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Old 08-24-12, 08:26 AM
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Old 08-24-12, 09:07 AM
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Don't remember name of car... just the dude in the commercial. Will it get views... hell yes. Is that a good thing.. I don't think so. Those 2 million views are not going to translate to 2 million sales. I guess they just want to get their product out there.
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um, wow.......
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Old 08-24-12, 09:34 AM
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Though the OP ad is not one I'd want to look at, it's still not surprising. Toyota is not the only automaker trying to sell their vehicles with sex. Fiat does it big-time with the U.S.-market 500 ads....the latest ones are with Charlie Sheen.




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ahahah good laugh ..............click the video before read the story, wow shocking and disappointed (no boobies).
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as the op says, this is a 'shocking' commercial, but we don't need homophobic or overly sexist comments, please.

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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
as the op says, this is a 'shocking' commercial, but we don't need homophobic or overly sexist comments, please.
Perhaps I should have put the definition of Androgynous up so as to not confuse people hah
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
Perhaps I should have put the definition of Androgynous up so as to not confuse people hah
Yeah, Big words, little brains
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Though the OP ad is not one I'd want to look at, it's still not surprising. Toyota is not the only automaker trying to sell their vehicles with sex. Fiat does it big-time with the U.S.-market 500 ads....the latest ones are with Charlie Sheen.




Yeah but the above ads appeal to the 99%, not the 1%.

French chick whispering in ear = want to buy. Fake chick showing sausage = want to shower.
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Boob Fail :P
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Originally Posted by pvmike1
Yeah but the above ads appeal to the 99%, not the 1%.

French chick whispering in ear = want to buy. Fake chick showing sausage = want to shower.
no ***** but also no sausage :P
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Old 08-24-12, 06:24 PM
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no androgeny. Thats just one of those gross as models who is built like a 12 year old boy. No ***, no hip, and NO breasts. So funny that this is supposed to be what people consider ideal beauty. GROSS!!!! easily one of the lamest car commercials of all time
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not *****, but *****
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Originally Posted by I8ABMR
no androgeny. Thats just one of those gross as models who is built like a 12 year old boy. No ***, no hip, and NO breasts. So funny that this is supposed to be what people consider ideal beauty. GROSS!!!! easily one of the lamest car commercials of all time
who considers flat chest, flat *** ideal beauty? Old Italian designers that dont even like Women?
Because real men like some curves.
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wtf...

Some sort of tranny joke or something?
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