carls Jr. burger..
bortness7 said,
October 27, 2009 at 7:59 am
The commerical about the subliminal ads was pretty cool. I don’t know if the products portrayed actually put those things in their ads on purpose or it was tampered with. It beats me. Whatever was going on was different, because I have never seen any of that kind of stuff in commerical ads before. So to be able to see that material was kind of awkward to be honest. I would never expect things such as that to be in any commericals or movies, especially Disney. I mean come on, the word “sex” in the clouds. That doesn’t happen everyday.
colorburst5790 said,
October 27, 2009 at 7:58 am
After watching the commercial with the blond girl and the ipod shuffle, my first instinct was to laugh. I found it hillarious that someone would mistake a pregnancy test with an ipod shuffle and not realize it. My instant thought after was “ewww did she pee on the ipod”. When I finished laughing and fully graspt what had happened I realized that this is a very stereotipycal commercial with a caucasion women with blonde hair being portrayed as someone without a brain. This commercial, like all the jokes, make blond haired women look stupid when in reality your hair color has nothing to do with how smart you are. This not only degrades people with blond hair but women in general. Have u ever seen a commercial with a blond hairded guy being stupid? I havent.
bortness7 said,
October 27, 2009 at 7:48 am
Ok I just watched the McDonald’s commerical and it was actually pretty good. The commerical was basically saying that the Big Mac combo was more important than his girlfriend. Which in reality hopefully isn’s true. The thing that struck me the most in this ad was how he did pretty much everything for this girl, but when it came to his burger, fries and drink there was no way. But this is how the resturtant industry gets business; they portray a prefect couple doing things for eachother and then once their product comes into the picture, everything changes.