Crappy commercial - cat abuse

"O J" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 17 Sep, CatNipped wrote:

Here is the comment I sent to Energiser:

"I think the commercial regarding the little brat that almost puts the
cat
in a dryer is in VERY poor taste, is giving other brats suggestions that
could lead to the horrible death of a beloved pet, and should be pulled
immediately from production."

Here is the answer I got from them:

"In response to concerns regarding one of Energizer's new spots in which
a
mother intervenes on behalf of the family cat to keep him out of harms
way:
---------------------snip----------------------
Now does that sound like they even read what I wrote??? I didn't express
concern about the treatment of the cat (which I am sure was just fine), I
expressed concern about the message this commercial was sending and they
totally ignored that in their response.

No, it doesn't. It does sound exactly like the answer I got though,
in fact my answer was identical. Don't these people use their brains?
Someone must have said at some early point in the process, "Is that
scene really a good idea?" I suppose it was a matter of 'corporate
think'. Once the ball really got rolling, no one had the nerve to
speak up against it any more.

Regards and Purrs,
O J



Wow. If they have a "platitude" to send out specific to the commercial, they
must have gotten a lot of complaints already. I myself have not seen the ad.

"O J" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 17 Sep, CatNipped wrote:

Here is the comment I sent to Energiser:

"I think the commercial regarding the little brat that almost puts the
cat
in a dryer is in VERY poor taste, is giving other brats suggestions that
could lead to the horrible death of a beloved pet, and should be pulled
immediately from production."

Here is the answer I got from them:

"In response to concerns regarding one of Energizer's new spots in which
a
mother intervenes on behalf of the family cat to keep him out of harms
way:
---------------------snip----------------------
Now does that sound like they even read what I wrote??? I didn't express
concern about the treatment of the cat (which I am sure was just fine), I
expressed concern about the message this commercial was sending and they
totally ignored that in their response.

No, it doesn't. It does sound exactly like the answer I got though,
in fact my answer was identical. Don't these people use their brains?
Someone must have said at some early point in the process, "Is that
scene really a good idea?" I suppose it was a matter of 'corporate
think'. Once the ball really got rolling, no one had the nerve to
speak up against it any more.

Regards and Purrs,
O J



Wow. If they have a "platitude" to send out specific to the commercial, they
must have gotten a lot of complaints already. I myself have not seen the ad.

"O J" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 17 Sep, CatNipped wrote:

Here is the comment I sent to Energiser:

"I think the commercial regarding the little brat that almost puts the
cat
in a dryer is in VERY poor taste, is giving other brats suggestions that
could lead to the horrible death of a beloved pet, and should be pulled
immediately from production."

Here is the answer I got from them:

"In response to concerns regarding one of Energizer's new spots in which
a
mother intervenes on behalf of the family cat to keep him out of harms
way:
---------------------snip----------------------
Now does that sound like they even read what I wrote??? I didn't express
concern about the treatment of the cat (which I am sure was just fine), I
expressed concern about the message this commercial was sending and they
totally ignored that in their response.

No, it doesn't. It does sound exactly like the answer I got though,
in fact my answer was identical. Don't these people use their brains?
Someone must have said at some early point in the process, "Is that
scene really a good idea?" I suppose it was a matter of 'corporate
think'. Once the ball really got rolling, no one had the nerve to
speak up against it any more.

Regards and Purrs,
O J



Wow. If they have a "platitude" to send out specific to the commercial, they
must have gotten a lot of complaints already. I myself have not seen the ad.

O J wrote:
in fact my answer was identical. Don't these people use their brains?
Someone must have said at some early point in the process, "Is that
scene really a good idea?" I suppose it was a matter of 'corporate
think'. Once the ball really got rolling, no one had the nerve to
speak up against it any more.

The company I work for had a similar problem with a new ad campaign. The
ad (you might have seen it) depicted a lion hiding under a cheesy ghost
costume (the old blanket with eyes cut out). The point to make was that
even though we have a new name, we will be easy to recognize. However,
apparently some folks realized that the blanket on the lion could be
interpreted as a KKK thing, so we pulled the ad. Not only that, but the
company ordered sensitivity training for the ad agency and requested
that the creative people responsible for that ad never again work for
us. They replaced the ghost costume with a mardi gras mask, same lion
though.


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O J wrote:
in fact my answer was identical. Don't these people use their brains?
Someone must have said at some early point in the process, "Is that
scene really a good idea?" I suppose it was a matter of 'corporate
think'. Once the ball really got rolling, no one had the nerve to
speak up against it any more.

The company I work for had a similar problem with a new ad campaign. The
ad (you might have seen it) depicted a lion hiding under a cheesy ghost
costume (the old blanket with eyes cut out). The point to make was that
even though we have a new name, we will be easy to recognize. However,
apparently some folks realized that the blanket on the lion could be
interpreted as a KKK thing, so we pulled the ad. Not only that, but the
company ordered sensitivity training for the ad agency and requested
that the creative people responsible for that ad never again work for
us. They replaced the ghost costume with a mardi gras mask, same lion
though.


--
Victor Martinez
Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM)
Send your spam he
Email me he

O J wrote:
in fact my answer was identical. Don't these people use their brains?
Someone must have said at some early point in the process, "Is that
scene really a good idea?" I suppose it was a matter of 'corporate
think'. Once the ball really got rolling, no one had the nerve to
speak up against it any more.

