Well, it’s Thanksgiving and officially time to start showing commercials for the holiday season. That includes the creepy commercial that Folgers has been running since 2009… a commercial that may or may not imply incest. “You’re my present this year.” *shudders*
November 22, 2012 at 11:26 pm, Christine Kucelin said:
Hahaha. I just posted on FB about this commercial earlier today. "The best part of waking up is your brother in your bed" should be new tag line. Hahaha
November 24, 2012 at 1:35 am, Keith Pullman said:
People are too judgmental of siblings who have positive, affectionate relationships; they feel comfortable openly denigrating such relationships, as if all siblings should be mortal enemies or live like strangers. There's nothing sexual about this ad. However, I do know siblings who are in happy, lifelong, spousal relationships that started at that age. They are attractive, good citizens, and if you saw them you'd think they were a lovely couple. But not only do some people condemn siblings who have spousal relationships or who, like no small percentage of others, have experimented, but they assign any kind of affection between siblings to those other situations, which they clearly condemn. The message? Do not show your sibling any affection or warmth. That is sick, not siblings who have every kind of love together.
It saddens me to think there are siblings out there who are affectionate, whether in a sexual or nonsexual way, who read or hear attacks like this, and get the message that they have to hide, or that they should feel bad about sharing such affection.
Young people need to know that sex is not a bad thing, and mutual affection is not a bad thing. If someone else is disgusted by their love or affection, that is that other person’s problem. It should not be a problem for those who love each other. If you are disgusted by something, then don't do it. If someone else is NOT disgusted, but enjoys their relationship as it is, YOUR disgust should have no power to interfere with them.
November 28, 2012 at 4:56 pm, Renèe Bornn said:
creepy indeed.
December 05, 2012 at 10:43 pm, Amy Gressman-Paddock said:
Pretty sad when people have nothing better to do than try to make a relationship between a sister and brother seem gross. If my brother had been in Africa or somewhere far away for a long time, seeing him home for the holidays is all I would need for a present too! Get your minds out of the gutter people!
December 05, 2012 at 11:49 pm, Tammy Corbin Ciskie said:
I've never thought that ad was creepy… you really gotta be in the gutter to think that!
December 12, 2012 at 3:46 pm, Pascal de Jongh said:
get over your judgmental self, you hypocrite. The ad is creepy, and if you google it you might see others agree. We can't all be Sunday school teachers.
December 14, 2012 at 5:40 pm, Bill Scalzo said:
I guess you detractors completely missed the fact that she's diddling herself at the 26-28 second mark. THAT's why so many people like to rip on this commercial.
December 07, 2012 at 2:52 am, Brad Minyard said:
There is nothing wrong with siblings loving each other but this commercial is creepy, sorry. The way they are looking at each other, with lust in their eyes, is not how normal siblings express love.
December 14, 2012 at 5:41 pm, Bill Scalzo said:
With lust in their eyes…AND HER HAND IN HER CROTCH!
December 14, 2012 at 5:38 pm, Bill Scalzo said:
Because nothing goes with incest like a nice hot cup of coffee! (creepiest commercial EVER!)