Ikea has edged out Pizza Hut on my list of television advertisers I will not patronize because of their commercial. For months now Pizza Hut has run an ad featuring a man who whoops with joy because he thinks he just cheated the delivery boy out of a couple of bucks. Now Ikea has a woman racing out of their store shrieking "start the car" hysterically at her waiting husband because she thinks she's been undercharged. "It's not a mistake," a title proclaims. Our legislators went ballistic about television's showing a fleeting glimpse of a woman's breast in extreme long shot, so fast and distant you hardly had time to realize you missed something. But sending a message to children that cheating someone is acceptable seems okay with everyone. Now, it seems to me, is the time for the family values hooligans to speak out, but they remain silent on the subject of dishonesty.
posted by John M Crowther @ 7:05 AM
3 Comments:
John, it seems to me that they remain silent on a lot of subjects. This reminds me of a friend who went on a blind date, she let the man bring her home, invited him in for coffee as she thought he was a perfect gentleman, he was a friend of a friend. After making the coffee, she came back into the living room where he had his 'glory' displayed for all to admire. She looked him up and down, said, 'uh, huh, I've seen better' and flung open the living room door to the hall, yelling loudly. He wilted and left very quickly. Needless to say, she did not consider a second date.
Love this cartoon and the commentary.
QUOTE But sending a message to children that cheating someone is acceptable seems okay with everyoneUNQUOTE
No it's not okay... *sigh*
It is unfortunate indeed that stealing and cheating have become the accepted norm in today's society. My hubby and I are always astounded particularily of the blatant and accepted theft of downloaded music. Teens don't think twice about the immorality of this act, (and not just teens, of course). It seems that if you are not caught in the act then it's perfectly acceptable to keep what you've pilfered. It's a big problem of which I have no idea how to resolve. As Jean puts it so well...sigh......
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