Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:19 PM

B2G (9,766 posts)

OFA can't be serious

Will this bring the Millennials in by the droves? Why can't they get decent marketing people engaged??

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139 replies	Author	Time	Post
OFA can't be serious (Original post)	B2G	Dec 2013	OP
wow	FatBuddy	Dec 2013	#1
Stupid how?	JaneyVee	Dec 2013	#10
to fall for pandering?	FatBuddy	Dec 2013	#11
That can be said about any demographic in any ad around the world.	JaneyVee	Dec 2013	#13
but we aren't discussing any demographic in any ad around the world	FatBuddy	Dec 2013	#14
I'm talking about "pandering", that's ALL ads are. Someone is always getting	JaneyVee	Dec 2013	#19
Well they need to pander a lot better	B2G	Dec 2013	#20
Really. Seems like the entire Internet is talking about it.	JaneyVee	Dec 2013	#24
They're talking about the AD, not ACA. Apparently you're missing the point.	cherokeeprogressive	Dec 2013	#112
some of the "pandering" can be very clever and artful	FatBuddy	Dec 2013	#21
Are you talking about the ad? Then it's working.	JaneyVee	Dec 2013	#27
working in terms of what?	FatBuddy	Dec 2013	#44
There are plenty of bad ads, it's all in the eye of the beholder.	JaneyVee	Dec 2013	#84
When I took marketing in school, that's exactly what they taught!	madmom	Dec 2013	#68
The only relevant difference in advertising between good and bad is seen simply via the mechanism...	LanternWaste	Dec 2013	#62
your definition is too restrictive	FatBuddy	Dec 2013	#63
telling them it's important to have health insurance is pandering? enjoy your stay.	CreekDog	Dec 2013	#54
when I was in my 20s	FatBuddy	Dec 2013	#60
it's not your low post count --it's the content of your post.	CreekDog	Dec 2013	#70
you aren't being honest	FatBuddy	Dec 2013	#73
your dishonesty continues --i represented your remark fairly --you lied about my remark	CreekDog	Dec 2013	#74
you are a bully and possibly dishonest	FatBuddy	Dec 2013	#76
Oh please. You start this saying that young people are stupid if they listen to their parents...	CreekDog	Dec 2013	#78
I will just have to take you at face value, like everyone else	FatBuddy	Dec 2013	#82
Pandering NO. Condescending YES. Makes all 20 something's look like lazy bums sipping latte's	madinmaryland	Dec 2013	#108
no it doesn't.	CreekDog	Dec 2013	#111
LOL! Did you even see the SHADOW of that 747, much less hear it when it went over your head?	cherokeeprogressive	Dec 2013	#117
what is my conservadem going on about?	CreekDog	Dec 2013	#128
To me, Pajama Boy looks educated and gainfully employed, with substantial disposable income.	WorseBeforeBetter	Dec 2013	#132
I drink hot chocolate and wear onsies! OMG! I MEWD INSURANCE!	Luminous Animal	Dec 2013	#125
you are so transparent	Pretzel_Warrior	Dec 2013	#138
welcome to DU!	Jesus Malverde	Dec 2013	#38
thank you!	FatBuddy	Dec 2013	#43
That's pretty lame.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Dec 2013	#2
He's in a ONESIE!	B2G	Dec 2013	#3
What's wrong with wearing one piece pajamas in your own home?	JaneyVee	Dec 2013	#9
Yeah, cooler jammies would've been better...	polichick	Dec 2013	#16
Pretty sure it's the crazy wax job to his eyebrows thats freaking everyone out subconsciously.	Jesus Malverde	Dec 2013	#65
haven't you heard?	FatBuddy	Dec 2013	#75
Precisely!	Luminous Animal	Dec 2013	#119
And a nipple.	Luminous Animal	Dec 2013	#126
Maybe it's because	ProSense	Dec 2013	#4
NAILED IT. eom.	Raine1967	Dec 2013	#122
I like it. Looks like Christmas Day.	JaneyVee	Dec 2013	#5
This is only being criticized by the right.	politichew	Dec 2013	#6
You 'hmmmm' all you like	B2G	Dec 2013	#8
I'll pass that along to my very liberal kids	B2G	Dec 2013	#15
This is not about masculinity, it's about adultness.	Jesus Malverde	Dec 2013	#81
It's more about people being petty than anything. nt	politichew	Dec 2013	#85
There is that, agreed...nt	Jesus Malverde	Dec 2013	#87
I think it is stupid and I am a democratic socialist.	Luminous Animal	Dec 2013	#120
Looks like a combo of Erkle and Harry Potter	we can do it	Dec 2013	#7
the right wing is having a field day with this and....	madrchsod	Dec 2013	#12
Someone got paid to make that....	Jesus Malverde	Dec 2013	#17
Young generation feeds off of irony and sarcasm	Pretzel_Warrior	Dec 2013	#18
How old are you?	B2G	Dec 2013	#23
My daughter laughed her ass off and thought they are genius	Pretzel_Warrior	Dec 2013	#31
Exactly. Next they check the website on the bottom. Next they get info.	JaneyVee	Dec 2013	#32
My kids are that demographic, too	frazzled	Dec 2013	#51
Accurate description of the half the Clio award winners of the past 35 years...	LanternWaste	Dec 2013	#64
Hash tag GET TALKING. Seems to be working, everyone s talking about it.	JaneyVee	Dec 2013	#22
Not in a good way. nt	B2G	Dec 2013	#25
Change the channel.	JaneyVee	Dec 2013	#28
But the point is raise visibility in consumer consciousness	Pretzel_Warrior	Dec 2013	#30
Miley Cyrus made a zillion dollars after her recent "bad" publicity.	JoePhilly	Dec 2013	#47
this one has to go further in some direction to be bad. Right now it's just kind of bland	yurbud	Dec 2013	#61
And how has she made a zillion dollars??	Jesus Malverde	Dec 2013	#90
Sales oh her new album jumped after	JoePhilly	Dec 2013	#92
