You may think I am being over-sensitive but this advert really pisses me off. It is being shown here in England at the moment but the picture looks like it is American, so you may be familiar with it.
A son comes into the lounge with a mad haistyle and his father sings something at him to mock him (for some 'humerous' reason the whole of the dialogue in the advert is sung). Anyway, it ends with the son singing 'Don't worry Mum, it must be terrible being married to a slaphead' (on second thoughts, the ad must be English - I don't think you use this term over the Atlantic?). The father then ruefully strokes his head.
So there you have it - those that are bald are funny and are there to be mocked. When I was 20 I didn't expect to have any hair at this age (27) and this advert may well have massively increased my depression at my situation. As it is I am not doing TOO badly. I would imagine that it is having a similar effect on young men now who are worrying about hair loss.
Oddly, I can't imagine KFC putting out an advert mocking women with fat arses or something - one advert for soccer was panned because it mocked fat women and was thus 'sexist'. BUT at least fat women are more likely to be able to do something about their predicament!!
A son comes into the lounge with a mad haistyle and his father sings something at him to mock him (for some 'humerous' reason the whole of the dialogue in the advert is sung). Anyway, it ends with the son singing 'Don't worry Mum, it must be terrible being married to a slaphead' (on second thoughts, the ad must be English - I don't think you use this term over the Atlantic?). The father then ruefully strokes his head.
So there you have it - those that are bald are funny and are there to be mocked. When I was 20 I didn't expect to have any hair at this age (27) and this advert may well have massively increased my depression at my situation. As it is I am not doing TOO badly. I would imagine that it is having a similar effect on young men now who are worrying about hair loss.
Oddly, I can't imagine KFC putting out an advert mocking women with fat arses or something - one advert for soccer was panned because it mocked fat women and was thus 'sexist'. BUT at least fat women are more likely to be able to do something about their predicament!!
