Sometimes we're so busy nit picking about every little thing
we see in entertainment today, that we forget about how things used to be, and
how, as a society, we have grown so much. Take about ten steps back and have a
really good look about what you're complaining about. What was acceptable once,
obviously no longer is, and we should be happy about that. It seems like an
injustice to creativity the way we tear apart every comical, out of the box
idea, because, you have to admit, a commercial like this Kia Spectra one for
example, is funny, creative, and catches your attention.
It's commercials like this one, that STOP you from changing
the channel. It's commercials like this that you actually remember and its
commercials like THIS that effectively communicate a message, which is what
advertising is all about.
It's understandable that sometimes an advertisement can be
insulting to a large number of people, but often times, all it takes for an ad
to get banned is ONE person. One person who woke up on the wrong side of the
bed, spilt coffee on her new white outfit, got into a car accident on the way
to work, lost a huge client and put her job in jeopardy, burnt dinner, then sat
down to relax and saw YOUR ad. One pissed of person can make a pretty
convincing case and it seems 'totally' unfair.
It's funny because, you know, if you type in banned ads on YouTube,
there are over 829,000 videos, with millions of hits. Why? Because people LIKE
banned ads, because they're funny, they make you laugh. People watch commercials
on YouTube so they can get to watch videos of banned commercials (which is kind
of ironic). By banning an ad from television, you're actually kind of promoting
the cause more. Think about it, you are the sole reason an ad gets banned, and
suddenly EVERYONE wants to know why. People who had never seen the ad before
want to see it and suddenly the ad becomes a viral sensation, all thanks to you
and your petty ideas of what's right vs. Wrong.
When you compare ads banned in today's society, vs. free thinking-
vintage ads of yesterday, you probably want to laugh. So let me give you
something to laugh about. Check out the following vintage ads vs. their banned
modern day counterpart.
Not Banned but still interesting to compare:
My final thoughts are, we, as a society, need to take our
anal thinking caps off for a moment to enjoy what the universe has given us - a
world of creative, innovative, imaginative, and unique thinkers who genuinely
make the world a better place for all of us.
