HisSelf Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 (edited) I'm starting this thread so everybody can have a chance to give the raspberry to advertising campaigns. My favourite cynicism in advertising candiate is the Joe Rant (oops Joe Canadian) advertising campaign run by Molsons a few years back. It was basically an anti-American rant. "We have a beaver and not and eagle.. we have a prime minister and not a president.... AND I AM CANADIAN!" Molsons spent major bucks to send this guy and his flannel shirt all over the country delivering his rant at county fairs, jazz festivals, speedways.... At the same time, Molsons was selling the Montreal Canadiens to an American businessman from Washington DC. Has to be a low point in Canadian advertising. Really. What would hapen if Steinbrunner sold the Yankees to Japanese interests? I challenge anybody to come up with anything lower than this. Edited August 29, 2008 by HisSelf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyser Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 I challenge anybody to come up with anything lower than this. "Nooooooooooobody" for one. Any Tim Hortons commercials for two. Any in house produced commercial for three. (which includes T.H.) Anti American? You thought so? I didnt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusThermopyle Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 Anti American? You thought so? I didnt. Gotta say I agree with HisSelf on this one. As soon as I heard it for the first time I found it to be very juvenile and anti American. Also extremely extremely annoying. For me its the Apple commercials, they just lie through their teeth, pretty much the entire comercial is either an outright lie or a very liberal distortion of the truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyser Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 Gotta say I agree with HisSelf on this one. As soon as I heard it for the first time I found it to be very juvenile and anti American. Also extremely extremely annoying. Well...here it is. What part is anti American "Hey, I'm not a lumberjack, or a fur trader.... I don't live in an igloo or eat blubber, or own a dogsled.... and I don't know Jimmy, Sally or Suzy from Canada, although I'm certain they're really really nice. I have a Prime Minister, not a president. I speak English and French, not American. And I pronounce it 'about', not 'a boot'. I can proudly sew my country's flag on my backpack. I believe in peace keeping, not policing, diversity, not assimilation, and that the beaver is a truly proud and noble animal. A toque is a hat, a chesterfield is a couch, and it is pronounced 'zed' not 'zee', 'zed' !!!! Canada is the second largest landmass! The first nation of hockey! and the best part of North America My name is Joe!! And I am Canadian!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisSelf Posted August 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 Well...here it is. What part is anti American"Hey, I'm not a lumberjack, or a fur trader.... I don't live in an igloo or eat blubber, or own a dogsled.... and I don't know Jimmy, Sally or Suzy from Canada, although I'm certain they're really really nice. I have a Prime Minister, not a president. I speak English and French, not American. And I pronounce it 'about', not 'a boot'. I can proudly sew my country's flag on my backpack. I believe in peace keeping, not policing, diversity, not assimilation, and that the beaver is a truly proud and noble animal. A toque is a hat, a chesterfield is a couch, and it is pronounced 'zed' not 'zee', 'zed' !!!! Canada is the second largest landmass! The first nation of hockey! and the best part of North America My name is Joe!! And I am Canadian!!! Ha ha. So you're being ironic, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 I don't find that rant to be anti-american at all. "I have a Prime Minister, not a President" Statements like that are pretty matter-of-fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusThermopyle Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Statements like that are pretty matter-of-fact. And in this particular case are only relevent because because they are in direct juxtaposition of our neighbours to the south. The whole rant is based upon the differences we have from our neighbours, this alone shows how it uses the US as a foil to its pointlessness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drea Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 For me its the Apple commercials, they just lie through their teeth, pretty much the entire comercial is either an outright lie or a very liberal distortion of the truth. My son hate those commercials. I use a Mac at work sometimes and I do find it better for photo manipulation. But I still prefer the PC for games and everyday use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest American Woman Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 (edited) I find it amusing that "Joe Canadian" moved to the United States. Beyond that, I don't know any Americans who were offended by the ads. Most Americans likely don't even know about them since the commercials didn't air down here; and of those who do know about it, being American, most probably think it's a sign of an inferiority complex that "Joe Canada" has to define himself only by saying how he's different from us. As for myself, I got a kick out of the ads. Edited September 1, 2008 by American Woman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 (edited) And in this particular case are only relevent because because they are in direct juxtaposition of our neighbours to the south. The whole rant is based upon the differences we have from our neighbours, this alone shows how it uses the US as a foil to its pointlessness.I still don't see how it's anti-American. The commercial illustrates some matter-of-fact differences, with the only exception being that Canada is the best part of North America. That's a matter of opinion and something the Americans have always said about themselves, but that doesn't make it anti-Canadian. Edited September 7, 2008 by cybercoma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilber Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 most probably think it's a sign of an inferiority complex that "Joe Canada" has to define himself only by saying how he's different from us. I think more than a few Canadians would also see it that way, that is why they find those commercials so objectionable. I've solved the problem by sticking to Guinness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest American Woman Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 I think more than a few Canadians would also see it that way, that is why they find those commercials so objectionable. I've solved the problem by sticking to Guinness. Sounds like my kind of solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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