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Posted: Apr 17 2009 11:00 pm

All right, I saw this commercial and thought it was amusing, but shortly after that I saw on The Early Show that people are complaining that it is too sexual to market to children. I really don't agree (but then again I was watching I Spit on Your Grave at ten years old). My parents were strict in certain aspects, but they never gave a shit what I watched or played. They were concerned with the things I did and real life. I don't have children though, so maybe I am wrong in seeing no problem with the commercial. I am curious if anybody else thinks this is an offensive commercial.

Posted: Apr 17 2009 11:36 pm

I don't think it's offensive in the least. The only thing that offended me is that Sir Mix-a-lot stooped so low as to associate with Spongebob. Then again, that's just me.

Posted: Apr 18 2009 12:20 am

Neutral-bob wrote:

I don't think it's offensive in the least. The only thing that offended me is that Spongebob stooped so low as to associate with Sir Mix-a-lot. Then again, that's just me.

Fixed.

Posted: Apr 18 2009 12:21 am

More that Sir Mix-a-lot sold out to Burger King. Though if it had to be a fast food joint, I'm glad it was BK. I love the King.

Posted: Apr 18 2009 12:36 am

Cameron wrote:

Fixed.

Thanks, you're too kind. lol
I don't mind Spongebob, however I don't really find the show that appealing. I suppose I'm jaded because I can't really come to terms with the fact that the show has been around for so long. When it first came out I used to watch it, however it's sense of humour gradually lost it's charm for me.

Posted: Apr 18 2009 04:35 am

I saw it and knew the uptight prudes would start yammering about it, sure enough a few days later they did. Complaining about how it's sexual and degrading to women, like all of us guys really dig square phone book asses, sheesh does anyone understand satire anymore? Rolling Eyes

Posted: Apr 18 2009 09:48 am

I found nothing wrong with it. But you can't tell that to all the over-protective soccer moms.

Posted: Apr 18 2009 11:06 am

The commercial had me at "right angles."

Joined: Apr 14 2006 Location: Lake Michigan Posts: 3332

I was shocked when I first saw it. The most well-known rap song about ASSES used to market kids meals to kids? I mean, c'mon, they're using a sexually-charged rap song to motivate kids to badger their parents to go to BK. Just using Spongebob should be good enough, they didn't have to bring our culture to a new low.

This was quite possibly the most inappropriate thing I've ever seen on TV, and that's saying a lot. Most explicit things are on at an appropriate hour, but this is a commercial that is on anytime and is specifically marketed towards kids.

Joined: Dec 06 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 11244

I laughed when I saw it, but if I had kids I would have been trying very hard to explain to them why this even exists.

Well kids, there use to be this guy who liked big butts but now he is a failure and he has to talk about Sponge Bob's sexual fantasies.

Joined: Dec 06 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 11244

Wait wait wait!!! That video isn't the commercial!

This is it:

Joined: Oct 15 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 18

I think it's funny, but who thought this would get past the protective parents? Were they just trying to get hype or something?

Posted: Apr 18 2009 01:39 pm

SSNintendo wrote:

I found nothing wrong with it. But you can't tell that to all the over-protective soccer moms.

This. Christ guys, loosen your assholes for a second.

Posted: Apr 18 2009 06:21 pm

Eh, Spongebob's been in the eyes of controversy for years. Apparently, people think that the show has a bit of a gay theme or something.

Posted: Apr 18 2009 08:01 pm

I find it to be kind of funny but I have to say it is a little inappropriate for kids in my opinion.

Posted: Apr 18 2009 11:00 pm

Do they even play this commercial at times when kids are watching? I mean, it's technically geared toward parents anyways as it's about getting a meal and then getting a kids meal for 99 cents extra. I've only ever seen it on Cartoon Network after 10 PM, when kids should technically be in bed. I'm not sure you can claim this is aimed at kids as it is younger "hipper" parents.

Posted: Apr 18 2009 11:52 pm

I hate this commercial. It seems forced. Also, it's dumb.

Another commercial I hate is the one with Little Tiger Woods and all those singing animals. That commercial is, to paraphrase Pantera, far beyond gay.

Posted: Apr 20 2009 03:23 pm

Syd Lexia wrote:

I hate this commercial. It seems forced. Also, it's dumb.

Thank you. I hate this commercial too, since the first time I saw it. I never even stopped to think about it being "sexual" because I was too busy being pissed off by a shitty adaptation of an even shittier initial song. Ugh.

Posted: Apr 20 2009 04:07 pm

I know Burger King is known for making weird commercials but what were they thinking when they made this one?

Posted: Apr 21 2009 12:42 am

IceWarm wrote:

I know Burger King is known for making weird commercials but what were they thinking when they made this one?

The rear end of a waitress at Krystal/White Castle's?

Posted: Apr 21 2009 04:09 pm

Since the original song is undisguised sexual innuendo it's slightly disturbing that some manager in BK's Kid's Meal marketing Department associated it with a kids show and ran to the board meeting fidgeting with uncontainable glee at his oh so clever new idea for a commercial. What a sick bastard! Mad

Posted: Apr 21 2009 04:58 pm

Again, I'd like to point out that I don't think this was aimed at kids; it just uses a iconic character that parents will recognize and a song they will probably have nostalgia for. Is it a good idea? Probably not, but it's not the end of western civilization as we know it like some people are making it out to be.