Beelzebud
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Fri Feb-23-07 02:09 PM
Original message |
| -Geico cavemen offensive? |
moez |
Feb-23-07 09:07 AM |
#0 |
 -
Never quite thought of it that way....but I think the commercials are terribly UNfunny anyway.... |
marmar |
Feb-23-07 09:09 AM |
#1 |
  -
The Little Geico |
lse7581011 |
Feb-23-07 09:56 AM |
#44 |
| -
Too funny, I hate that freaking Geiko Gecko with a passion! |
ShortnFiery |
Feb-23-07 10:02 AM |
#51 |
| -
Not Australian - EastEnder |
GoneOffShore |
Feb-23-07 11:32 AM |
#93 |
| -
I stand corrected. |
ShortnFiery |
Feb-23-07 11:45 AM |
#98 |
| -
No Problem |
GoneOffShore |
Feb-23-07 12:38 PM |
#114 |
| -
Me too |
The Flaming Red Head |
Feb-23-07 04:22 PM |
#149 |
| -
What do I think? I think over-analyzation causes ones head to explode n/t |
SteppingRazor |
Feb-23-07 09:09 AM |
#2 |
| -
I second that. n/t |
LoZoccolo |
Feb-23-07 12:03 PM |
#108 |
| -
I wonder |
moez |
Feb-23-07 02:02 PM |
#125 |
| -
Hehe... |
MJDuncan1982 |
Feb-23-07 02:05 PM |
#127 |
| -
Bwahahahaaa! Good on ya! I agree. n/t |
ourbluenation |
Feb-23-07 04:45 PM |
#161 |
| -
I think they are clever and poke fun at everyone involved.... |
WCGreen |
Feb-23-07 09:10 AM |
#3 |
| -
Exactly. Everything can be turned around and made to look like |
acmavm |
Feb-23-07 09:13 AM |
#5 |
| -
Not to worry. I've got a giant steaming pile of both |
coznfx |
Feb-23-07 09:30 AM |
#23 |
| -
Yep I agree! And I think that the "modern day" people |
truedelphi |
Feb-23-07 11:50 AM |
#103 |
| -
Doesn't it actually point out racism? When the caveman pushes |
soothsayer |
Feb-23-07 09:13 AM |
#4 |
| -
That was my take on it. |
Atman |
Feb-23-07 09:16 AM |
#10 |
| -
I like the ads -- AND my insurance rates |
LostinVA |
Feb-23-07 09:31 AM |
#24 |
| -
I had Geico. Then I had an accident (not my fault--other guy was ticketed |
mycritters2 |
Feb-23-07 02:36 PM |
#135 |
| -
The check is in the mail. |
cool user name |
Feb-23-07 04:50 PM |
#164 |
| -
That's my favorite one |
Mandate My Ass |
Feb-23-07 09:16 AM |
#14 |
| -
I like when he ends it by saying "It's my mom |
Patiod |
Feb-23-07 11:48 AM |
#100 |
| -
Mine too! |
Mme. Defarge |
Feb-23-07 04:23 PM |
#151 |
| -
And I just got the DU slam for suggesting OSAMA/OBAMA jokes aren't funny! |
Atman |
Feb-23-07 09:14 AM |
#6 |
| -
I have to admit |
moez |
Feb-23-07 09:16 AM |
#13 |
| -
It wasn't a joke at the expense of Obama. |
kiahzero |
Feb-23-07 09:43 AM |
#30 |
| -
Deleted message |
Name removed |
Feb-23-07 10:08 AM |
#60 |
| -
Ad hominem attacks are fun, aren't they? |
kiahzero |
Feb-23-07 10:19 AM |
#69 |
| -
Why couldn't you have simply said that before? You didn't. |
Atman |
Feb-23-07 10:25 AM |
#72 |
| -
Excuse me, don't you mean Ad-HOMINID attacks? Please use the correct term. |
Leopolds Ghost |
Feb-23-07 11:18 AM |
#85 |
| -
LOL! |
Atman |
Feb-23-07 11:26 AM |
#91 |
| -
Actually, I'm not sensitive. That's another stereotype! |
Leopolds Ghost |
Feb-23-07 11:33 AM |
#94 |
| -
Outrage? LOL! |
Atman |
Feb-23-07 10:06 AM |
#56 |
| -
I'd say referring to a poster as a "dick" |
moez |
Feb-23-07 10:13 AM |
#65 |
| -
Nah, not at all. Just pointing out a fact. |
Atman |
Feb-23-07 10:28 AM |
#75 |
| -
I thought the opposite. I thought they were mocking racists. |
