Do you agree with this? (Corvette ad)

[enchantedpixiedust]

I'm just curious to what everyone thinks about this. When I saw this commercial I thought it was amusing and didn't read anything else into it. Today the following article is in the news - I think it's extreme to pull it, but I don't have kids.

Do you agree with pulling it or do you think it was questionable?

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GM pulls Corvette ad featuring underage driver after complaints
8/25/2004, 11:31 a.m. ET
The Associated Press

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Corp. said Wednesday it pulled because of complaints a Corvette television ad that shows a young boy driving wildly through city streets.

Auto safety groups sent a letter Tuesday to GM chairman and chief executive Rick Wagoner protesting the ad, saying it sent a dangerous message.

GM spokesman Joe Jacuzzi said the automaker pulled the ad for its 2005 Corvette on Tuesday in response to that letter and other consumer feedback. The ad had been running during the Olympics.

The ad, titled "A Boy's Dream," features a dream sequence in which a clearly underage boy is shown behind the wheel of the Corvette, attempting unrealistic maneuvers at high speeds.

Judith Stone, president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety and one of the signatories of the letter to Wagoner, welcomed GM's decision to pull the ad.

"We're delighted that they did the right thing," she said.

Jacuzzi said the ad never was intended to depict a real-life situation.

 

[zakatak]

I saw it too and was taken aback by it a bit. My immediate thought was, "Oh Boy, that's going to cause some feedback".

 

[Disney Doll]

I think the entire country is too damn PC. Everything is a problem!

 

[IceQueen777]

I agree with Disney Doll. Will it ever end?

 

[enchantedpixiedust]

I didn't really think anything of it when I saw it - I could possibly see if it wasn't part of a "story line" and they just had a kid driving a Corvette for no reason. I mean, it's a dream sequence for goodness sake.

 

[Elwood Blues]

GM must have pulled the ad where the little boy is watching the hard top retract on a GM convertible and mouths the words "holy ****" (or something close) and they you see him with a bar of soap in his mouth.

Or am I crazy and really didn't see that.

 

[piglet too]

Originally posted by Elwood Blues
GM must have pulled the ad where the little boy is watching the hard top retract on a GM convertible and mouths the words "holy ****" (or something close) and they you see him with a bar of soap in his mouth.

Or am I crazy and really didn't see that.

They changed it a bit after the hoopala when it first aired during the Super Bowl. A good friend of mine is actually one of the people who made that commercial, she was quite sadden by the backlash. She and her team never intended to make it seem like child abuse. (she has two kids of her own and would never wash their mouths with soap)

BTW ~ that was aptly called "Soap"

 

[EsmeraldaX]

Originally posted by IceQueen777
I agree with Disney Doll. Will it ever end?

Same here. It was clearly portrayed as a little boys DREAM, not real life...

 

[bubie2.5]

I liked that commercial.

Disney Doll: ITA

 

[decker96]

It was only a dream, for goodness sake. There was even a disclaimer on the screen that said something like, this is a dream, please follow all traffic laws or something like that. I thought it was a cute commercial. People just love to get their panties in a wad don't they!!

 

[LadyAurora]

I remember the ad with the kids mouthing bad words, and I didn't like it. Not because I don't think kids need to have soap in their mouths, but that they would show all those children "swearing." I know some kids do use those words, but I don't see any reason to make it funny, especially now that it's considered child abuse to put soap in their mouths.

OK, I think that was the most opinionated thing I've ever posted on the board, so please don't be mean to me!

 

[lisajl]

I liked the commercial! I also said to my husband, "BUY ME THAT CAR!!"

I agree...everything is too PC now.

 

[FINFAN]

Bummer...my whole family liked that commercial....the classic boy dreaming of owning a hot sports car...and the little girl was just as adorable....apparently we must have our daydreams approved by the PC Police now.


Pam

 

[lulugirl]

Originally posted by Disney Doll
I think the entire country is too damn PC. Everything is a problem!

ITA

 

[Randi]

Sheesh, most car commercials are nothing like real life anyway. I love the disclaimer about a professional driver on a closed circuit. Buy the car and you'll sit in traffic just like everybody else!

 

[lucky_bunni]

That's a shame - it's one of THE BEST car commercials I've seen in a long time, period. Don't people have better things to worry over?