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lisas
08/05/09

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People always claim that advertising trick x doesn't affect them, and they are pretty much always wrong. I expect to continue to see celebrity spokesmodels.
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OneBigPear
08/05/09

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I pretty much feel about this as I do about popular actors constantly being used for animated features.
Yes, as an actor you are probably atypically attractive. And, yes, as an actor you can probably emote vocally better than most people.
BUT, there are models and voice actors who are one million times better than you at their respective jobs.
Let them do their jobs; you do yours.
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Miss. Money-Sterling
08/05/09

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Seeing as the amount of photoshop used in celeb ads renders said celebs unrecognizable, I'm not surprised.
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sexandphilosophy
08/05/09

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My buying preferences have totally been celebrity affected, if Jessica Simpson shills it, I refuse to buy it (seriously, I wanted Proactive but I would never buy it as long as she's a representative) I don't want some marketing team thinking she had anything to do with any sort of sale.
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hortense
08/05/09

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That is the fakest blonde that ever blonde-d, Scarlett Johansson.
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tailfeather
08/05/09

@hortense: It is very Barbie.
I think using celebrities can actually backfire - I have no feelings whatsoever about an unknown model, but am more likely to have feelings (one was or the other) towards various celebs who are consistently in the public eye.
For instance, I have a SEVERE case of Irrational Celebrity Hatred regarding ScarJo. Hence, I now shit on L'Oreal.
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TheFormerJuneBronson
08/05/09

@hortense: Oh, good, it's not just me. It doesn't seem to go with her skin tone at all.
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VioletFem
08/05/09

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I wonder if it affects the way you view the celebrity? Has anyone studied that?
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cuteasabutton
08/05/09

@VioletFem: Depending on the celebrity and the product, I may view them as a sell-out.
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LaComtesse
08/05/09

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Someone SAYING something doesn't make it true. Sales numbers would be a better indicator of whether or not celebrity endorsements are successful than self reporting.
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schweppes
08/05/09

@LaComtesse: I was just about to post the same thing. People always think they're rational purchasers. Scientific evidence says we're nothing even close to rational, easily swayed by the smallest things. Corporations, whose only goal is to make money, and they have the resources to research exactly the most efficient way to do it, wouldn't spend money on celebrity endorsements if they didn't make financial sense. Sorry, 78% of people interviewed, you're deluding yourselves :)
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Yahtzii
08/05/09

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I prefer celebrities who are famous BECAUSE they are hawking stuff. Billy Mays, you will be missed. Vince, you're a total dick but I have to watch that video at least once a week. You've almost got me sold on the SlapChop.
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MissFiFi
08/05/09

@Yahtzii: This is incredibly awesome!
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Yahtzii
08/05/09

@MissFiFi: There goes the rest of your day. You're welcome.
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
08/05/09

@Yahtzii: I want my tuna -- and therefore, my life -- to be interesting!
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CurtCole
08/05/09

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Anything Madonna spreads her legs for is usually worth it, so if she's in the ad--I'm buying it.
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dreamweave
08/05/09

@CurtCole: You too? Is your closet teeming with $900 shoes like mine is because of this?
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lilbobbytables
08/05/09

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I admit I care when a) I already really like the celebrity (Zooey Descanel, cotton) or b) the pictures are effin cool (Madonna above. That picture makes my crotch hurt in sympathy. Also, I am not flexible). However, even when I do care, it does not affect my purchases. I just like looking at neat pictures.
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amowls
08/05/09

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GO BACK TO USING MODELS.
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Eleanor Ramilly
08/05/09

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It's not like we think Scarlett Johansson really dyes her hair blonde with L'Oreal Paris.
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cuteasabutton
08/05/09

@Eleanor Ramilly: Exactly. Or that Andie McDowell uses L'Oreal wrinkle cream. We know that they are using the £200 pound stuff and not the £2 stuff from Superdrug.
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jemandtheholograms
08/05/09

@Eleanor Ramilly: That's all I can think of when celebs shill for drugstore brands. I know you spent $400 on that dye-job, and your stylist didn't swing by Target on the way to your four-star hotel suite to get the hair dye.
At least if it's a celebrity in a luxury brand ad it's believable sell.
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Jack_Burton
07/31/09

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The doofy thing doesn't bother me. Of course, I can make breakfast, operate an air-freshener or blender, catch a peacock, and detonate explosives without a high degree of liability.

I do sometimes look like kind of a lummox, though, and I'm not married. Me can learn things, too.
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Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!
07/31/09

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I love this compilation and it is a funny phenomenon, but I have heard guys get infuriated over being portrayed as bumbling idiots. Let's get something straight.

1) You're being portrayed as idiots because it's felt you're in power already and can 'handle' it (see also: fast food ads with dumb white guy and smarter ethnic minority friend). It will cease to be charming when no one can say 'Well at least men have the real power' anymore.

2) You're being portrayed as idiots when it comes to cooking breakfast and using room deodorizers – things women aren't exactly making the big bucks to know

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3) What's worse, being portrayed as slightly moronic but happy, or being portrayed as a mute fuckbunny with no free will? (See: Ads for beer, pizza, fast food, Axe body spray, most car commercials, etc.)
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whynotshesaid
08/01/09

@HeatherNumber1: I hope the dudes who get bent out of shape over the doofy-husband stereotype get equally bent out of shape over all of the woman stereotypes as well.
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elysium_kitschen
07/31/09

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AHHHHHHH! My husband's an actor and in one of those spots!!! Thank you Sarah Haskins for pointing out the stupidity of the commercial and highlighting his lovable doofiness which landed him the role! (This re-ignites my immense girl crush on her...)
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blueMandM
07/31/09

@elysium_kitschen: HA! Which one? What does your husband think of the ad?
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elysium_kitschen
07/31/09

@blueMandM: Eggo Twists - he's at the Bakery Counter with the little girl. (It's just a short clip in this video.) When he booked it, we laughed because we had been making fun of the "dumb dad" phenomenon for a long time. Why would these smart, put-together ladies put up with these oafs...so ridiculous. But it pays the bills and sadly we can't afford to pick and choose which products he sells - though I asked him once to skip an audition that we thought was for a pro-Prop 8 ad. It turned out it wasn't but I had to draw the line somewhere :)

And for the record, we are 50/50 on housework, and probably closer to 60/40 because he "loves the feel of a clean kitchen" - he's the best...
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