Another Questionable Commercial

I have been off work the past couple of days. This means that I have been watching entirely too much tv. Which means that I am seeing a lot of commercials.

The one that is currently driving me insane is for a product called FurReal Friends. I must warn you when you access this, it's scary. I wasn't aware that this product line had so many different options. I understand the theory behind these toys. In fact, I am pretty sure that if you consider one of these for your children, you should never have a live companion animal.

Here's what disturbs me. Hasbro has the Farm Animal Line. I do have to say that I am thrilled that there isn't a cow or a chicken, but a pig? Come on. What do you say to your children. Okay, you can name this piggy Babe, but in about a year we'll have him for Giftmas dinner? I really struggle with the logic behind this. And what's with the fucking parrots? I have never seen those in a barn. Maybe it's a tropical farm?

Lastly, this country already has a very disposable mentality when it comes to companion animals. I have actually heard people say "Oh, my dog was a purebred so when it ran away, we weren't too worried". I have heard this more than once. I also love "The dog kept running off, so we decided not to go looking". Leash any one? I was making a point. Oh yeah, I hope that toys like this don't increase this countries apathy towards companion animals (well, animals in general). I would love to see toys that encouraged children to take responsibility for the companion animals in their life.

Ouch...

Practice tonight was rough. Holy man am I sore. I am almost as sore as I was the first time I practiced. We were doing a lot of endurance and speed drills tonight. Which is good because I definitely need to work on that. I think I am getting faster but it is hard to tell. Captains don't often get compliments, they give them. I wonder if some one could tape practice so I could see.

Then when I get home late like this, I am still all wired from practice and hungry. Makes it hard to sleep.

That was a little whiny and woe is me like. I don't want to be woe is me.

I also think that it is important you know that I hate Activia commercials. Seriously, eat enough veggies and fiber and you'll poop. And what exactly does irregular mean? Are we talking frequency? Shape? Amount? I think it is just a stupid way to say constipated. Eat. Veggies.

I am not even sure where my train of thought is right now. I don't think that it has even pulled into the station . Good night my little lambs.

Food That Talks...

Okay, for some odd reason, the past couple of days, this has really been fucking with me. (I think I used far to many commas there, Alabaster Mom?)

I know that I have discussed the dichotomy of how we treat animals in this country. How I don't understand how people are able to love one animal and eat another. I touched on it in here (and I apologize in advance for calling it schizophrenia. I was not trying to be offensive).

Here's the thing, apparently people have no problem eating any food that talks. I have seen two commercials in the past couple of days that are grating on my nerves. The first is a Mini Wheats commercial. It's this here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZSVlBu2yJs

Notice the mini wheats are talking, not only to each other but to the boy...WHO IS ABOUT TO EAT THEM. Anyone who has eaten with me, knows on occasion I talk to my food. It has never said anything back. I guess I would expect the boy to have qualms about eating his 8 layered friends that are so concerned about him. Or not?


The next one is a stupid Glade Scented Oil candle commercial. They are annoying for a number of reasons, but this one bothers me for the same reason.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7o7lreRuP4

In this one, she bites the cookies head off to shut him up.

I know most of you are probably saying that I am making a stink out of nothing, and they are just commercials and they don't really effect thinking. I beg to differ. I think it is just another example of how we are taught at a young age not to think about what we are eating.

In general, Americans don't think about where "things" come from. They don't think about the person who made their jeans or stereo. They just want to buy it, and preferably the cheaper the better. These talking food images present another example of how Americans detach themselves from the production of food.

This ended up sounded a lot dumber than I had anticipated. I'd say I was sorry, but I'd be lying. I really don't give a shit if you think it's dumb.

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