A visual for you	Pretzel_Warrior	Dec 2013	#26
OMG you have to see the page at the link... Featuring this gem...	Jesus Malverde	Dec 2013	#29
And this video proves my point	Pretzel_Warrior	Dec 2013	#33
that's very well done and will convince no one to buy health insurance	yurbud	Dec 2013	#48
The video is reminding parents to get talking with their kids.	JaneyVee	Dec 2013	#89
Young people usually aren't wearing long pajamas and drinking hot chocolate when they	octoberlib	Dec 2013	#34
How may of them just might be doing just this during the	Skidmore	Dec 2013	#67
Haha true. n/t	whatchamacallit	Dec 2013	#135
Got you talking about it ... #GetTalking	JoePhilly	Dec 2013	#35
well done	yurbud	Dec 2013	#37
Thread win.	politichew	Dec 2013	#40
why not do a campaign that includes health issues young people DO have: sports injuries, STDs...	yurbud	Dec 2013	#36
show a snowboarder with three casts and a neck brace & caption: he didn't think he needed insurance	yurbud	Dec 2013	#39
Or a skateboarder: "he didn't think he needed insurance until he tore chestnuts open on a	yurbud	Dec 2013	#42
Remember that girl you had sex with at the frat party whose name you can't remember?	yurbud	Dec 2013	#49
Agree...about all three of your suggestions.	KoKo	Dec 2013	#50
thanks.	yurbud	Dec 2013	#83
Show him right before the run saying ...	JoePhilly	Dec 2013	#45
I thought you were going to go FINAL DESTINATION with that: after the "..."	yurbud	Dec 2013	#56
lol	JoePhilly	Dec 2013	#58
FINAL DESTINATION would be a great meme for this: kids who saw it as teens are just now aging out	yurbud	Dec 2013	#59
you could even use clips from the movie then after the person is seemingly killed...	yurbud	Dec 2013	#66
great ideas! nt	ecstatic	Dec 2013	#80
or	FatBuddy	Dec 2013	#88
I'd simply show him at the top of the run... "The time to get health insurance is NOW" n/t	winter is coming	Dec 2013	#93
Tried that in Mn.	Mnpaul	Dec 2013	#105
they were trying too hard to be cutesy and state specific	yurbud	Dec 2013	#131
Hot chocolate is dangerous and he might poop his onside	Luminous Animal	Dec 2013	#123
The ACA Ads I've seen posted on DU have seemed	KoKo	Dec 2013	#41
I just showed this to my 24 year old son,	dmr	Dec 2013	#46
according to this thread, if the ad was well done, they would have laughed or been offended or had	yurbud	Dec 2013	#53
I showed it to my 23 year old daughter and she said	Luminous Animal	Dec 2013	#121
lots of time during the holidays to catch up with family members	CreekDog	Dec 2013	#52
They are using too much energy in Winter if they can sit around in PJs	seveneyes	Dec 2013	#55
By the way, Maybe you should take Gabby Giffords' photo off your profile	CreekDog	Dec 2013	#57
Dumb thread is dumb	RandiFan1290	Dec 2013	#69
His parents should keep them on their plan until he is 26...nt	Jesus Malverde	Dec 2013	#71
Well you're talking about it - and so is the internet. So, it seems to be working.	Drunken Irishman	Dec 2013	#72
I don't think we can tell whether it's effective or not unless part of the group	ecstatic	Dec 2013	#77
lol. Is that guy an "emo"?	quinnox	Dec 2013	#79
he's "quirky"	FatBuddy	Dec 2013	#86
No, he's totally "scene"..... not	grahamhgreen	Dec 2013	#102
Are we sure that our side thought up this ad?	winter is coming	Dec 2013	#91
lol, I think we have a winner!	quinnox	Dec 2013	#94
They need to hire the Pope's flacks	1000words	Dec 2013	#95
I think it's kind of spoofy. The RW & MSM had shit fits over	DevonRex	Dec 2013	#96
do you have a link to that Colorado ad?	yurbud	Dec 2013	#97
Here you go!	DevonRex	Dec 2013	#98
this must be deliberate	Enrique	Dec 2013	#99
How did you get my picture?!	CJCRANE	Dec 2013	#100
He needs a Pacifier to complete the cool image. nt	Demo_Chris	Dec 2013	#101
Maybe this was a package deal with the website development?? n/t	winter is coming	Dec 2013	#103
Absolutely not! This is what they should have used	tularetom	Dec 2013	#104
Yep, that's what I wanted at that age, to feel infantilized.	Throd	Dec 2013	#106
I see nothing wrong with it. Apparently the right-wing nuts do though.	NYC Liberal	Dec 2013	#107
No guns in the picture.	Ikonoklast	Dec 2013	#137
Wow! This can't be serious. They are trying to sell something and they	madinmaryland	Dec 2013	#109
Epic fail.	Llewlladdwr	Dec 2013	#110
LOL @ that guy in the picture	LittleBlue	Dec 2013	#113
This is not the only ad, OFA will launch several different ones for different audiences.	NYC_SKP	Dec 2013	#114
"doyougotinsurance.com" At least they're realistic and playing to current levels of intelligence.	cherokeeprogressive	Dec 2013	#115
Not as much diversity as I'd like to see on the ads, but here's the link:	NYC_SKP	Dec 2013	#116
Been there... and kind of shocked that my government would use such phraseology.	cherokeeprogressive	Dec 2013	#118
I agree...	KoKo	Dec 2013	#129
Thanks for the link...I hadn't seen all the ads in context.	KoKo	Dec 2013	#130
Two things:	Skip Intro	Dec 2013	#127
Smoke a pipe, and always be cautious and sensible!	Zorra	Dec 2013	#124
Reminds me of the guys on Big Bang Theory...	TeeYiYi	Dec 2013	#133
I've seen Leonard in his pajamas	B2G	Dec 2013	#134
What you perceive as a Onesie...	TeeYiYi	Dec 2013	#139
Love that show. I don't see it.	RedCappedBandit	Dec 2013	#136

