TankTop
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Post by TankTop on Feb 18, 2016 22:26:52 GMT
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Post by KikiPea on Feb 18, 2016 22:32:03 GMT
It sounds pretty bad, to me. Poor "other kids".
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PLurker
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Jun 28, 2014 3:48:49 GMT
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Post by PLurker on Feb 18, 2016 22:43:32 GMT
I was wondering if I'd know what you were (or weren't) talking about. But oh my obvious! Kinda second class citizen-ing those kids, eh? They didn't think that one through.
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Post by Leone on Feb 18, 2016 23:02:18 GMT
I don't think this is anything to be concerned about...I thought it was fun.
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milocat
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Post by milocat on Feb 18, 2016 23:07:38 GMT
"pack up the prince and the princess and the other two kids from a previous marriage" Nice  Second class citizens is right, as they are singing about loving the family road trip. I bet it was those other kids in the 3rd seats too. |
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Post by myshelly on Feb 18, 2016 23:10:28 GMT
That's horrible and so unnecessary!
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Post by bc2ca on Feb 18, 2016 23:13:43 GMT
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grinningcat
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Post by grinningcat on Feb 18, 2016 23:13:56 GMT
Wow. Nothing like proving that some people consider step kids second class citizens.
What a gross commercial.
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peabay
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Post by peabay on Feb 18, 2016 23:14:03 GMT
I just don't get it - why even say that?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2016 23:14:09 GMT
This is one of those times when I think the laudable desire to be more inclusive by showing different kinds of families gets totally botched by piss-poor execution.
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Post by anxiousmom on Feb 18, 2016 23:15:06 GMT
Yeah, I am pretty sure it missed the mark. I am surprised that someone let that get by.
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JustTricia
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Post by JustTricia on Feb 18, 2016 23:18:33 GMT
I was just talking to my son about this yesterday. I think it's a horrible commercial.
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Post by Skellinton on Feb 18, 2016 23:21:56 GMT
Wow. That is tacky.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Feb 19, 2016 0:27:19 GMT
"pack up the prince and the princess and the other two kids from a previous marriage" I had to listen to that several times because I couldn't let myself believe I heard it right the first time. I have no words. WTH were they thinking? And how many people did that commercial have to go through before it aired? Did not one of those people see how offensive that is? I just don't get it - why even say that?  |
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happymomma
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Post by happymomma on Feb 19, 2016 1:08:20 GMT
What the actual F*CK? That is disgusting. I guess the other kids should just be glad that they got to go along? Horrible.
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TankTop
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Post by TankTop on Feb 19, 2016 1:15:53 GMT
Thank you!
I really thought it was bad, but it was one of those moments where I was thinking maybe I was the only one.
My people validated me.
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happymomma
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Post by happymomma on Feb 19, 2016 1:20:24 GMT
It wasn't just you, TankTop . I WAS one of the 'kids from the first marriage' and my 'real' brother and I got treated horribly. That was decades ago and you'd think that times have changed, but I guess that with this company, they haven't. So sad. |
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Post by melanell on Feb 19, 2016 1:51:23 GMT
Why? I just don't even get why someone would decide to go with those lyrics? And who heard them and said "Oh yeah! Those are great! Let's roll with that!".
Even if you step away from the poor "other kids" seeing and hearing this commercial, dang, that whole couplet just sounds like a kid's first attempt at writing a rhyming poem. You know, when they are so concerned with making things rhyme that they really don't care what they're saying. They just throw in lines that will rhyme at the end.
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scorpeao
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Post by scorpeao on Feb 19, 2016 1:54:10 GMT
Nope! I'm with you on this...I'm one of those "other kids from a previous marriage." And I always felt like my mom and step-dad didn't want me around because I wasn't part of their family unit. This commercial brought up those same feelings.
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Post by MommyofTriplets on Feb 19, 2016 2:06:03 GMT
I hate this commercial. The comparison is hurtful. I have no idea how this commercial got made.
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MsKnit
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Jun 26, 2014 19:06:42 GMT
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Post by MsKnit on Feb 19, 2016 2:35:46 GMT
So wrong!
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Post by 950nancy on Feb 19, 2016 2:41:52 GMT
Not a fan of the wording of the prince and princess either. I know a lot of parents describe their children using these words, but I never got it. I wonder if there is a story or backlash to the commercial. Glad they were more thoughtful of choosing the next door neighbors though.
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Post by bluepoprocks on Feb 19, 2016 2:43:16 GMT
When I first saw this commercial I thought the song was a little strange but I didn't think of it as offensive but I'm from the second marriage so maybe that's why. I have two stepsisters and a stepbrother I have never met. That commercial would be offensive to them I'm sure.
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Post by mom on Feb 19, 2016 2:57:02 GMT
Not cool. Not cool at all.
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Second class citizens is right, as they are singing about loving the family road trip. I bet it was those other kids in the 3rd seats too. 
