The Most Offensive Commercial In The World Right Now
Have you seen this Motrin-gate scandal? Moms everywhere are FREAKING OUT about it. This weekend, a bunch of moms got together on Twitter and everywhere to organize a boycott based on this commercial which insinuates that baby-wearing can be painful, causing Motrin to take down their own website. It's an annoying, weird, laser-targeted ad, but probably not a reason to boycott Motrin:
I'm sure that "wearing your baby" is a common term at playgrounds, but to people without children, it just sounds silly. "What are you wearing to the party?" "Oh, my blue dress and a baby." I wonder if this commercial would be banned in Australia, where they sell tampons with an animatronic beaver. Winner of the week: ADVIL.
Posted by Lindsay at 4:30 PM in Backlashes, Commercials
Tags: Motrin
a) why are moms on twitter?
b) what is so offensive about this ad? the narration states that babies tied to your bodies can make you sore and cranky. what, if a mom doesn't gush about her baby, other moms are offended?
c) boycotting moms - get off of twitter and go watch your baby. and shut up.
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twitter sounds like a playful word for vagina.
most moms are crazy as fuck and they take a lot more than mortin.
who talks about this?
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weird. I think a mother with a baby in any capacity is an official mom, sling or no.
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"That sounds really pretty, I love your blue dress! Why don't you leave the baby at home, though, it might cause you aches and pains. You know, because of the extra weight."
"Oh, good idea!"
"Yeah, just leave it in the closet."
"OK, but are you sure that's safe?"
"Sure I'm sure. Here, take a Motrin. Did I tell you it's going to be a Motrin party?"
"Well, if you didn't already, you did just now!"
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god young moms are annoying.
ps- wearing a baby always seemed like a bad idea to me. what if you trip and fall? you have your baby as an airbag? no thanks.
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As usual, the perfect quote for this situation comes from George Carlin:
"It's not camping equipment, it's a baby. Touch the little prick now and again...he'll thank you for it someday."
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Holy GOD, I've been hearing about how this is so incredibly offensive all day, and this is IT? So Moms aren't allowed to admit that having a baby hanging around your neck all damn day is kind of painful? What if you have a GIANT baby, like my son was? I would have gladly popped more serious painkillers than Motrin, if not for the breastfeeding. I'm confused. I'm also confused that if you're so incredibly devoted to your baby that you have to TAKE A STAND! for baby-wearing, you have time to be on twitter bitching and moaning about crap like this.
Maybe this is why I don't have a lot of other mom friends- because I felt like a jackass just typing the term "baby-wearing".
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stupid commercial, but the greatest offense is use of the term "bod." ::shudder::
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OMG...This is what all the fuss is about? Gimme a break, Ladies (I'm a woman and a mother). People are so overly sensitive about gender, race, religion, social status, etc these days it's unbelievable. So you don't like it. Ignore it, just like our mommies told us to do so many years ago. This hypersensitive world we live has become nearly intolerable.
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