I Have Questions

1. How the hell did these two Superbowl ads manage to get aired?




2. Why are these commercials not at the tippy top of everyone's "worst ads" lists? There are those out there that were rightfully angered by the racist "humor" in these advertisements, but there are others that seem to feel that gross-out humor and fuel efficiency of all things are worse than ethnic stereotypes that were old when Jerry Lewis was wearing big fake buck teeth and hollering "Me so solly!"

Worst

GMC mountaintop

A painting pushes a ball up a hill, “Never saying never.” The GMC Yukon Hybrid is revealed touting better fuel mileage.

“You would think General Motors would have better taste in what they put in the Super Bowl,” Kolt said.

Yeah, showing responsibility when you buy an SUV is in such poor taste.

3. Is there really an ad agency out there that employs people that are so out of touch and so goddamned dumb that they didn't realize what they were doing with these things? I mean, come on! The seven kids gag? The cartoony "Asian writing" and music? (I'm amazed they resisted using a gong sound effect!) Why do the buffoonish pandas have stereotypical voices, but the clever SalesGenie panda doesn't? Even the usual gang of idiots that make up the YouTube comments threads are able to recognize racism when they see it. Or does this company:

4. Just not care?

Something tells me it's number four.

Oh, and it just wouldn't be perfect without a FOX cliché:

The panel had significant concerns about the advertising efforts for the lowest ranked advertisers: SalesGenie.com, CareerBuilder.com and GM's Yukon brand. Panel members said SalesGenie.com's ads were "offensive to some," and lacked a clear description of the site. CareerBuilder.com's "I Quit" spot received mixed reactions; members of the panel were "turned off" and found the spot "disturbing."

"Offensive to some." I do believe I have bingo.