From Colorado to wherever you are

[flexagon]

This hotel is saturated with televisions. There's hardly a place one can get away from them in the common area downstairs, as I found this morning when I could not escape the voice of our stupid President and when I could not avoid some talk show in the fitness room. I rather suspect that if I opened the cabinet-thing on the handles of which my sports bra has been airing out, I might find another one. But I'm not going to look.

It's been weeks and weeks since I was last exposed to the emotional bombardment of TV. I was overwhelmed... the talk show was okay except for the constant "and in just a bit we'll show you something else" teasing, but the ads, Jesus. They just demanded such constant analysis and double-guessing. Dog food: if any real dog "danced" like that in real life, any responsible owner would be extremely concerned. It's not cute--I don't think dogs can do that. Hair dye: okay, that claim is realistic. Makeup: likewise, although I think they expected me to have an emotional reaction to seeing that little girl. Steak seasoning: there is no reason to equate large human beings with a taste for "large" flavors, and that woman did nothing but smile while the man talked, wtf was that? Home Depot: it is not true that they're the only place to buy windows, and although they might be the only dealers of that brand of windows, that's not what they said.

AHHHHHHHH!!!

It's one of the ironies of my life that I'm in favor of targeted advertising, because I do rely on ads to make me aware of goods and services I would be happy to pay for if I knew they existed. The random bombardment of manipulative lies I saw today, though, shouldn't be foisted on anyone ever. And lots of people see more every day than I saw this morning. *shudder*

(Far too many people have been talking to me as well. Even HLM on the cell phone got on my nerves. People, people... I have nothing to contribute today. Go elsewhere.)

Comments

Nick at Nite nerd alert

[savage-rose.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean about the false advertising. I was watching Nick at Nite, and an ad for a new Bill Cosby-driven cartoon came on..."Nick at Nite's first original series." Uh, NO, that would be "Hi, Honey, I'm Home", which flopped sometime in the early 90's. I mean, who do they think they're fooling? :P

LOL

[artana.livejournal.com]

I thought there was a law against that...like false advertising. That's why commercials can't specifically mention brands that they are not better than except by hinting at them with similarly designed containers and such.

[webrat.livejournal.com]

You can say in a commercial that your place is the 'only' place to shop (thus being arrogant). A car dealer could say, "My place is the /only/ place to buy cars..." and, it's not saying that he's the only place to buy cars, but he's being arrogant and saying he has the best deals around, etc.. yadda, yadda.. yooga.. yooga.

[flexagon]

It's the implied stuff, and the emotional manipulation, that gets to me. Ads are usually better crafted than TV is, which makes them much better to watch when they're good, but... yikes, often they're just scary. I'm sensitive to it though, I know.

[webrat.livejournal.com]

I understand. Just explaining to Artana that it's not really false advertising.