jobycom |
Feb-23-07 09:14 AM |
#7 |
| -
They haven't stopped using the gecko. |
Longhorn |
Feb-23-07 09:22 AM |
#18 |
| -
The geko is the only one that doesn't seem to put down people... |
KoKo01 |
Feb-23-07 09:41 AM |
#29 |
| -
it's not aussie |
SemperEadem |
Feb-23-07 04:17 PM |
#148 |
| -
Your co-worker woke up on the wrong side of the rock. |
shain from kane |
Feb-23-07 09:15 AM |
#8 |
| -
Sometimes stuff is just funny dammit! |
Norquist Nemesis |
Feb-23-07 09:16 AM |
#9 |
| -
I thought they exposed prejudice |
JitterbugPerfume |
Feb-23-07 09:16 AM |
#11 |
| -
exactly |
plcdude |
Feb-23-07 09:23 AM |
#19 |
| -
I actually liked the "duck with mango salsa" and thought it was clever. |
lectrobyte |
Feb-23-07 09:16 AM |
#12 |
| -
Haven't really thought that much about these commercials |
deutsey |
Feb-23-07 09:19 AM |
#15 |
| -
I thought the cavemen were supposed to be the sympathetic characters. |
DeepModem Mom |
Feb-23-07 09:19 AM |
#16 |
| -
... |
CrispyQGirl |
Feb-23-07 09:24 AM |
#20 |
| -
Me too. I actually like the guy. He is a real "everyman". |
Dhalgren |
Feb-23-07 09:58 AM |
#45 |
| -
I love that one, too. It also, to me, captures exactly the airport atmosphere. |
DeepModem Mom |
Feb-23-07 10:08 AM |
#57 |
| -
Anyone notice a reference to the opening of JACKIE BROWN? |
Leopolds Ghost |
Feb-23-07 11:43 AM |
#96 |
| -
I can't see her opening at all.. |
Atman |
Feb-23-07 11:45 AM |
#97 |
| -
"I was forced to shoot Atman, officer... I'm just a lowly flight attendant." |
Leopolds Ghost |
Feb-23-07 11:48 AM |
#102 |
| -
Do you know why cavemen drag women by the hair? |
Atman |
Feb-23-07 12:12 PM |
#112 |
| -
See Post #82. |
Leopolds Ghost |
Feb-23-07 01:07 PM |
#121 |
| -
Hmmmm. Yes, similar! (Loved that movie. Underappreciated.) nt |
DeepModem Mom |
Feb-23-07 01:00 PM |
#119 |
| -
Oh, yes, I love the soundtrack |
Blue_In_AK |
Feb-23-07 02:26 PM |
#133 |
| -
I think those ads are funny, not offensive |
Greybnk48 |
Feb-23-07 09:19 AM |
#17 |
| -
I love them |
Mad_Dem_X |
Feb-23-07 09:46 AM |
#31 |
| -
Me too, I watch them every time, |
Greybnk48 |
Feb-23-07 10:05 AM |
#55 |
| -
I was going to post that, too...that line is brilliant. |
Atman |
Feb-23-07 10:12 AM |
#64 |
| -
Me, too. |
ceile |
Feb-23-07 11:25 AM |
#90 |
| -
I love that, too. nt |
mycritters2 |
Feb-23-07 02:39 PM |
#137 |
| -
TV and Movie should be banned and people should just... |
Marrah_G |
Feb-23-07 09:27 AM |
#21 |
| -
I'm much more offended by that stupid CGI gecko |
Liberal Veteran |
Feb-23-07 09:30 AM |
#22 |
| -
OFGS. Geico comercials are the best things on TV. I love the cave-men and the gecko. |
WinkyDink |
Feb-23-07 09:31 AM |
#25 |
| -
just funny. and the last new one i saw made me wonder... |
cosmicbandita |
Feb-23-07 09:37 AM |
#26 |
| -
I really like them. |
longship |
Feb-23-07 09:37 AM |
#27 |
| -
The cheesy music in the airport ad is awesome |
tularetom |
Feb-23-07 10:16 AM |
#66 |
| -
Everywhere I go..... |
moez |
Feb-23-07 10:18 AM |
#67 |
| -
Royksopp |
PassingFair |
Feb-23-07 10:43 AM |
#78 |
| -
Awesome, thank you for that |
spoony |
Feb-23-07 03:54 PM |
#143 |
| -
You're Welcome! |
PassingFair |
Feb-23-07 04:02 PM |
#144 |
| -
That's some real acting talent there |