Response to B2G (Original post)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:20 PM

FatBuddy (376 posts)

1. wow

they can't really believe young people are that stupid.

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Response to FatBuddy (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:29 PM

JaneyVee (19,877 posts)

10. Stupid how?

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Response to JaneyVee (Reply #10)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:30 PM

FatBuddy (376 posts)

11. to fall for pandering?

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Response to FatBuddy (Reply #11)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:31 PM

JaneyVee (19,877 posts)

13. That can be said about any demographic in any ad around the world.

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Response to JaneyVee (Reply #13)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:32 PM

FatBuddy (376 posts)

14. but we aren't discussing any demographic in any ad around the world

we are discussing the specific ad the OP posted.

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Response to FatBuddy (Reply #14)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:52 PM

JaneyVee (19,877 posts)

19. I'm talking about "pandering", that's ALL ads are. Someone is always getting

Pandered to.

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Response to JaneyVee (Reply #19)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:53 PM

B2G (9,766 posts)

20. Well they need to pander a lot better

'Cause this isn't cutting it.

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Response to B2G (Reply #20)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:55 PM

JaneyVee (19,877 posts)

24. Really. Seems like the entire Internet is talking about it.

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Response to JaneyVee (Reply #24)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 11:56 PM

cherokeeprogressive (24,853 posts)

112. They're talking about the AD, not ACA. Apparently you're missing the point.

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Response to JaneyVee (Reply #19)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:53 PM

FatBuddy (376 posts)

21. some of the "pandering" can be very clever and artful

that's the difference between good advertising and bad advertising.

the advert in the OP is an example of bad advertising.

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Response to FatBuddy (Reply #21)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:55 PM

JaneyVee (19,877 posts)

27. Are you talking about the ad? Then it's working.

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Response to JaneyVee (Reply #27)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:11 PM

FatBuddy (376 posts)

44. working in terms of what?

being an example of bad advertising?

if that is what you are saying, then I concur.

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Response to FatBuddy (Reply #44)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:49 PM

JaneyVee (19,877 posts)

84. There are plenty of bad ads, it's all in the eye of the beholder.

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Response to JaneyVee (Reply #27)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:29 PM

madmom (9,681 posts)

68. When I took marketing in school, that's exactly what they taught!

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Response to FatBuddy (Reply #21)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:23 PM

LanternWaste (37,748 posts)

62. The only relevant difference in advertising between good and bad is seen simply via the mechanism...

The only relevant difference in advertising between good and bad is seen simply via the mechanism of profit and revenue.

What one may think of any particular ad on a personal and individual level is wholly irrelevant to the collective perception.

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Response to LanternWaste (Reply #62)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:25 PM

FatBuddy (376 posts)

63. your definition is too restrictive

if profit and revenue were the sole indicators of advertising quality, they wouldn't have industry awards like the Clio, etc.

there is a certain amount of creativity into making an effective ad artful, clever, or award winning.

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Response to FatBuddy (Reply #11)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:18 PM

CreekDog (46,192 posts)

54. telling them it's important to have health insurance is pandering? enjoy your stay.

i went w/o health insurance, and lacked good insurance for a period of time.

if someone told me a way to get insurance or get better insurance and their advice was sound, i would have listened and been grateful.

that was in my 20s!

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Response to CreekDog (Reply #54)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:22 PM

FatBuddy (376 posts)

60. when I was in my 20s

the company I worked for provided insurance, they took like $20 bucks per pay period from check to pay for it.

i think you missed my point entirely.

Plus, it isn't very noble to deduce anything about my low post count except that I haven't posted a lot here.

I think it's bad form on your part.

rather than assume what you think I am saying, ask me what I am saying.

I wasn't speaking to the substance of the advert, merely its poor quality.

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Response to FatBuddy (Reply #60)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:31 PM

CreekDog (46,192 posts)

70. it's not your low post count --it's the content of your post.

i didn't *miss* your point. i thought it was stupid.

don't badmouth encouraging people to sign up for health insurance, for many, health insurance that is heavily subsidized and lecture me on bad form.

the bad form is on your part.

and you've been here ONE MONTH (or has it been longer) are you really going to lecture people on how one is supposed to behave here?

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Response to CreekDog (Reply #70)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:33 PM

FatBuddy (376 posts)

73. you aren't being honest

i didn't badmouth anyone for signing up for health insurance. this is something you conjured up on your own.

i spoke merely to the poor quality of the advertisement.

your bullying is very bad form.

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Response to FatBuddy (Reply #73)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:35 PM

CreekDog (46,192 posts)

74. your dishonesty continues --i represented your remark fairly --you lied about my remark

I said: don't badmouth encouraging people to sign up for health insurance

Reading is fundamental. Try it.

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Response to CreekDog (Reply #74)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:36 PM

FatBuddy (376 posts)

76. you are a bully and possibly dishonest

this is what I said: "they can't really believe young people are that stupid."

your words and accusations betray what some might consider a lack of character.

please note that i didn't say you lack character, it's possible you do have character, but your words raise the question.

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Response to FatBuddy (Reply #76)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:40 PM

CreekDog (46,192 posts)

78. Oh please. You start this saying that young people are stupid if they listen to their parents...

...on this.

that doesn't make young people stupid.

remember the ad is directed at parents and older relatives of young people -NOT YOUNG PEOPLE THEMSELVES.

Genius, not.

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Response to CreekDog (Reply #78)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:43 PM

FatBuddy (376 posts)

82. I will just have to take you at face value, like everyone else

sometimes it's too easy to make snap judgments: I realized I don't even know who you are.

I will just use the bit of advice my 6 year old niece blurted out at Thanksgiving: "It's just easier to love people!"

I did have to add your moniker to my excel spreadsheet, however.

(joking).

Happy Holidays!

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Response to CreekDog (Reply #54)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 10:04 PM

madinmaryland (64,342 posts)

108. Pandering NO. Condescending YES. Makes all 20 something's look like lazy bums sipping latte's

while living at home with their parents.

REALLY FUCKING BAD image.

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Response to madinmaryland (Reply #108)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 11:39 PM

CreekDog (46,192 posts)

111. no it doesn't.

it's supposed to look like a kid home from college or home from being away and visiting and having hot chocolate while visiting the family.

remember the ad is aimed at the parents and older relatives --not the young people themselves!

sheesh.

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Response to CreekDog (Reply #111)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:48 AM

cherokeeprogressive (24,853 posts)

117. LOL! Did you even see the SHADOW of that 747, much less hear it when it went over your head?

"Wear pajamas." Geek in a onesie (I wonder if it has a button-up flap in the back?).

"Drink hot chocolate." Geek with cup of hot chocolate.

I don't see any parents or older relatives in that ad, do you? Any parents in pajamas? Any parents with hot chocolate?

Not sheesh... WHOOSH.

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Response to cherokeeprogressive (Reply #117)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 02:06 AM

CreekDog (46,192 posts)

128. what is my conservadem going on about?

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Response to madinmaryland (Reply #108)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 04:03 PM

WorseBeforeBetter (11,441 posts)

132. To me, Pajama Boy looks educated and gainfully employed, with substantial disposable income.

Maybe it's the nerd glasses. Or the watch. Perhaps Hugo Boss for a cool $235.00? The lights casually strung up in the background look more "apartment" than Mom and Dad's. It *ain't* Swiss Miss he's drinking, either, but a little something he picked up at Dean & Deluca. All while sitting on what looks like a very expensive leather sofa. Nothing about that guy screams "needs health insurance." He comes across as someone who might be employed by a Google, with GENEROUS benefits available to him.

Either way, dumb choice for an image. Yes, people are talking, but not about the benefits of the ACA...

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Response to CreekDog (Reply #54)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:12 AM

Luminous Animal (27,310 posts)

125. I drink hot chocolate and wear onsies! OMG! I MEWD INSURANCE!

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Response to Luminous Animal (Reply #125)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 05:25 PM

Pretzel_Warrior (8,361 posts)

138. you are so transparent

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Response to FatBuddy (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:09 PM

Jesus Malverde (10,274 posts)

38. welcome to DU!

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Response to Jesus Malverde (Reply #38)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:11 PM

FatBuddy (376 posts)

43. thank you!

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Response to B2G (Original post)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:21 PM

The Velveteen Ocelot (108,795 posts)

2. That's pretty lame.

I don't know what a good angle would be, but I don't think that's it.

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Response to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:22 PM

B2G (9,766 posts)

3. He's in a ONESIE!

My conservative mother is having a field day with this pic. Arg!

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Response to B2G (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:28 PM

JaneyVee (19,877 posts)

9. What's wrong with wearing one piece pajamas in your own home?

Conservatives wore tea bags on their heads in public.

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Response to B2G (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:43 PM

polichick (37,151 posts)

16. Yeah, cooler jammies would've been better...

Seriously. Maybe bottoms with a t-shirt.

I know some millennials who love to hang out in their jammies after work and on weekends.

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Response to B2G (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:26 PM

Jesus Malverde (10,274 posts)

65. Pretty sure it's the crazy wax job to his eyebrows thats freaking everyone out subconsciously.

The onesie and cocoa just push it over the top.

Missing 1 teddy bear!

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Response to Jesus Malverde (Reply #65)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:35 PM

FatBuddy (376 posts)

75. haven't you heard?

24 is the new 8

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Response to FatBuddy (Reply #75)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:53 AM

Luminous Animal (27,310 posts)

119. Precisely!

Infantalizing and normalizing that infantalisation of adults

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Response to Jesus Malverde (Reply #65)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:15 AM

Luminous Animal (27,310 posts)

126. And a nipple.

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Response to B2G (Original post)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:24 PM

ProSense (116,464 posts)

4. Maybe it's because

"Why can't they get decent marketing people engaged?? "

...if they did, instead of complaining about this: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024192646

...people would be complaining about the amount of money being spent on "decent marketing people." Oh noes, Obama spending premiums on "marketing."

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Response to ProSense (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:06 AM

Raine1967 (11,566 posts)

122. NAILED IT. eom.

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Response to B2G (Original post)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:24 PM

JaneyVee (19,877 posts)

5. I like it. Looks like Christmas Day.

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Response to B2G (Original post)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:24 PM

politichew (230 posts)

6. This is only being criticized by the right.

Because the man in the ad doesn't fit their view of masculinity.

