Someone would totally get sued if this commercial was made today

[spjunkies]

Skip to 1:00 :doh: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEHVbkB28pg&feature=related)

[diesel22]

God i miss my childhood.

:silly:

[Slacky McSlackAss]

Is that skinsgirl? :silly:

[skinsgirl26]

Damnit I watched the whole Polaroid commercial in hopes that there was something funny in there. Nope. Oh well.


And yeah that really wouldn't fly today haha nothing does.

Edit:


Is that skinsgirl? :silly:


If you weren't scared of me before, you oughta be now.

:rotflmao: :rotflmao:
That was funny though.

[Mickalino]

Damnit I watched the whole Polaroid commercial in hopes that there was something funny in there. Nope. Oh well.


And yeah that really wouldn't fly today haha nothing does.



Not only did I miss the funny, but I missed the legal issue :whoknows: :dunce:

[Predicto]

Wow. Look carefully at that girl at the 1:00 mark.

She seemed familiar, but it took me a few seconds to figure out who she is.

Anyone else figure it out?

[spjunkies]

Not only did I miss the funny, but I missed the legal issue :whoknows: :dunce:

There are no legal issues it's more political correctness issues.

[Slacky McSlackAss]

Wow. Look carefully at that girl at the 1:00 mark.

She seemed familiar, but it took me a few seconds to figure out who she is.

Anyone else figure it out?

Christina Applegate

[skinfan13]

Wow. Look carefully at that girl at the 1:00 mark.

She seemed familiar, but it took me a few seconds to figure out who she is.

Anyone else figure it out? nm

[Califan007]

Kelly Bundy!! lol

[Mickalino]

Skip to 1:00 :doh: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEHVbkB28pg&feature=related)


Wow. Look carefully at that girl at the 1:00 mark.

She seemed familiar, but it took me a few seconds to figure out who she is.

Anyone else figure it out?

I'm lookin at the 1:00 mark, and the girl in the scene, but I still don't see anything unusual.

[Mickalino]

There are no legal issues it's more political correctness issues.

what's non-PC about a girl sittin next to 2 boys and yellin ?

[Predicto]

Christina Applegate

You bastage! Did you cheat and use google?

[spjunkies]

what's non-PC about a girl sittin next to 2 boys and yellin ?

Everything

[Slacky McSlackAss]

You bastage! Did you cheat and use google?

no, the nose and freckles give it away.

[Mickalino]

Everything

is this some kind of joke ? because i had no idea there was anything to even be critical about a young girl, hangin around boys her age ?
i mean, doesn't this still happen during playtime in elementary school ?

[Slacky McSlackAss]

is this some kind of joke ? because i had no idea there was anything to even be critical about a young girl, hangin around boys her age ?
i mean, doesn't this still happen during playtime in elementary school ?

Its a retarded girl they are using to win a race.

[Mickalino]

Its a retarded girl they are using to win a race.

ahh, well he should have been more accurate about the minute mark, because they don't actually mention her being retarded until 1:07.

I stopped watching a few seconds after the 1:00, then kept replaying the 1:00 scene, and saw no clue she was retarded.

[skinfan13]

ahh, well he should have been more accurate about the minute mark, because they don't actually mention her being retarded until 1:06.

I stopped watching a few seconds after the 1:00, then kept replaying the 1:00 scene, and saw no clue she was retarded. ironic comes to mind :p

[spjunkies]

ahh, well he should have been more accurate about the minute mark, because they don't actually mention her being retarded until 1:06.

I stopped watching a few seconds after the 1:00, then kept replaying the 1:00 scene, and saw no clue she was retarded.

Be more patient and just watch the entire thing.

Geez :chair:

[MissU28]

just the fact that they say "retarded". People don't say that anymore.

[MissU28]

ahh, well he should have been more accurate about the minute mark, because they don't actually mention her being retarded until 1:07.