Frank Cannon |
Feb-23-07 10:24 AM |
#70 |
| -
I think they're clever |
ellacott |
Feb-23-07 09:40 AM |
#28 |
| -
do you mind? |
cosmicbandita |
Feb-23-07 09:49 AM |
#33 |
| -
You're welcome |
ellacott |
Feb-23-07 10:04 AM |
#54 |
| -
Thanks for the link! I enjoyed looking around the rooms! |
paxmusa |
Feb-23-07 10:00 AM |
#49 |
| -
Great link |
tammywammy |
Feb-23-07 04:28 PM |
#153 |
| -
I think it does just the opposite - |
NCevilDUer |
Feb-23-07 09:48 AM |
#32 |
| -
A really bigoted guy some friends know hates the Geico commercial |
NewJeffCT |
Feb-23-07 09:50 AM |
#34 |
| -
....oh never mind |
moez |
Feb-23-07 09:53 AM |
#37 |
| -
well, when I was visiting my friend |
NewJeffCT |
Feb-23-07 10:00 AM |
#48 |
| -
I think he's the kind of guy |
moez |
Feb-23-07 10:02 AM |
#52 |
| -
I don't find them offensive at all. I am amused at the "Humor Police" |
paxmusa |
Feb-23-07 09:50 AM |
#35 |
| -
Agreed. It's not hard to see why a guy like Bill Hicks did better in the UK than the USA. |
Beelzebud |
Feb-23-07 10:28 AM |
#74 |
| -
Great ad campaign |
Ikonoklast |
Feb-23-07 09:52 AM |
#36 |
| -
Yeah, it's ridicule and yeah, it's pretty funny |
cgrindley |
Feb-23-07 09:53 AM |
#38 |
| -
They really dance the line, but so far, so good. |
donco6 |
Feb-23-07 09:54 AM |
#39 |
| -
They're NOT Cavemen!!!!! |
ProfessorGAC |
Feb-23-07 09:54 AM |
#40 |
| -
Ha! Since I have less intelligence there is nothing at all that |
Buck Rabbit |
Feb-23-07 04:32 PM |
#154 |
| -
Oh, goodness. If that's your standard, prepare to be |
Morgana LaFey |
Feb-23-07 05:12 PM |
#168 |
| -
Personally I'm offended by the astronaut making coffee for Abe Lincoln |
tinfoilinfor2005 |
Feb-23-07 09:54 AM |
#41 |
| -
What, like they do at Beaver Liquors? |
Leopolds Ghost |
Feb-23-07 11:23 AM |
#88 |
| -
Are those animals sitting on the stools in the diner at the end |
Patiod |
Feb-23-07 11:56 AM |
#104 |
| -
Oh, I'll have to pay more attention. I was sure there was something |
tinfoilinfor2005 |
Feb-23-07 12:48 PM |
#116 |
| -
Plus Abe's hat looks more like something from a school play |
Patiod |
Feb-23-07 01:57 PM |
#124 |
| -
Yah, caught the hat thing just last night. Looks more like it belongs |
tinfoilinfor2005 |
Feb-23-07 02:10 PM |
#130 |
| -
Hey! I'm not 100% in love with your tone right now. |
ShortnFiery |
Feb-23-07 09:56 AM |
#42 |
| -
I really like them, and I don't find them offensive at all... |
ms liberty |
Feb-23-07 09:56 AM |
#43 |
| -
He is very articulate, isn't he? |
treestar |
Feb-23-07 12:59 PM |
#118 |
| -
Yes, and he's very clean... |
ms liberty |
Feb-23-07 01:06 PM |
#120 |
| -
I don't think they're funny. |
notadmblnd |
Feb-23-07 09:58 AM |
#46 |
| -
I think that is exactly the sort of thing... |
Sammy Pepys |
Feb-23-07 09:59 AM |
#47 |
| -
I like the one |
ellie |
Feb-23-07 10:01 AM |
#50 |
| -
I agree with you... |
Dorian Gray |
Feb-23-07 10:03 AM |
#53 |
| -
The commercials are open to interpretation; they can be enjoyed by liberals and racists alike. |
dicksteele |
Feb-23-07 10:08 AM |
#58 |
| -
I think so too. I think they realize that people will interpret it the |
BullGooseLoony |
Feb-23-07 02:04 PM |
#126 |
| -
I like the gecko ads and |
frogmarch |
Feb-23-07 10:08 AM |
#59 |
| -
