Comments on: On hummers, moral rectitude and paying the rent http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/03/on-hummers-moral-rectitude-and-paying-the-rent.html a virgo's guide to the universe Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:14:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Chris http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/03/on-hummers-moral-rectitude-and-paying-the-rent.html#comment-31576 Chris Sat, 04 Aug 2007 12:06:08 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/03/on-hummers-moral-rectitude-and-paying-the-rent.html#comment-31576 Ok... the Hummer... firstly my penis is far too long to ever be caught driving around in one let alone admiring its blue whale like road mass. Before you go for the delete button because penis appears in the first sentence... first 2 sentences, here are my thoughts. Send in your music to harp whatever product comes down the assembly line. Line your pockets with home grown tomatoes and vote with your dollars that way. The coming of spring used to mean the release of annoying commercials set to Beach Boys music. I cant recall ever buying any one of said products. Hummer buyers will buy Hummer like products in whatever form they take. Do the moral high ground thing if you must but the free market pendulum will swing hard to the left when the gas runs out, until then go pick some flowers and thing of songs for the open road. Ok… the Hummer… firstly my penis is far too long to ever be caught driving around in one let alone admiring its blue whale like road mass.
Before you go for the delete button because penis appears in the first sentence… first 2 sentences, here are my thoughts.
Send in your music to harp whatever product comes down the assembly line.
Line your pockets with home grown tomatoes and vote with your dollars that way.
The coming of spring used to mean the release of annoying commercials set to Beach Boys music. I cant recall ever buying any one of said products. Hummer buyers will buy Hummer like products in whatever form they take. Do the moral high ground thing if you must but the free market pendulum will swing hard to the left when the gas runs out, until then go pick some flowers and thing of songs for the open road.

]]> By: communicatrix http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/03/on-hummers-moral-rectitude-and-paying-the-rent.html#comment-662 communicatrix Tue, 07 Mar 2006 20:11:01 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/03/on-hummers-moral-rectitude-and-paying-the-rent.html#comment-662 Thanks, Dave. Awesome quote. I'm tempted to use it on my masthead. Thanks, Dave. Awesome quote. I’m tempted to use it on my masthead.

]]> By: Dave Greten http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/03/on-hummers-moral-rectitude-and-paying-the-rent.html#comment-661 Dave Greten Tue, 07 Mar 2006 19:27:35 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/03/on-hummers-moral-rectitude-and-paying-the-rent.html#comment-661 Nice post. Did you ever see what the industry market research says about SUV drivers? "According to Bradsher, internal industry market research concluded that S.U.V.s tend to be bought by people who are insecure, vain, self-centered, and self-absorbed, who are frequently nervous about their marriages, and who lack confidence in their driving skills." Nice post. Did you ever see what the industry market research says about SUV drivers?

“According to Bradsher, internal industry market research concluded that S.U.V.s tend to be bought by people who are insecure, vain, self-centered, and self-absorbed, who are frequently nervous about their marriages, and who lack confidence in their driving skills.”

]]> By: communicatrix http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/03/on-hummers-moral-rectitude-and-paying-the-rent.html#comment-648 communicatrix Fri, 03 Mar 2006 17:57:28 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/03/on-hummers-moral-rectitude-and-paying-the-rent.html#comment-648 Thanks for the generous use of it, Evan. Neil, I almost named this post "The Slippery Slope of Moral Rectitude" until I decided that was too uptight even for me. I understand I'm giving my own implicit endorsement to various heinous corporate practices everytime I act in an ad or buy a product. You're right; it's incredibly hard to 'work clean' in these times. And the article implies that these bands would consider shilling for other companies who are, in their own ways, equally 'evil'. One of the things that concerns me about my own choices is that I'm only drawing a line in the sand where it comes to the obviously (i.e., almost universally accepted and reviled) evil: Big Tobacco. On the other hand, you have to start somewhere. PETA isn't hurling blood at VONS shoppers in the meat department; they're picking the most egregious (and newsworthy) target of fur wearing. Personally, I don't buy many products manufactured by our evil corporate overlords, but that's mainly because of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet prohibits it. I'm not surprised Coke & McDonald's have taken a hit in recent years; pre-SCD, I was one of their biggest customers! To answer your question, this is partly why I gave up advertising. But this comment is already too long; perhaps I'll save the long answer for another post... Thanks for the generous use of it, Evan.

Neil, I almost named this post “The Slippery Slope of Moral Rectitude” until I decided that was too uptight even for me.

I understand I’m giving my own implicit endorsement to various heinous corporate practices everytime I act in an ad or buy a product. You’re right; it’s incredibly hard to ‘work clean’ in these times. And the article implies that these bands would consider shilling for other companies who are, in their own ways, equally ‘evil’. One of the things that concerns me about my own choices is that I’m only drawing a line in the sand where it comes to the obviously (i.e., almost universally accepted and reviled) evil: Big Tobacco.

On the other hand, you have to start somewhere. PETA isn’t hurling blood at VONS shoppers in the meat department; they’re picking the most egregious (and newsworthy) target of fur wearing.

Personally, I don’t buy many products manufactured by our evil corporate overlords, but that’s mainly because of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet prohibits it. I’m not surprised Coke & McDonald’s have taken a hit in recent years; pre-SCD, I was one of their biggest customers!

To answer your question, this is partly why I gave up advertising. But this comment is already too long; perhaps I’ll save the long answer for another post…

]]> By: Neil http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/03/on-hummers-moral-rectitude-and-paying-the-rent.html#comment-646 Neil Fri, 03 Mar 2006 04:17:42 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/03/on-hummers-moral-rectitude-and-paying-the-rent.html#comment-646 I'm all for making decision on moral ideals, but it's getting harder and harder to do that. I'd be curious to know if these same artists who won't shill for Hummer would do it for Coke, Pepsi, McDonald's, and countless other companies that also have a negative effect on society. And then again, should the criteria be the product or management? American Apparel is known for it's non-sweatshop salaries and child pornography ads. Walmart is known to be bad, but hires more disabled employees than the Gap. Some CEOs are Democratic and give tons of money to honorable charities, but shill beer to kids. Is this why you gave up advertising? I’m all for making decision on moral ideals, but it’s getting harder and harder to do that. I’d be curious to know if these same artists who won’t shill for Hummer would do it for Coke, Pepsi, McDonald’s, and countless other companies that also have a negative effect on society. And then again, should the criteria be the product or management? American Apparel is known for it’s non-sweatshop salaries and child pornography ads. Walmart is known to be bad, but hires more disabled employees than the Gap. Some CEOs are Democratic and give tons of money to honorable charities, but shill beer to kids. Is this why you gave up advertising?

]]> By: Evan http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/03/on-hummers-moral-rectitude-and-paying-the-rent.html#comment-644 Evan Thu, 02 Mar 2006 21:26:30 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/03/on-hummers-moral-rectitude-and-paying-the-rent.html#comment-644 Glad you liked the photo... Glad you liked the photo…

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