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Old 12-06-2019, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by kevinvc View Post
I read a good twitter thread last night about this that made a lot of sense. Their opinion is that this is really bad copy writing for a number of reasons, one of which is that it's unclear what role the viewer is in the ad. Their point is that the ad creates a sense of unease in the viewer that is difficult to nail down and viewers are trying to figure out why. They are assigning the usual triggers, such as sexism, as a way of trying to articulate it.

I think this argument makes sense. When I watched the commercial, my impression was that it was weird and uninspiring, but not exactly why.

Here's the thread.
i think this is spot on!

also, the nike commercial in there is good!