Simply Stunning

This seemed to fly a little under the radar the last few weeks, but this year’s Superbowl commercials created much controversy.  Ever since the infamous wardrobe malfunction, you can’t broadcast anything on TV or the radio unless 100.00% of society is OK with it.  99.9% of society?  Sorry, that won’t cut it.

The most recent example includes a General Motors commercial featuring a depressed robot and a Snickers commercial featuring two men who accidentally end up in an awkward lip-lock. 

Both of these commercials faced intense immediate opposition from various awareness groups, all threatening the respective companies to remove these commercials from the airwaves or else.

It just absolutely baffles me.  Am I being insensitive here?  I thought the commercials were entertaining…….as Superbowl commercials typically are.  Since when has political correctness taken precedence over freedom of speech.  Are these companies pushing it too far?  If these commercials are as negative as some would argue, won’t these two companies suffer financially from the bad press they are generating, and get their just desserts?    Who is right and who is wrong?  I believe this issue runs much deeper than a few silly commercials.  I would love to hear your thoughts.

On a side-note, I’m pretty dumb when it comes to this fancy blog stuff.  Can anyone tell me how to embed a video in my post, as opposed to linking said video?  I see everyone else doing it, and I want to be part of the cool group too.  Any help would be greatly appreciated