Question about the salesgenie.com Superbowl ads.

[J-Lo Biafra]

Did anyone see these? If so, did you find them racially offensive? I'm just curious, because something about them didn't sit well with me.


Here's a link:

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/salesgeniecom-panda-bears/4293086995

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/salesgeniecom-double-sales/658728782

[LeftyFingerPop]

1. That was the exact thought that popped into my head when I saw...

the first one.

Was that supposed to be a Pakistani accent?

Something didn't sit right with me either.

Upon edit: I am not referring to your first video link, I am referring to the first one that I happened to see real time on TV. Sorry if I caused confusion.

2nd edit: I am referring to your second video link...It caught my attention, and not in a good way, when I saw it on TV.

[CorpGovActivist]

2. Right there with you.

My partner and I were like - :wtf: - they paid money for that?!?

- Dave

[Droopy]

3. I didn't think so

But I'm no expert on the matter. What made you think that they were racially offensive?

[J-Lo Biafra]

The accents seemed over the top to me.

That was a big factor. Also the little bit about the Ramesh character having seven children seemed odd.

[crispini]

4. the panda? YES!

such an awful fake Chinese accent! :wow:

[CorpGovActivist]

5. The ONLY plausible explanation that holds any water at all (and very little at that)...

... in my mind: they were DELIBERATELY targeting small business owners who are first generation immigrants.

Still. I don't get it.

:shrug:

- Dave

[Ekirh]

6. They were god awful ads regardlesss . .

Even if one didn't find them racially offensive.. you can at least agree they were stupid stuid ads.

So bad even my best friend called me to tell me how bad he thought they were.

[knowledgeispwr]

7. Seemed offensive to me

Seem to play to stereotypes (I'm black, btw).

[DS1]

8. I can't imagine who they were trying to attract with those

besides people who LOVE to outsource