Julie Foudy Sponsorship Deal With Bud Light

[Anthony]

Originally posted by Thomas Flannigan

Perhaps the Women's Sports Foundation feels that the ad with Ms. