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Santa with elf > Santa without one
Wikipedia search of the history of Santa Claus. Very interesting read.
But I know to kids he exists today much more as a secular symbol of generosity and happiness and toys toys toys. What I don't understand is how you can see this ad as anything other than a sad portrayal of violence and the guy from the store doing nothing--showing no human emotion at all--as this symbol of happiness to children is assaulted violently a few feet from the store is beyond me. Why doesn't the J&R guy lift the phone and call? Here we have a store, in effect saying that their employees are like the people who didn't call the cops when Mary Jo Kopeckne drowned or when Kitty Genovese was raped. Shop with us...we stand by and do nothing when a symbol of goodness and hope is potentially murdered at our doorstep. All for a joke? It's sad.
Magpie, where do people like you even come up with this? Since when is Santa Claus a Christian symbol, or a symbol of anything other than vivid imaginations and capitalist decadence? You are an utter failure at life. My only concern is that you actually have a daughter, and an intellectual midget like you will undoubtedly shape her mind for the worse. And we wonder why India and China continue to trump us in education and high skill careers. Perfect example here folks. This one is boycotting a store because they attacked that Christian symbol of sanctity and purity, jolly ol' Saint Nick.
Santa Claus is a Christian symbol. Thanks for the epic lulz dumbass.
There's a lot of ill will in this world. I hope that your negativism doesn't seep in to your child's dreams. A conscientious parent might be able to explain this as humor to a child. It certainly wasn't as bad as the Simpsons, Family Guy, and South Park.
You're right.
Obviously Santa has poor public relations and political pull. I admire your stalwart support for him and respect your thoughts and opinions.
But, in all truth, do you think that was really Santa? That elf looked more like he came from Keebler than the North Pole. I think we might be dealing with an impostor here. Or worse...a paid actor. At which point, I really want to know if he's a member of SAG or Equity.
Overall, I like J&R and shop their large classical DVD collection. While this Santa controversy may merit further investigation, I think it was fine toungue-in-cheek humor. I give J&R an A for creativity.
Do you think that that Santa might have been Jewish or Gay? Either way, of course, it's cool.
The problem with your hypotheticals (if it had been two Jews or two gays fighting) is that it is comparing apples and oranges. Santa isn't real. Sorry if Iruined that for you and your daughter.
My daughter may be unsure of Santa's reality, but a violent mugging happening in New York is all too real. The way this is shot, the way the whole thing goes down, I feel crosses a line. I'm pretty amazed we haven't heard more outcry. It's way more offensive than the Crispin Whopper Virgins thing. I'm pretty sure that was the intention though. "Let's piss off the Christian zealots like Bill O'Reilly and see if we can get some free media." It's commercial and cynical to the core.
followed by one real comment by a hater, followed by more comments from the same creatives blindly defending the spot, while still pretending to be someone else.
Listen guys - it's J&R, who gives a fuck it's a local spot. Besides, your bosses aren't reading this crappy blog, they're out looking for jobs, since your little shop will be closed by the end of Q1 09 anyways.
It's a funny spot and a very satirical note of New York. Yet I agree with Magpie and Reality that here, at this holiday time, one would reach out and aid someone in distress. There are many NY'ers that will gladly give help, directions, and courtesy to another. But there is a sense of irony in Christmas and I think this clip demostrated it beautifully.
In the real world, J&R has a security guard near the door. I'm certain the guard would have stopped the fight and helped Santa - and J&R might've pitched in and bought him a cup of coffee at the Starbucks across the street. It's a sardonic look at Christmas but, as a loyal customer, I can say that those people working at J&R seem to be a caring lot throughout the year.
The promo may have been hokey but lots of comedy is "set" up. Hey, in any movie, everyone is part of the staff. It's a nice try for J&R. They didn't fool you. It's a funny spot anyway.