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Horace

That wouldn't have struck me as a culturally loaded commercial. Parental sentimentality in advertising is new? Or did it go out of style for a while? I was not aware. Anyway, if that commercial would have been unacceptable in some prior times, I'm glad those times are over. I'm not clear what tribe would ever have been offended by it though.

Horace

Granted, the all-white, all-cis-hetero cast is a change.

jon-nyc

I was responding to the commercial. I should have mentioned the tweeter’s comment was a little over the top

jon-nyc

@Horace said in Wow:

Granted, the all-white, all-cis-hetero cast is a change.

Theory A: They finally figured out who their customers are.

Theory B: They’re trying to be edgy.

Doctor Phibes

Try not to cry?

Fucking hell man, it's not like you stood on a Lego or something

89th

@Horace said in Cool ad:

Granted, the all-white, all-cis-hetero cast is a change.

Ha, I had the same thought.

But after I also had the thought that kids are growing up too fast. I have a 6 year old daughter and a 1 year old daughter, and it's weird... playing with the 1 year old is almost like going in a time machine and re-living or re-playing with my oldest, when she was 1. Anyway... I really try to remind myself to (cliche) live in the moment during the holidays, family trips, etc. It's very easy to think and plan for the future, and often wish it gets here sooner (juggling 3 kids is hard, just yesterday I loudly exclaimed during a nap protest "I CANNOT WAIT TO BE DONE WITH THIS TODDLER PHASE!!!"), but not at the sacrifice of their innocent childhood.

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