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Commercials

Daffney — Mon, 06 May 2024 00:55:32 GMT

Is anyone else disturbed by the recent Allstate commercials and mayhem?

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Carmie — Mon, 06 May 2024 01:01:39 GMT

Actually,I have loved every Meyhem commercial I have ever seen.

Maybe I missed one and haven't seen them all. Which commercial do you find disturbing?

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LizzieInSRQ — Mon, 06 May 2024 01:03:30 GMT

@Daffney wrote:
Is anyone else disturbed by the recent Allstate commercials and mayhem?

With former NBA star Larry Bird? Hilarious!

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SandySparkles — Mon, 06 May 2024 01:14:02 GMT

It is comedy, and is not an issue for me.🥰

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

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Citrine1 — Mon, 06 May 2024 01:29:10 GMT

Can you be more specific @Daffney? I don't know which Allstate commercial you are referring to although, truth be told, I'm not usually offended by any commercial.

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PansyBoo — Mon, 06 May 2024 02:14:08 GMT

No. I am disturbed by the Jardiance commercial. That stupid little pill with a big story to tell. 😩😩😩

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scuba diver — Mon, 06 May 2024 02:21:10 GMT

Nope

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Daffney — Mon, 06 May 2024 02:27:30 GMT

No, I was referring to all of them. I think I must be overly sensitive.

On Jeopardy, the question was asked what crime is committed on

Allstate commercials; the answer was physical assault. I suppose

our society has become accustomed to violence...Sad.

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on the bay — Mon, 06 May 2024 02:31:14 GMT

@Daffney,

I don't like them either and think they are awful and not at all funny.

So, it's not just you.

I guess I never think violence is funny.

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J Town Girl — Mon, 06 May 2024 03:53:54 GMT

@on the bay & @Daffney I know the Allstate commercials are supposed to be funny but like you I don't care for them. I think partly because I do not like the actor who stars in them. I didn't care for him on L&O SVU. He just gives me a creepy vibe.

I'm going to jump into a little different subject matter than this commercial but talking about violence brings up something that seems to be prevalent in TV shows and that is showing a woman slapping a man in the face because he said something that she didn't like. This scenario is often used in the daytime drama genre and it always elicits comments like good for her or she really showed him.

Would the same scene be so funny if it was a man slapping a woman in the face?

No one should ever use physical violence against anyone except in the event of trying to save your life.

Sorry to bring the mood down when this was just discussing the Allstate commercial, but it's always been a bone of contention to me regarding how a woman can behave in such a manner but it would never be, nor should it ever be, accepted showing the same type of behavior by a man.

Forgive me for jumping on my soapbox, but talking about violence just brings up this subject that has always bothered me on TV.

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rms1954 — Mon, 06 May 2024 04:28:13 GMT

I find them funny and not the least bit violent.

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on the bay — Mon, 06 May 2024 08:57:08 GMT

Maybe we are talking about different commercials. If the same ones it doesn't make sense to say they are not the least bit violent because that is what they are made to be and look like. The over the top violence is supposed to be "funny."

Oh well.

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CalminHeart — Mon, 06 May 2024 11:32:42 GMT

Mayhem is one of the commercials I do like.

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Group 5 minus 1 — Mon, 06 May 2024 11:47:01 GMT

A little off topic,but I do not care for the "liberty" one.

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riley1 — Mon, 06 May 2024 12:05:15 GMT

The one that I really don't like is razor commercial with a gal shaving her "netherlands".

I also dislike the "ED" commercials.

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Sunshine Kate — Mon, 06 May 2024 12:11:31 GMT

I pay very little attention to commercials. If a commercial comes on, I will get up and do something or mute the channel.

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SoCal Bred — Mon, 06 May 2024 12:17:35 GMT

Same here @Sunshine Kate or channel surf. I've seen the Allstate Mayhem commercials and find them entertaining, better than most, IMO.

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Effie54 — Mon, 06 May 2024 12:22:02 GMT

I can't stand the Lume commercial. To me, it comes across as crude the way it's worded.

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kaydee50 — Mon, 06 May 2024 12:24:57 GMT

@PansyBoo wrote:
No. I am disturbed by the Jardiance commercial. That stupid little pill with a big story to tell. 😩😩😩

Agree! Instant channel turner.

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teganslaw — Mon, 06 May 2024 12:43:17 GMT

I don't like the Allstate commercials with "Mayhem." Destruction and accidents caused by Mayhem aren't the least bit entertaining or funny IMO. Allstate could do better.

The Jardiance commercials don't bother me at all and the song is catchy.

I like the Dr. Pepper commercial with the delivery driver and the woman with cats. That is one of my favorites.