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Rolling with My Posse in the HOV
May 23, 2010 | Filed Under: Advertising,Pop Culture
Toyota’s cars aren’t the only things that “suddenly accelerate.” So has the popularity of its online “Swagger Wagon” video, which is getting a lot of attention on YouTube — we’re talking more than two million views — because, frankly, this family rapping about their new Toyota Sienna minivan is pretty hilarious. Continue Reading »
Toddler Bends Rope Like Beckham in Diaper Ad
Feb 1, 2010 | Filed Under: Advertising,Pop Culture | Tags: Just Wrong
File this under: Things that make me giggle uncomfortably.
The South Korean diaper company Good-Nites has, as you can see, spoofed David Beckham’s sexy Armani ads — and, um, lathered a half-naked toddler in baby oil to do so.
Alyson Hannigan’s Daughter Has a Bone to Pick
Dec 18, 2009 | Filed Under: Advertising,Celebrity Spawn,Other Photos,Pop Culture | Tags: Alyson Hannigan, Satyana
“… The stupid paparazzi AGAIN? Lemme at ‘em!”
More Baby Poop Talk: Check Out the Australian Poo-Poo Pouch
Oct 28, 2009 | Filed Under: Advertising,Pop Culture
There are many things I love about Australia. Sydney. Koala Bears. Hugh Jackman. Outback Steakhouse…
I also love their irreverent approach to advertising. As you can see in the following BabyLove Poo-Poo Pouch commercial, Australian marketers aren’t afraid to delve into the seedy world of explosive baby poop:
Overly Tanned Ralph Lauren Fries Brain in Sun, Fires Size-4 Model for Being “Too Fat
Oct 14, 2009 | Filed Under: Advertising,Pop Culture | Tags: Beauty
As you may remember from an earlier post, Ralph Lauren was under fire for the above-left ad, in which model Filippa Hamilton was airbrushed to resemble a Praying Mantis — for which Ralph Lauren has since apologized, blaming it on “poor imaging.”
Well, their image about to get a whole lot more “poor,” with the 23-year-old Filippa coming forward to reveal that, after eight years of working for them, Ralph Lauren has actually fired the 5’10″, 120-lb. model for BEING TOO FAT.
Are they kidding me? Screw Ralph and that stupid Polo horse he rode in on!
Filippa was fired in April, but decided to go public now because she was appalled to see the altered image that made her look like skin and bones. She said she looked so “dangerously emaciated,” she was compelled to protest.
“Every young woman is going to look at [the photo] and think that it is normal to look like that — it’s not,” Filippa told “Today Show” host Ann Curry.
Unless, of course, you want to use your hip bones to slice deli meats! Then it’s all good. Karl Lagerfeld approves.
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Get Ralph Lauren’s Bobblehead Look — Just Add Photoshop!
Oct 8, 2009 | Filed Under: Advertising,Pop Culture | Tags: Beauty, Bobblehead Alert, Women's Issues
Alternatively, you can add no food to your diet. Ever!
Ralph Lauren’s legal team was apparently none too pleased when Boing Boing (via Photoshop Disasters) re-published this disturbing ad, threatening Boing Boing’s site host with a takedown notice. Continue Reading »
The Amazing — or Amazingly Disturbing — Evian Roller Babies
Jul 2, 2009 | Filed Under: Advertising,Pop Culture | Tags: Whoa
This Evian commercial is, like, SO unrealistic.
I mean, really. As if any kid knows how to operate a tape player these days. Geesh.
Cellophane®: Helps Suffocated Tots Stay Fresher Longer
Jun 11, 2009 | Filed Under: Advertising,Pop Culture
Plastic-wrapped babies!
Behold this totally clueless — and totally real — DuPont ad. Now all the babies need is a fun toy to play with in there — like a machete! Awwww.
