November 25, 2005
The C Word
"Hey what's a four letter word for snatch? Grab. Oh right...right. Whoopsie!" - Stuck On You
The advent of Thanksgiving can mean only one thing: the Christmas shopping experience has begun. And Thanksgiving Day football can mean only one thing: the advent of the Christmas sale commercial.
Now I decided to watch these commercials with a critical eye - will anyone have the brass tacks to actually mention the reason behind the season? The answer, largely, and sadly, is no.
There are cars with ribbons on them. A big red one on a Lexus. Why? PLEASE, tell me why you are giving someone a car with a ribbon?
The euphemisms thrown out now are just vague PC chicanery.
Special time of year, the season for giving, holiday sale, this holiday season, blah blah blah. Every commercial wants you to buy something for an unspoken reason, or wish you a good time on your unnamed celebratory day.
Radio Shack actually had the nerve to have a kid mention wanting something for Christmas - bonus point given!
Do Botswanans get upset when they see a St. Patricks Day Parade? Or are single people victimized by St. Valentine's Day? Are the childless stricken down in the street on Mother's Day? Then good grief, our Jewish brothers and sisters won't pass out if they hear a good old fashioned "Come drop loads of dough on an overpriced diamond for your wife for Christmas!"
Christmas isn't a national holiday anymore, it's a financial quarter...
UPDATE: This is what Christmas is now about...
And MORE! Hark, the herald angels sing...
Everytime you push a shopper to the floor to get to one of the last X-Box 360's at Wal-Mart's "Super Holiday" sale, you make Baby Jesus cry...
Posted by MEC2 at November 25, 2005 12:09 PM | TrackBack