I'll add this thread to my long list of 'Thing that make me go hmmm.'

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Response to politichew (Reply #6)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:27 PM

B2G (9,766 posts)

8. You 'hmmmm' all you like

My kids are 20 & 23 and they laughed themselves silly.

This is not the image we need. Add all of those ridiculous Colorado ads in and it's embarassing.

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Response to politichew (Reply #6)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:41 PM

B2G (9,766 posts)

15. I'll pass that along to my very liberal kids

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Response to politichew (Reply #6)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:42 PM

Jesus Malverde (10,274 posts)

81. This is not about masculinity, it's about adultness.

A grown woman, dressed like a little girl, would not go over well either.

There is nothing un-masculine about the picture. The onsie and cocoa are societal totems for children.

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Response to Jesus Malverde (Reply #81)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:50 PM

politichew (230 posts)

85. It's more about people being petty than anything. nt

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Response to politichew (Reply #85)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:51 PM

Jesus Malverde (10,274 posts)

87. There is that, agreed...nt

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Response to politichew (Reply #6)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:59 AM

Luminous Animal (27,310 posts)

120. I think it is stupid and I am a democratic socialist.

Hmmm on that

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Response to B2G (Original post)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:27 PM

we can do it (11,406 posts)

7. Looks like a combo of Erkle and Harry Potter

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Response to B2G (Original post)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:31 PM

madrchsod (58,162 posts)

12. the right wing is having a field day with this and....

it`s not pretty. who thought this was going to fly without being shot at?

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Response to B2G (Original post)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:43 PM

Jesus Malverde (10,274 posts)

17. Someone got paid to make that....

Man child... we need you to pay for the boomers health care....

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Response to B2G (Original post)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:52 PM

Pretzel_Warrior (8,361 posts)

18. Young generation feeds off of irony and sarcasm

This is perfect.

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Response to Pretzel_Warrior (Reply #18)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:54 PM

B2G (9,766 posts)

23. How old are you?

My kids, the demographic they're targeting, think it's ridiculous.

It's anything but perfect.

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Response to B2G (Reply #23)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:00 PM

Pretzel_Warrior (8,361 posts)

31. My daughter laughed her ass off and thought they are genius

Kind of like many other "it's so bad it is good" marketing campaigns being used on young people these days.

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Response to Pretzel_Warrior (Reply #31)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:02 PM

JaneyVee (19,877 posts)

32. Exactly. Next they check the website on the bottom. Next they get info.

Next they are interested.

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:16 PM

frazzled (18,397 posts)

51. My kids are that demographic, too

I can't totally speak for them, but I think they'd think it's sort of hipster-sardonic cool. Winky wink.

PS: My son (soon to be 29) just got a policy on the ACA website, and is very happy to have it. He found himself in the odd position of having just completed his Ph.D. and not yet secured the job he wants. I'm not sure he would even have been able to buy a decent private policy before the ACA, because even though young and relatively healthy, he too probably would have been considered to have a pre-existing condition. He also said it was easy to do (but acknowledged it was probably because he decided not to go for the subsidy; he had saved up enough money over the past four years to be able to afford it, at least for a while, and didn't want to have to pay back the subsidy; said if he's still underemployed at the end of the year, he can get the subsidy retroactively on his taxes.)

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Response to B2G (Reply #23)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:25 PM

LanternWaste (37,748 posts)

64. Accurate description of the half the Clio award winners of the past 35 years...

It's anything but perfect..."

Accurate description of the half the Clio award winners of the past 35 years...

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:54 PM

JaneyVee (19,877 posts)

22. Hash tag GET TALKING. Seems to be working, everyone s talking about it.

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Response to JaneyVee (Reply #22)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:55 PM

B2G (9,766 posts)

25. Not in a good way. nt

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Response to B2G (Reply #25)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:56 PM

JaneyVee (19,877 posts)

28. Change the channel.

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:57 PM

Pretzel_Warrior (8,361 posts)

30. But the point is raise visibility in consumer consciousness

Just another round of reminding young people about it. By the way, many young people get tax refunds each year so they are in the biggest position to have penalty taken out of their taxes.

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Response to B2G (Reply #25)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:15 PM

JoePhilly (27,787 posts)

47. Miley Cyrus made a zillion dollars after her recent "bad" publicity.

#Get Talking

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Response to JoePhilly (Reply #47)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:22 PM

yurbud (39,405 posts)

61. this one has to go further in some direction to be bad. Right now it's just kind of bland

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Response to JoePhilly (Reply #47)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:56 PM

Jesus Malverde (10,274 posts)

90. And how has she made a zillion dollars??

Link? Everything I heard was it was signs of a dying career.

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Response to Jesus Malverde (Reply #90)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:57 PM

JoePhilly (27,787 posts)

92. Sales oh her new album jumped after

Her last stunt.

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Response to B2G (Original post)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:55 PM

Pretzel_Warrior (8,361 posts)

26. A visual for you

This advertisement for Obamacare

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Fellow DU'er heads

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 01:57 PM

Jesus Malverde (10,274 posts)

29. OMG you have to see the page at the link... Featuring this gem...

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Response to Jesus Malverde (Reply #29)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:03 PM

Pretzel_Warrior (8,361 posts)

33. And this video proves my point

Booyah!

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Response to Jesus Malverde (Reply #29)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:15 PM

yurbud (39,405 posts)

48. that's very well done and will convince no one to buy health insurance

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Response to yurbud (Reply #48)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:54 PM

JaneyVee (19,877 posts)

89. The video is reminding parents to get talking with their kids.

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:04 PM

octoberlib (14,971 posts)

34. Young people usually aren't wearing long pajamas and drinking hot chocolate when they

get together. I guess they can't really say have a beer or smoke a blunt and talk about health insurance.

