Can we ban the C-SPAN spoofs?
When the ad industry focuses on self-regulation, it’s usually dealing with weighty issues like how to responsibly advertise prescription drugs or Fruit Roll-Ups. So how about this proposal: Isn’t it time for a self-imposed ban on ads that feature fake congressional hearings in the name of “humor”? The latest offender is the Subway spot (shot to look like it’s airing on C-SPAN, as all the spots in this sorry genre are) in which Jared is being questioned by a bunch of congressmen about how he lost all that weight. Once the committee is satisfied, everyone eats turkey subs. Puh-leeze! There was the infamous GoDaddy spot from the Super Bowl. There was the Geico spot where the guy holding the hearings gets “some good news.” There’s this Jared spot. Haven’t we had enough, Mr. Chairman?
—Posted by Catharine P. Taylor
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