They're not funny, but they're not offensive (to me, anyway) and they're better than the gecko. |
Zavulon |
Feb-23-07 10:09 AM |
#61 |
| -
I love the Geico caveman. Especially the one where he is |
onecent |
Feb-23-07 10:11 AM |
#62 |
| -
a picture of himself? OMG! Do you really think all Neanderthals look alike... |
cryingshame |
Feb-23-07 10:38 AM |
#77 |
| -
They all look the same to me. |
Leopolds Ghost |
Feb-23-07 11:58 AM |
#105 |
| -
I love the Caveman Commercials... |
Bridget Burke |
Feb-23-07 10:11 AM |
#63 |
| -
Oh please oh please oh please... |
seawolf |
Feb-23-07 03:01 PM |
#141 |
| -
Another example of hyper-sensitivity... Every caveman I know is OUTRAGED! |
Beelzebud |
Feb-23-07 10:19 AM |
#68 |
| -
And only the cave men can say whether they find it offensive or not! |
treestar |
Feb-23-07 12:57 PM |
#117 |
| -
How dare you?!?!?!?!?! |
Beelzebud |
Feb-23-07 02:09 PM |
# |
| -
I try not to watch too much T.V. and avoid watching comercials altogether. |
berni_mccoy |
Feb-23-07 10:24 AM |
#71 |
| -
I love the Geico commercials! |
mwb970 |
Feb-23-07 10:28 AM |
#73 |
| -
I'm still not sure about the one where they're at a party, and the one's |
zbdent |
Feb-23-07 10:34 AM |
#76 |
| -
Oddly enough, that's one of my favorites... |
moez |
Feb-23-07 10:47 AM |
#79 |
| -
he's mad because the other party people are mad at him! |
Marrah_G |
Feb-23-07 11:00 AM |
#81 |
| -
Best commercial in FAVOR of PC. |
ieoeja |
Feb-23-07 10:50 AM |
#80 |
| -
i agree--i think the therapist ad shows the blind spots of privilege |
fishwax |
Feb-23-07 04:07 PM |
#145 |
| -
Let's go back, way back, Back into time. When the only people that existed were TROGLODYTES! |
Leopolds Ghost |
Feb-23-07 11:14 AM |
#82 |
| -
"He gets up. He grabs her by the hair! You can't do that today, fellas..." |
Leopolds Ghost |
Feb-23-07 12:02 PM |
#107 |
| -
The original commercial was sort of that way. |
Bornaginhooligan |
Feb-23-07 11:16 AM |
#83 |
| -
I thot it was a high-concept dig on FOX news. |
Leopolds Ghost |
Feb-23-07 11:27 AM |
#92 |
| -
that's a great point about the mascots |
fishwax |
Feb-23-07 04:09 PM |
#146 |
| -
Yup, the one with the executive sitting down to dinner with the two |
BullGooseLoony |
Feb-23-07 02:07 PM |
#128 |
| -
I get a kick out of them and love that the ad campaign denounces stereotyping. eom |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Feb-23-07 11:17 AM |
#84 |
| -
I am outraged by the commercials. |
leftofthedial |
Feb-23-07 11:22 AM |
#86 |
| -
To paraphrase Groucho Marks, |
LibertyLover |
Feb-23-07 11:22 AM |
#87 |
| -
Or the late Sigmund Freud ... |
ShortnFiery |
Feb-23-07 11:46 AM |
#99 |
| -
They're not offensive. |
Connie_Corleone |
Feb-23-07 11:23 AM |
#89 |
| -
I wouldn't use the word "offensive" ... but ... |
TahitiNut |
Feb-23-07 11:42 AM |
#95 |
| -
Does this mean .. |
ShortnFiery |
Feb-23-07 11:48 AM |
#101 |
| -
I would agree with you if I thought that they in any way served to |
Morgana LaFey |
Feb-23-07 05:21 PM |
#171 |
| -
Is it TWOO what they say about cave men? |
Leopolds Ghost |
Feb-23-07 11:59 AM |
#106 |
| -
It's Twoo! It's Twoo! Oh my! |
Leopolds Ghost |
Feb-23-07 01:09 PM |
#122 |
| -
I think that they are funny. |
noonwitch |
Feb-23-07 12:04 PM |
#109 |
| -