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Response to octoberlib (Reply #34)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:28 PM

Skidmore (37,364 posts)

67. How may of them just might be doing just this during the

holidays while visiting parents who just may be adding them to a policy or helping out with costs. Sometimes DU is just a little too cool and snarky. Perhaps there should be a little twerking added to make this more palatable for some. It is an ad from the President's political organization. I wouldn't be expecting a Super Bowl type ad.

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Response to octoberlib (Reply #34)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 05:08 PM

whatchamacallit (15,558 posts)

135. Haha true. n/t

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:05 PM

JoePhilly (27,787 posts)

35. Got you talking about it ... #GetTalking

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Response to JoePhilly (Reply #35)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:08 PM

yurbud (39,405 posts)

37. well done

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Response to JoePhilly (Reply #35)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:10 PM

politichew (230 posts)

40. Thread win.

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:08 PM

yurbud (39,405 posts)

36. why not do a campaign that includes health issues young people DO have: sports injuries, STDs...

PREGNANCY...it aint rocket science.

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Response to yurbud (Reply #36)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:09 PM

yurbud (39,405 posts)

39. show a snowboarder with three casts and a neck brace & caption: he didn't think he needed insurance

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Response to yurbud (Reply #39)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:11 PM

yurbud (39,405 posts)

42. Or a skateboarder: "he didn't think he needed insurance until he tore chestnuts open on a

fire hydrant."

and so on.

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Response to yurbud (Reply #42)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:16 PM

yurbud (39,405 posts)

49. Remember that girl you had sex with at the frat party whose name you can't remember?

that's why you need health insurance.

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Response to yurbud (Reply #42)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:16 PM

KoKo (84,711 posts)

50. Agree...about all three of your suggestions.

But, maybe the only ones we've seen are ones posted here on DU that seem so off the message.

Anyway...Good Points about ads that would seem to work better if young people are the target.

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Response to KoKo (Reply #50)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:48 PM

yurbud (39,405 posts)

83. thanks.

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Response to yurbud (Reply #39)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:12 PM

JoePhilly (27,787 posts)

45. Show him right before the run saying ...

To the camera (friend's iphone camera)... "Insurance, I'm so awesome that I don't need no insurance" ...

Show him head down the slope ... fade out .... then fade back in to him in the hospital.

Snowboarder: "Did I win?"

Doctor: "Yea, you won this bill for $25,000"

Hands the guy the invoice and walks out.

Friend shows him the video on the phone both guys cringe ... repeatedly.

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Response to JoePhilly (Reply #45)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:20 PM

yurbud (39,405 posts)

56. I thought you were going to go FINAL DESTINATION with that: after the "..."

he steps on the curb and gets hit by a bus (but lives).

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Response to yurbud (Reply #56)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:20 PM

JoePhilly (27,787 posts)

58. lol

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Response to yurbud (Reply #56)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:20 PM

yurbud (39,405 posts)

59. FINAL DESTINATION would be a great meme for this: kids who saw it as teens are just now aging out

of their parents insurance.

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Response to yurbud (Reply #59)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:27 PM

yurbud (39,405 posts)

66. you could even use clips from the movie then after the person is seemingly killed...

cut in someone looking down, and saying, "Nope, he's still alive. I hope he's got health insurance."

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Response to yurbud (Reply #66)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:42 PM

ecstatic (31,215 posts)

80. great ideas! nt

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Response to JoePhilly (Reply #45)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:52 PM

FatBuddy (376 posts)

88. or

"The small town I'm from doesn't have much opportunity, that's why enlisted. But I never expected a roadside IED would take away both my legs. The VA doesn't give me the support I need, that's why I need insurance!"

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Response to JoePhilly (Reply #45)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:58 PM

winter is coming (11,785 posts)

93. I'd simply show him at the top of the run... "The time to get health insurance is NOW" n/t

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Response to yurbud (Reply #36)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 09:43 PM

Mnpaul (3,655 posts)

105. Tried that in Mn.

and it is beyond stupid. What a wasted opportunity. The person in charge (a former United Health lackey)resigned today.

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Response to Mnpaul (Reply #105)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:15 PM

yurbud (39,405 posts)

131. they were trying too hard to be cutesy and state specific

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Response to yurbud (Reply #36)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:06 AM

Luminous Animal (27,310 posts)

123. Hot chocolate is dangerous and he might poop his onside

before he can get the flap down and develop a rash.

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Response to B2G (Original post)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:10 PM

KoKo (84,711 posts)

41. The ACA Ads I've seen posted on DU have seemed

negative stereotypes of those who should be signing up. I think the one above is really bizarre.

Granted I've only seen the ones posted here on DU that I thought were stereotypical..but, I would think more diversity would be a better way to advertise ACA.

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Response to B2G (Original post)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:13 PM

dmr (27,998 posts)

46. I just showed this to my 24 year old son,

his wife & a couple of their friends.

Their reaction was: "So?"

I pointed out the jammies.

"So. He looks comfortable & warm."

Son says someone somewhere always has something to complain about.

It's probably one of a series of ads. No big deal.

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Response to dmr (Reply #46)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:18 PM

yurbud (39,405 posts)

53. according to this thread, if the ad was well done, they would have laughed or been offended or had

some reaction that showed the ad struck a nerve and stuck with them.

Just being inoffensive is not exactly a sign of effectiveness.

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Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:03 AM

Luminous Animal (27,310 posts)

121. I showed it to my 23 year old daughter and she said

that momma's boy needs to get out of the basement.

