Once again as I said before, "When I started writing this column, it wasn’t to be an anti "Parents Television Council" forum".
CHILD OF TELEVISION: My message to "The Parents Television Council".
CHILD OF TELEVISION: Another message to "The Parents Television Council". RE: Crossing Jordan
CHILD OF TELEVISION: And another message to "The Parents Television Council". RE: TIME Magazine "The Decency Police"
CHILD OF TELEVISION: And still another message to "The Parents Television Council". RE: The V-Chip and the TV Ratings System.
If you are not familiar with the Carl's Jr. commercial in question, click the link and come back.
After extensive study of this ad I have come to the conclusion that Paris Hilton is having a 3-way with a car and a burger. This leaves me with a very important decision make, whether to spend $6.00 on a burger or not.
I would like to make some other pragmatic observations.
- I'd still rather see Paris Hilton wash a car than Ronald Mc Donald, Jack (from Jack in the box), or Dan the “Del Taco” guy.
- The guy in the "Burger King" mask is more traumatizing to children, potentially appearing in their nightmares, than a woman washing a car while eating a $6.00 burger.
- The more your group goes on TV to chastise Carl's Jr. and Hardees the more free publicity you give them.
Your organization on the web site PTC Calls Paris Hilton Ad for Carl’s Jr./Hardees Ultimate Example of Corporate Irresponsibility describes this commercial saying, "This is the ultimate example of corporate irresponsibility". Really? Does the name ENRON mean anything to you people? But lets just keep the discussion to the fast food industry. I encourage you to close shop for a day and rent the Academy Award nominated documentary "Super Size Me" and seriously reevaluate your priorities. Then if you still think "This is the ultimate example of corporate irresponsibility", then I say move over Burger King, because the PTC is the new "Home of the Whopper".
Stay Tuned
Tony Figueroa
Article comments
1 - Mat Brewster
It's not the commercial that is so distasteful, it's the 6 friggin bucks they are charging for the burger!
2 - Steve S
anybody that falls for that campaign deserves to pay 6 bucks to clog their arteries.
Like Paris would ever wash a car.
3 - Nancy
I wish I looked like that in a bathing suit!
4 - DrPat
Hey, if charging some idiots $6 for a fantasy experience ("I'm eating the same thing Paris did while she was having a fake orgasm...") will keep the excellent 99-cent Bacon Cheeseburger on their menu, I'm all for it!
5 - Phillip Winn
Last time I checked, the "$6 burger" actually came in around $4. Still more than I pay for bad beef, but...
6 - Eric Olsen
hilarious Tony, thanks! And, for all her faults, I too would rather see Paris do whatever it is she is doing to that car and expensive sandwich than have an unholy cross between a lawn ornament and a sports mascot peering in my window.
7 - Antfreeze
The King's way cool. The one where him and Darth are just standing there breathing at each other is great. More irresponsible than showing half naked skanks though is two commercials I've seen recently that show people casually stealing. One's a razor ad where the girls keep swiping the mans razor. Another commercial I can't believe was OK'd is "You bet your sweet Aspercream." And while I'm venting what idiot at Best Buy chose the Black Eyed Peabrains as their spokesgroup. Didn't anyone notice the guy that can't sing without both (BOTH!) hands groping his wang.
8 - Antfreeze
And one other thing. As a non-Blogcritic I want to thank all you writers for cranking out all this great material and because Eric is apparently too cool to ask again, GO BUY SOMETHING readers. The stuff is high quality and well worth the money. These writers deserve some compensation and Eric shouldn't have to shell out money for our entertainment.
9 - Eric Olsen
holy cow, Antfreeze, thanks for the kind words and beneficial suggestions!