February
7th 2011
Posted under Culture & Economics & Free Trade & Globalism & Media & Sports
I was encouraged by the Chrysler Super Bowl ad. It was an obvious emotional appeal to patriotism and to bring a once proud American city that has been devastated by de-industrialization (among other things) back. I could have done without using a controversial figure like Eminem in it, but I understand that the Detroit connection was there.
Just for discussion’s sake. I thought the Bridgestone beaver ad was the best. I also like the dog running for the glass door Doritos ad and the Darth Vader Volkswagen ad. I watched the Super Bowl with some friends and the beaver ad was easily our consensus favorite.
Tom Piatak on 07 Feb 2011 at 5:16 pm #
Thanks for pointing this out, Red. Patriotism is good.
Bruce on 07 Feb 2011 at 7:59 pm #
Holy smokes! I was reading the Bible to the kids. I could have been watching pigskin-chasing Africans, brand-new TV commercials AND Eminem!!
RedPhillips on 07 Feb 2011 at 8:16 pm #
First of all Bruce, I highly doubt you were really reading the Bible to your kids, but football, especially the Super Bowl, is a slice of Americana. I am not sure what point is proven by bad mouthing it other than proving you’re more allienated from modern America than thou. A condition some paleo/alt right dissidents seem to delight in displaying, to the harm of the movement in my opinion.
Modern America’s obsession with the distraction of sports has been noted before and much commented on by paleos in the past, and rightly so, but I’m not sure we want the movement defined by allienation from the modern condidtion we find ourselves in.
Disparage the Super Bowl and you might as well stamp weird (or effete) on your forehead. Is that the image we want to cultivate? Or is it better to cultivate the image of a bunch of red-blooded Americans with traditional sympathies who are concerned about the modern state of affairs?
Simmons on 07 Feb 2011 at 8:22 pm #
Ironically the NFL’s most diverse team won last night versus one of the NFL’s least diverse teams. Well said Mr. Phillips. It was a fine ad, loved it.
Bruce on 07 Feb 2011 at 9:12 pm #
Red, why do you doubt I was reading the Bible to my sons? Please tell me why you think that. I’m curious.
I most certainly was although my reading was not synchronized with the beginning and ending of the Stuper Bowl (the boys were in bed by 2100). We read Ephesians and read out of the Children’s Golden Bible. I read to them and they read to me.
I don’t care what image I’m displaying. Is the Stuper Bowl traditional? I thought it started in the 1960′s. Not much of a tradition.
Ditto for action movies starring washed up ’80s movie action stars.
Sorry for the crankiness. I think you’re a real swell fellow but you touched on a pet peeve.
Bruce on 07 Feb 2011 at 9:13 pm #
Gotta starve the beast, Red.
Don Draper on 07 Feb 2011 at 9:34 pm #
This is the best car commercial since the 2000 Jetta commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcDZgoZlNHk
Thaddeus on 07 Feb 2011 at 10:21 pm #
I, for one, would rather do just about anything than watch football, so I first learned of the commercial here. Ethnic elements aside, it’s magnificent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKL254Y_jtc
RedPhillips on 07 Feb 2011 at 10:29 pm #
Bruce, I’m sorry for doubting that you were really reading the Bible to your kids. Good for you. It just sounded like a throw away line of some righteous activity that you were juxtaposing to the pedestrian and vulgar activity of watching football.
Woden on 07 Feb 2011 at 11:58 pm #
I also enjoyed the Chrysler ad.
Kirt Higdon on 08 Feb 2011 at 12:18 am #
I don’t remember what I was doing when the Superbowl was on as I pay no attention to exactly when it comes on. But if the Superbowl is the tradition Americans are trying to conserve, it points out the wisdom of my not calling myself either a traditionalist or a conservative. But I’m supposed to be concerned with being considered effete unless I can lounge on a couch, guzzle beer, and snack on pizza while watching the Superbowl? Be assured I can lounge, guzzle and snack with the best of them. I’d just rather be watching some MMA bouts or Burn Notice reruns.
Nate on 08 Feb 2011 at 12:44 am #
My favorite Super Bowl ad was probably the one for Pepsi Max. That one had me laughing my hiney off for quite a while.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVQrH0aHGAc
I thought the halftime show was even better than the commercials though. It was definitely the greatest artistic performance I have ever witnessed. I would even dare to say that it was the pinnacle of Western Civilization.
Weaver on 08 Feb 2011 at 1:33 am #
Kirt,
I got captured by a Super Bowl party – car blocked in, eh free food. I had no idea about it either. Athletics are generally a good thing, but yea I don’t like the Super Bowl.
Bruce on 17 Feb 2011 at 12:23 am #
“There’s a National Question angle to all this. Being an NFL fan is no longer proof of being an assimilated American, since now millions of Mexicans are NFL fans . Just something to keep in mind.”
http://blog.vdare.com/archives/2011/02/16/mexico-and-the-super-bowl/