The Parent's Television Council is at it again. (And no, I'm not going to link to them. I'm not doing anything to push their traffic or Google ranking up. If you can stomach their site, you'll have to Google 'em yourself). This time it's Carl's Jr. and the Paris Hilton ad campaign. They're upset because the ad is too racy for kids and are calling for a boycott of Carl's Jr.
Let's face it… obviously the ads aren't meant for kids. They're meant for the "18-49 year old males" demographic advertisers are lusting after and if your kids are watching the shows where this ad is probably running, maybe you should be paying more attention to their television habits. (Also, keep in mind that your younger kids aren't going to "get" what's going on here, and that the teenagers have already seen much worse on the Internet.) Or, better yet, if you're REALLY upset with what's on TV, turn the damn thing off and sit down and read a book. You AND your kids will be better off for it.
As for the ad, well, I'm not a big fan of Paris Hilton (god, that's an understatement) and Carl's Jr's ad campaigns have been annoying me for years. But frankly, I find the PTC much more annoying. So I'm willing to bury my animosity towards Paris and the Carl's Jr ad execs and suggest that everybody go out today and try the new Spicy BBQ Burger that Paris is shilling. And to help out, you can print up a coupon to get a buck off your Spicy BBQ Burger Six Dollar Burger.
God, eating at Carl's Jr. AND ingesting all those carbs & all that fat… talk about taking one for the team!
(oh, and if you really need to see it, you can check out the 60 second Internet only version of the ad here. Go ahead. The PTC would be proud.)
All right, I can't resist. Want to really have fun? Head on over to the PTC's "take action" page for their "WARNING TO CARL'S JR. AND HARDEE'S" campaign. Fill out your info, then DELETE the PTC message and replace it with your own… you know, something along the lines of "I'm eating at Carl's Jr. this week because you've pissed off the PTC and I just wanted to let you know." (I have no idea if the PTC's email system is sophisticated enough to screen the content of messages to see if they've been altered, but hey, if it doesn't actually get to Carl's Jr., maybe it'll throw a small wrench in the PTC's works.)
Let's face it… obviously the ads aren't meant for kids. They're meant for the "18-49 year old males" demographic advertisers are lusting after and if your kids are watching the shows where this ad is probably running, maybe you should be paying more attention to their television habits. (Also, keep in mind that your younger kids aren't going to "get" what's going on here, and that the teenagers have already seen much worse on the Internet.) Or, better yet, if you're REALLY upset with what's on TV, turn the damn thing off and sit down and read a book. You AND your kids will be better off for it.
As for the ad, well, I'm not a big fan of Paris Hilton (god, that's an understatement) and Carl's Jr's ad campaigns have been annoying me for years. But frankly, I find the PTC much more annoying. So I'm willing to bury my animosity towards Paris and the Carl's Jr ad execs and suggest that everybody go out today and try the new Spicy BBQ Burger that Paris is shilling. And to help out, you can print up a coupon to get a buck off your Spicy BBQ Burger Six Dollar Burger.
God, eating at Carl's Jr. AND ingesting all those carbs & all that fat… talk about taking one for the team!
(oh, and if you really need to see it, you can check out the 60 second Internet only version of the ad here. Go ahead. The PTC would be proud.)
All right, I can't resist. Want to really have fun? Head on over to the PTC's "take action" page for their "WARNING TO CARL'S JR. AND HARDEE'S" campaign. Fill out your info, then DELETE the PTC message and replace it with your own… you know, something along the lines of "I'm eating at Carl's Jr. this week because you've pissed off the PTC and I just wanted to let you know." (I have no idea if the PTC's email system is sophisticated enough to screen the content of messages to see if they've been altered, but hey, if it doesn't actually get to Carl's Jr., maybe it'll throw a small wrench in the PTC's works.)
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