I stopped watching a few seconds after the 1:00, then kept replaying the 1:00 scene, and saw no clue she was retarded.

wow. mick, sometimes i worry about you

[Mickalino]

just the fact that they say "retarded". People don't say that anymore.

Yet, they don't hesitate it to use it as an insult for someone who's not "retarded".....a little double-standard there.

[Mickalino]

wow. mick, sometimes i worry about you

what, for taking someone at his word ?

expecting people to be accurate, the same way I'm accurate, and the same way other people expect me to be accurate ?

wow

[Slacky McSlackAss]

ironic comes to mind :p

:rotflmao:

[MissU28]

what, for taking someone at his word ?

expecting people to be accurate, the same way I try to be accurate ?

for taking things too literally all the time

[Mickalino]

for taking things too literally all the time

well when it comes to numbers, which is somewhat of an exact science, it's kind of important (and easy) to be literal.

i'd think you'd understand more than anyone here, about that, being a school teacher

[Predicto]

ironic comes to mind :p

Ouch. Zing!

[Predicto]

just the fact that they say "retarded". People don't say that anymore.

Well not just because they say "retarded."

They are also taking advantage of the "retarded" girl by sticking her on a wild uncontrolled horse in order to win a race.

"Whoops, she got thrown and hit her head on a rock. Good thing she didn't have much of a mind to lose." haw haw It's a pretty awful storyline for a show like Father Murphy, that was supposed to be inspiring.

[SkinsBry]

I remember that commercial.

Isn't retarded girl a double negative? You know like, I ain't got none, you don't know nothing, a stupid Cowboys fan, etc. :D

[MissU28]

Well not just because they say "retarded."

They are also taking advantage of the "retarded" girl by sticking her on a wild uncontrolled horse in order to win a race.

"Whoops, she got thrown and hit her head on a rock. Good thing she didn't have much of a mind to lose." haw haw It's a pretty awful storyline for a show like Father Murphy, that was supposed to be inspiring.

No they just say she's the only one who can ride him....maybe the horse is controlled around her so she is the only one that's able to calm him down and ride him

[MissU28]

well when it comes to numbers, which is somewhat of an exact science, it's kind of important (and easy) to be literal.

i'd think you'd understand more than anyone here, about that, being a school teacher

I'm not an "exact" kind of teacher. And I don't teach math. I teach literature, which is more "figurative". There are many answers to one problem. Be creative and open your mind.

I sound like a hippie.

[Predicto]

No they just say she's the only one who can ride him....maybe the horse is controlled around her so she is the only one that's able to calm him down and ride him

True, maybe so.

I took it the other way, but maybe I was wrong.

[Califan007]

Yet, they don't hesitate it to use it as an insult for someone who's not "retarded".....a little double-standard there.

It's not a double-standard because retarded IS considered an insult now lol...

[Califan007]

True, maybe so.

I took it the other way, but maybe I was wrong.

I think it was meant as "look what the supposedly 'retarded' girl can do that nobody else can"...win the race, save the day, tame the horse, etc. lol

[Thiebear]

So what do you call retarded people now? Wouldn't that word after use for a couple years be the same?

And the show itself was inspirational as it was the girl that had a feeling for the horse that it recognized was the only one that could ride/win with it.

[dchogs]

No they just say she's the only one who can ride him....maybe the horse is controlled around her so she is the only one that's able to calm him down and ride him

that's how i took it too.

there might be a lawsuit, but i doubt they'd actually win. a bit insensitive by today's standards though.

['Skins_&_'Stons]

I remember that commercial.

Isn't retarded girl a double negative? You know like, I ain't got none, you don't know nothing, a stupid Cowboys fan, etc. :D


I am going straight to hell for laughing at that. :D :doh: :D

[Mordac]

Originally, 'retarded' was the p-c term which replaced 'stupid', 'imbecile', etc. It's still medically accurate as far as I know. I don't think anyone would get sued for using 'retarded' correctly in a commercial today.