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Response to B2G (Original post)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:17 PM

CreekDog (46,192 posts)

52. lots of time during the holidays to catch up with family members

and yes, if they don't have health insurance, to remind them that this is an opportunity.

everyone knows the holidays are an opportunity for nagging, why not on this topic?

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:19 PM

seveneyes (4,631 posts)

55. They are using too much energy in Winter if they can sit around in PJs

They would have to keep the heat above 60F to keep from shivering in pajamas.

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:20 PM

CreekDog (46,192 posts)

57. By the way, Maybe you should take Gabby Giffords' photo off your profile

I'm sure she disagrees that talking to one's younger relatives about health insurance is an unserious idea.

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:31 PM

RandiFan1290 (6,176 posts)

69. Dumb thread is dumb

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:31 PM

Jesus Malverde (10,274 posts)

71. His parents should keep them on their plan until he is 26...nt

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:33 PM

Drunken Irishman (34,857 posts)

72. Well you're talking about it - and so is the internet. So, it seems to be working.

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:37 PM

ecstatic (31,215 posts)

77. I don't think we can tell whether it's effective or not unless part of the group

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that's being targeted. Frankly,I don't get a lot of the humor and behavior of the so called millennials. Maybe I'll get my brother's opinion, but he just turned 27 and he took the initiative to get an individual policy years ago, long before I did (of course, back then it was a lot cheaper for young men).

update: I texted the pic to my brother and I was stunned by his response, and not in a good way. Basically, he doesn't like the ad and said that the guy in the ad looks gay. I wonder if homophobia is what's behind the negative response some people are having. The thought never crossed my mind, but perhaps there's also a gender difference in the way it's being received.

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:41 PM

quinnox (20,600 posts)

79. lol. Is that guy an "emo"?

I never even figured out what "emo" is though.

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Response to quinnox (Reply #79)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:50 PM

FatBuddy (376 posts)

86. he's "quirky"

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Response to quinnox (Reply #79)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 09:31 PM

grahamhgreen (15,741 posts)

102. No, he's totally "scene"..... not

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:57 PM

winter is coming (11,785 posts)

91. Are we sure that our side thought up this ad?

'Cause the message I'm getting is, "health insurance is for nerdy losers".

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Response to winter is coming (Reply #91)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:59 PM

quinnox (20,600 posts)

94. lol, I think we have a winner!

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 02:59 PM

1000words (7,051 posts)

95. They need to hire the Pope's flacks

Am I right?

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 04:09 PM

DevonRex (22,541 posts)

96. I think it's kind of spoofy. The RW & MSM had shit fits over

Colorado's pretty funny, and spoofy, depiction of college kids' behavior in their health care ads. So OFA is going the totally opposite way. DUH.

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Response to DevonRex (Reply #96)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 05:16 PM

yurbud (39,405 posts)

97. do you have a link to that Colorado ad?

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Response to yurbud (Reply #97)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 05:19 PM

DevonRex (22,541 posts)

98. Here you go!

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/10/brosurance-colorado-obamacare-ad

There were several. This is just the first that popped up.

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 09:11 PM

Enrique (27,461 posts)

99. this must be deliberate

they picked the guy and the outfit specifically to get the reaction they got from the right wing. There is no one, especially an ad person, to whom that reaction would be 100% predictable.

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 09:20 PM

CJCRANE (18,184 posts)

100. How did you get my picture?!

Can't you people leave me alone! I was just trying to relax in my DU downtime.

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 09:28 PM

Demo_Chris (6,234 posts)

101. He needs a Pacifier to complete the cool image. nt

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 09:34 PM

winter is coming (11,785 posts)

103. Maybe this was a package deal with the website development?? n/t

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 09:37 PM

tularetom (23,664 posts)

104. Absolutely not! This is what they should have used

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 09:47 PM

Throd (7,208 posts)

106. Yep, that's what I wanted at that age, to feel infantilized.

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 09:50 PM

NYC Liberal (19,878 posts)

107. I see nothing wrong with it. Apparently the right-wing nuts do though.

What specifically, I have no idea.

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Response to NYC Liberal (Reply #107)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 05:25 PM

Ikonoklast (23,973 posts)

137. No guns in the picture.

Keep everything the same but put a .308 semi-automatic rifle in that kid's hands, and they'd all be saying. "That there's a Real Red-Blooded Murican'."

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 10:07 PM

madinmaryland (64,342 posts)

109. Wow! This can't be serious. They are trying to sell something and they

show a picture of a kid in pajamas hanging out drinking lattes while living at home with his parents. It just is not a good image.

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 11:03 PM

Llewlladdwr (2,165 posts)

110. Epic fail.

A successful ad gets you talking about the subject of the ad, in this case health insurance.

An unsuccessful ad gets you talking about the ad, not its subject. This ad does that.

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Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:00 AM

LittleBlue (10,362 posts)

113. LOL @ that guy in the picture

That expression on his face

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Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:20 AM

NYC_SKP (68,644 posts)

114. This is not the only ad, OFA will launch several different ones for different audiences.

Some will be funny!

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Response to NYC_SKP (Reply #114)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:42 AM

cherokeeprogressive (24,853 posts)

115. "doyougotinsurance.com" At least they're realistic and playing to current levels of intelligence.

The THREE WHITE GUYS in the ad? Why, they're probably a semester away from their Poli-Sci degrees at Harvard, Yale, or some other Ivy League institute of higher partying, and on their way to being our next generation of leaders... sons of Congresscritters and Senators no doubt, who can continue partying right up until they decide to run for that first office...

