Comments on: Groupon Super Bowl Ad Makes Fun of Tibet & Whales, Provokes Ridiculous Controversy

By: PFV

PFV — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:51:00 +0000

I was in a bar watching the Super Bowl when the Tibet commercial played. There was a collective gasp and uncomfortable giggles followed by some anger. The collective feeling seemed to be: “How could they be so stupid?” The whales and rainforest versions could have been excused, but there was no excuse for mocking the plight of oppressed people in Tibet.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:30:00 +0000

I didn’t really find these offensive other then the fact that they just weren’t funny nor clever. I should also disclose that I have a T shirt that says “FREE TIBET!* *with purchase of one tibet of equal or greater value”.

Not making fun of tibet, more making fun of people who try and make political statements with a tshirt. ;P

By: Sircolby45

Sircolby45 — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:27:00 +0000

Oh well…People will get bent out of shape over anything. Some people just can’t take a joke.

By: Moporte

Moporte — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 21:55:00 +0000

Oh, look. One of the people we were talking about.

By: Alan Henry

Alan Henry — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 21:45:00 +0000

The problem with the ads was that not only were they offensive, they weren’t even funny. Everyone I’ve encountered watched them and then looked at each other with a “did we really just see that” kind of look on their face. There was no nervous laughter, no “you guys need to stop being so PC that was hilarious” BS.

Not only were the ads not entertaining at all, they were misappropriative and make ridiculous light of what they pointed out at the beginning of the ad. I found the backlash to be much funnier than the actual ads, with some people tweeting that maybe GroupOn can help us find a great vacation deal to Egypt right now, or maybe a great tour group headed to Darfur.

By: Kevin Schram

Kevin Schram — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 21:35:00 +0000

Those ads are funny. People need to chill.

By: Kevin Schram

Kevin Schram — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 21:35:00 +0000

Those ads are funny. People need to chill.