The company I work for had a similar problem with a new ad campaign. The
ad (you might have seen it) depicted a lion hiding under a cheesy ghost
costume (the old blanket with eyes cut out). The point to make was that
even though we have a new name, we will be easy to recognize. However,
apparently some folks realized that the blanket on the lion could be
interpreted as a KKK thing, so we pulled the ad. Not only that, but the
company ordered sensitivity training for the ad agency and requested
that the creative people responsible for that ad never again work for
us. They replaced the ghost costume with a mardi gras mask, same lion
though.


--
Victor Martinez
Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM)
Send your spam he
Email me he

First I saw the commercial the first time, Mother grabbed cat away from the
brad before s/he could get it into the dryer. That's the only time I saw
that *version* of the commercial. Next time I saw it, there was no cat, and
mother was taking a wire basked full of (now broken & dripping) eggs out of
the dryer. Poor eggs didn't have a chance!

--
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lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde
in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)©
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"Karen" wrote in message
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"O J" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 17 Sep, CatNipped wrote:

Here is the comment I sent to Energiser:

"I think the commercial regarding the little brat that almost puts the
cat
in a dryer is in VERY poor taste, is giving other brats suggestions that
could lead to the horrible death of a beloved pet, and should be pulled
immediately from production."

Here is the answer I got from them:

"In response to concerns regarding one of Energizer's new spots in which
a
mother intervenes on behalf of the family cat to keep him out of harms
way:
---------------------snip----------------------
Now does that sound like they even read what I wrote??? I didn't
express
concern about the treatment of the cat (which I am sure was just fine),
I
expressed concern about the message this commercial was sending and they
totally ignored that in their response.

No, it doesn't. It does sound exactly like the answer I got though,
in fact my answer was identical. Don't these people use their brains?
Someone must have said at some early point in the process, "Is that
scene really a good idea?" I suppose it was a matter of 'corporate
think'. Once the ball really got rolling, no one had the nerve to
speak up against it any more.

Regards and Purrs,
O J



Wow. If they have a "platitude" to send out specific to the commercial,
they
must have gotten a lot of complaints already. I myself have not seen the
ad.

First I saw the commercial the first time, Mother grabbed cat away from the
brad before s/he could get it into the dryer. That's the only time I saw
that *version* of the commercial. Next time I saw it, there was no cat, and
mother was taking a wire basked full of (now broken & dripping) eggs out of
the dryer. Poor eggs didn't have a chance!

--
The ONE and ONLY
lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde
in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)©
email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com
http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep


"Karen" wrote in message
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"O J" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 17 Sep, CatNipped wrote:

Here is the comment I sent to Energiser:

"I think the commercial regarding the little brat that almost puts the
cat
in a dryer is in VERY poor taste, is giving other brats suggestions that
could lead to the horrible death of a beloved pet, and should be pulled
immediately from production."

Here is the answer I got from them:

"In response to concerns regarding one of Energizer's new spots in which
a
mother intervenes on behalf of the family cat to keep him out of harms
way:
---------------------snip----------------------
Now does that sound like they even read what I wrote??? I didn't
express
concern about the treatment of the cat (which I am sure was just fine),
I
expressed concern about the message this commercial was sending and they
totally ignored that in their response.

No, it doesn't. It does sound exactly like the answer I got though,
in fact my answer was identical. Don't these people use their brains?
Someone must have said at some early point in the process, "Is that
scene really a good idea?" I suppose it was a matter of 'corporate
think'. Once the ball really got rolling, no one had the nerve to
speak up against it any more.

Regards and Purrs,
O J



Wow. If they have a "platitude" to send out specific to the commercial,
they
must have gotten a lot of complaints already. I myself have not seen the
ad.

First I saw the commercial the first time, Mother grabbed cat away from the
brad before s/he could get it into the dryer. That's the only time I saw
that *version* of the commercial. Next time I saw it, there was no cat, and
mother was taking a wire basked full of (now broken & dripping) eggs out of
the dryer. Poor eggs didn't have a chance!

--
The ONE and ONLY
lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde
in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)©
email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com
http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep


"Karen" wrote in message
...

"O J" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 17 Sep, CatNipped wrote:

Here is the comment I sent to Energiser:

"I think the commercial regarding the little brat that almost puts the
cat
in a dryer is in VERY poor taste, is giving other brats suggestions that
could lead to the horrible death of a beloved pet, and should be pulled
immediately from production."

Here is the answer I got from them:

"In response to concerns regarding one of Energizer's new spots in which
a
mother intervenes on behalf of the family cat to keep him out of harms
way:
---------------------snip----------------------
Now does that sound like they even read what I wrote??? I didn't
express
concern about the treatment of the cat (which I am sure was just fine),
I
expressed concern about the message this commercial was sending and they
totally ignored that in their response.

No, it doesn't. It does sound exactly like the answer I got though,
in fact my answer was identical. Don't these people use their brains?
Someone must have said at some early point in the process, "Is that
scene really a good idea?" I suppose it was a matter of 'corporate
think'. Once the ball really got rolling, no one had the nerve to
speak up against it any more.

Regards and Purrs,
O J



Wow. If they have a "platitude" to send out specific to the commercial,
they
must have gotten a lot of complaints already. I myself have not seen the
ad.

From: "CatNipped"

Now does that sound like they even read what I wrote??? I didn't express
concern about the treatment of the cat (which I am sure was just fine), I
expressed concern about the message this commercial was sending and they
totally ignored that in their response.

Of course. Your email contained the word 'cat' and 'commercial' which matches
up in their database with the auto-reply 'The cat was okay during the filming
of the commercial'.

P.S. I'm not sure who's seen it but Energizer has been putting out commercials
where a mailman goes through a hurricane to deliver mail. Not fun for people in
Florida.