Is this an ad for Health Insurance, or an ad for Toby Keith, or both? DON'T TAP INTO YOUR BEER MONEY FOR INSURANCE! WE GOT IT COVERED! Plenty of money for beer and red Solo Cups! Party on Biff! Party on Beau! Party on Kevin!

Now red solo cup is the best receptacle
From barbecues, tailgates, fairs and festivals
And you sir do not have a pair of testicles
If you prefer drinkin' from glass

Hey red solo cup is cheap and disposable
In fourteen years they are decomposable
And unlike my home they are not foreclosable
Freddie Mac can kiss my ass, woo!

Red solo cup, I fill you up
Let's have a party, let's have a party
I love you red solo cup, I lift you up,
Proceed to party, proceed to party

Now I really love how you're easy to stack
But I really hate how you're easy to crack
Cause when beer runs down, in front of my back
Well, that, my friends, is quite yucky

But I have to admit that the ladies get smitten
Admirin' at how sharply my first name is written
On you with a Sharpie when I get to hittin'
On them, to help me get lucky

Red solo cup, I fill you up
Let's have a party, let's have a party
I love you red solo cup, I lift you up,
Proceed to party, proceed to party

Now I've seen you in blue and I've seen you in yellow
But only you red will do for this fellow
Cause you are the Abbott into my Costello
And you are the Fruit to my Loom

Red solo cup, you're more than just plastic
More than amazing, you're more than fantastic
And believe me that I'm not the least bit sarcastic
When I look at you and say:
"Red solo cup, you're not just a cup (No, no, God no)
You're my friend, yea (Lifelong)
Thank you for being my friend"

Red solo cup, I fill you up
Let's have a party, let's have a party
I love you red solo cup, I lift you up,
Proceed to party, proceed to party

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Response to cherokeeprogressive (Reply #115)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:46 AM

NYC_SKP (68,644 posts)

116. Not as much diversity as I'd like to see on the ads, but here's the link:

http://doyougotinsurance.com/

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Response to NYC_SKP (Reply #116)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:51 AM

cherokeeprogressive (24,853 posts)

118. Been there... and kind of shocked that my government would use such phraseology.

I had to see if it was a real url, and was saddened to find out it was. Just another indication of how far we've sunk as a society. Imagine how our leaders will be talking 50 years from now... if this is how their own government talks to our young people today.

Glad I won't be around to see it.

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Response to cherokeeprogressive (Reply #118)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:46 PM

KoKo (84,711 posts)

129. I agree...

That ad is as bad as the guy in his pj's, and the couple getting ready to "get it on" glad that the girl has birth control coverage.

Very much stereotypes of middle class or wealthy kids. And, yet the wealthy kids can stay on parents insurance until 26 years old. These adds (that I've seen posted on DU) are young adults who look middle class or wealthy. Where are the poor and desparate. Why are they all white kids with hip names?

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Response to NYC_SKP (Reply #116)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:46 PM

KoKo (84,711 posts)

130. Thanks for the link...I hadn't seen all the ads in context.

It didn't improve my opinion, though of the lack of diversity and the emphasis on what look like middle or upper class kids. Only one black family? Where are the people who live in mobile homes or in rural areas who don't look so cool as these people do. And the pregnant woman captioned "about to pop" reminded me of HuffPost and Yahoo side stories blaring "Kim Kardashian Ready to POP."

But, then I sound like a curmudgeon wagging my finger and not able to get "Hip Humor." Perhaps its a "generation" thingy.

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Response to cherokeeprogressive (Reply #115)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:17 AM

Skip Intro (19,768 posts)

127. Two things:

First, these ads, as with all ads from the Obama sphere, are meticulously calibrated to target specific audiences, and race is one important factor in those calibrations. That one ad features young white men is no accident. The ad in the OP is not an accident. There are clear target demographics here. And some pretty bad ads all around, imho.

Not even to mention how unsavory it is to try to inject politics into the biggest holiday season of the year. Can't we take a break? Can't we just be done with politics for a couple of weeks and focus on our families? Does everything have to be about Obama?

The other thing is, Red Solo Cup is a hell of a good party song!

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Response to B2G (Original post)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:08 AM

Zorra (27,670 posts)

124. Smoke a pipe, and always be cautious and sensible!

(Sorry, I couldn't help myself)

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Thu Dec 19, 2013, 04:19 PM

TeeYiYi (8,028 posts)

133. Reminds me of the guys on Big Bang Theory...

It's a pretty popular show and a legitimate demographic target. I don't see the problem.

TYY

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Response to TeeYiYi (Reply #133)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 04:52 PM

B2G (9,766 posts)

134. I've seen Leonard in his pajamas

and they aren't flannel onsies with a zipper.

Lol.

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Response to B2G (Reply #134)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 06:53 PM

TeeYiYi (8,028 posts)

139. What you perceive as a Onesie...

... I see as cozy flannel pajamas in the wintertime.

My grandma made flannel pajamas for me, every Christmas, almost until the year she died at 93. She made them for all of her grandkids and they wore them. Some of them had feet in them. (I can't tell if the PJs in the ad have feet or not.)

The kid in the ad doesn't look like he's getting cheeto dust on his parent's old Dell computer keyboard in the basement. Rather, he looks like he's on winter break from college; fashion conscious with contemporary hairstyle and glasses, relaxing on a leather couch.

Different frame of reference, I guess.

TYY

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Response to TeeYiYi (Reply #133)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 05:19 PM

RedCappedBandit (5,514 posts)

136. Love that show. I don't see it.

Ad seems to be infantilizing 20 something American males. Pretty annoying, as a 20 something American male. A very nerdy one, at that.

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