Love both of those commercials; having seen neither. Unfortunately, the ”bouncy” commercial would drive all of those snowflakes crazy and the media would have a field day with FCA corporate. If you are ever in Europe, watch TV commercials; they are irreverent and very funny. America needs to lighten up over the small stuff; we still have soldiers dying in war and cops shot on the streets. Time to reprioritize.
Some truth to that; their parents defeated fascism and made the U.S. the preeminent world power. But their kids are the first generation that's worse off than their parents, in terms of debt/job prospects/etc. The Boomers clearly did something wrong.
More like late 60s through the late 90s early 2000s..... the social movement/s you’re giving credit to this shift can easily be tracked by looking at comedians and their material. It wasn’t until the last 10 to 15 or so years did the material change and get more PC. Which coincidentally aligns with the shift/growth in popularity of social media..... I’d use George Carlin as an example, being the most recognizable social commentary comedian. I’d dare anyone to show this generation his material.... heads would explode. To the point you have people boycotting and protesting comedians now over sensitivities.
I agree, my wife if from the Netherlands, first generation from her family here in the US and we discuss this all the time.... it’s a whole different world there. Oddly enough they are not as addicted to social media as they are here, spend more time outdoors active and engaging with others in person.... what a concept lol (sarcasm) I actually like it there, but it’s odd to see 60-80 year olds still riding bicycles in the streets.... here in the states if you’re that old, odds are you can barely make a flight of stairs. But my point is they socialize and pass on their values this way.
My recollection of the 80s was a decade very much shaped by the Moral Majority casting judgement on anyone and anything that was actually fun, but I grew up in a very socially-conservative city. Women's fashion was very modest in the 80s through the 90s, if you consider that to be a reflection on society's rigidity of the time.
This kind of stuff would probably go over better if we didn't have very real and not funny misogyny and patriarchy issues. It's easy for some guy to say lighten up to women who have been the victims of that sort of BS over the years.
I agree. Unfortunately, the funny "innocent" stuff has been overshadowed by legitimate issues, as you note, and we just have great difficulty in our society separating these issues. My wife has been harassed professionally and personally over the years particularly as a woman (physician) in what was a man's world, but she still manages to distinguish the "funny" from the serious. The odd thing in America is that we sell so many products with sex, yet to mention it is forbidden.
It's been referred to the Godfather!
No, but the reality TV entertainer president just tweeted, asking his beloved "poorly educated" followers to learn a new vocabulary word besides "snowflake".
