Jack in the Box commercial about menopause--funny or offensive, or a little of both?
I was watching TV the other day and saw an ad for Jack in the Box that stars a menopausal woman and Jack. I have to say, I don't think I've ever seen an ad for a fast food restaurant that stars a woman in menopause.
If you want to view it, go to www.jackinthebox.com and then click on "commercials" on the left and it should be the ad on the far left. You can see the lady in her pink dress.
Frankly, I wasn't sure whether I liked it or not. I thought they were making fun of menopausal women. My take was that menopausal women are not taken seriously because we're just hysterical. But it's no laughing matter as I know first hand that very few people take us seriously and that it's a real problem for lots of women.
This may be because I've lived it and seen and heard too many women who are silently suffering that it's hard for me to find the humor in it. But it goes to show you how many women are menopausal when Jack in the Box dedicates a commercial to it.
Then again, I have a dear friend who saw it and thought it was really funny. But she's a bit younger and hasn't hit menopause yet so maybe that's the difference.
I'd love it if you'd follow the link and watch the ad and then post your thoughts below. Is it funny to you, or offensive, or somewhere in between? Michelle
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I find the commerical very offensive. Maybe we should have a few commericals featuring balding men with comb-overs or erectile dysfunction as the focal point of the humor.
They have commercials like that. You would also be complaining about them if you were a balding man with a comb-over and erectile dysfunction, because you're offended by this one. People like you LOOK for stuff to be offended by. Your life must just be miserable if all you do is find offense in a satirical commercial. There's a reason Saturday Night Live has been on TV for 30+ years-- poking fun at stuff is FUNNY.
AIN'T AMERICA GREAT!!!
You don't effin know me.....just to clue you in......my life is far from miserable. Looks like people like you LOOK for was to annoy others.
Get a little education. You COMPLETELY and TOTALLY missed the point.
Sincerely,
Successful comedy writer
Apparently, Successful Comedy Writer is only 12 years old, because only junior-highers retort to internet-message boards with pseudo-swear words, slams against a total stranger's intelligence, and getting defensive about how un-miserable your life is BECAUSE OF A FRUIT SMOOTHIE COMMERCIAL!
Maybe you should chill, and get some smoothies because you seem to be street-rat crazy.
I have to laugh at this thread... it's completely hilarious how defensive people are about how much they hate this commercial. I've actually been grinning at every reply, good bad or in between.
My point was this: They DO have funny commercials about impotent men (IMPOTENT, not important) and they do have funny commercials about balding guys with comb-overs, and the advertising industry makes fun of most people.
You'll only notice and be offended by the ads that seem offensive to your personal category. Otherwise, you should be crusading on the behalf of all slighted butts of satirical ad campaigns, and not just this one.
(By the way, if you want to talk about education, I caught at least two spelling mistakes in your replies about how successful and non-miserable you are.)