I think the point of the ad is that people who belittle other people's reactions tend to be clueless |
fishwax |
Feb-23-07 04:12 PM |
#147 |
| -
Oh, the irony...just got off the phone with Geico |
Atman |
Feb-23-07 12:07 PM |
#110 |
| -
Yes I have GEICO too - had a flat tire, got a free repair truck to change it in 10 mins. |
live love laugh |
Feb-23-07 02:09 PM |
#129 |
| -
I don't read a lot into the |
hyphenate |
Feb-23-07 12:09 PM |
#111 |
| -
I Think The Commercials Are Hilarious And That Your Co-Worker Is In Serious Need Of Lightening Up. |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
Feb-23-07 12:31 PM |
#113 |
| -
Agreed. Every time I see the one in the shrink's office I crack up. |
Seabiscuit |
Feb-23-07 01:17 PM |
#123 |
| -
I don't like those commercials |
nadinbrzezinski |
Feb-23-07 12:45 PM |
#115 |
| -
I like the Geico cavemen |
bklyncowgirl |
Feb-23-07 02:14 PM |
#131 |
| -
it's definitely poking fun at something... and I think your friend |
Truth Hurts A Lot |
Feb-23-07 02:16 PM |
#132 |
| -
Funny |
Madspirit |
Feb-23-07 02:32 PM |
#134 |
| -
I thought it was making fun of stereotypes |
gravity |
Feb-23-07 02:37 PM |
#136 |
| -
give that caveman a snickers bar, dinner at olive garden, and incandescent bulbs |
The Straight Story |
Feb-23-07 02:40 PM |
#138 |
| -
LOL |
Beelzebud |
Feb-23-07 02:53 PM |
#140 |
| -
I find the one with the caveman being interviewed on some talk show |
neverforget |
Feb-23-07 02:41 PM |
#139 |
| -
Maybe each one of us puts our own, personal sacred-cow into the persona of the caveman |
LanternWaste |
Feb-23-07 03:38 PM |
#142 |
| -
I think the ads make fun of insensitivity, rather than oversensitivity |
fishwax |
Feb-23-07 04:23 PM |
#150 |
| -
I don't understand what cavemen have to do with auto insurance. |
terrya |
Feb-23-07 04:27 PM |
#152 |
| -
The Cavemen have a great interactrive website! The cavemen are very sophisticated--check it out |
kittykitty |
Feb-23-07 04:35 PM |
#155 |
| -
Patrick Swayze & Ron Perlman look like cavemen, so they should be offended PIC |
yurbud |
Feb-23-07 04:35 PM |
#156 |
| -
Geico caveman offensive? |
Truthseeker013 |
Feb-23-07 04:37 PM |
#157 |
| -
do you mean |
fishwax |
Feb-23-07 04:44 PM |
#159 |
| -
I think that they are cute considering that they are so |
Cleita |
Feb-23-07 04:39 PM |
#158 |
| -
Mildy funny, mildly interesting, mildly instructive |
Morgana LaFey |
Feb-23-07 04:44 PM |
#160 |
| -
I love those commercials. |
cool user name |
Feb-23-07 04:48 PM |
#162 |
| -
What?! The commercials BRING UP standard race issues, not mask them |
DireStrike |
Feb-23-07 04:48 PM |
#163 |
| -
regarding your scenario |
fishwax |
Feb-23-07 05:08 PM |
#167 |
| -
Yeah that's true |
DireStrike |
Feb-23-07 05:17 PM |
#170 |
| -
I have a feeling that your friend LOOKS for new ways to be offended. |
Blue-Jay |
Feb-23-07 04:52 PM |
#165 |
| -
Visit them at http://www.cavemanscrib.com You're invited to their party! |
kittykitty |
Feb-23-07 05:07 PM |
#166 |
| -
the Geico ads are very clever |
marions ghost |
Feb-23-07 05:16 PM |
#169 |
| -
If they had a commercial making fun of Stephen Hawking, that would be wrong. |
yurbud |
Feb-23-07 08:10 PM |
#172 |
Printer-friendly format
Email this thread to a friend
Bookmark this thread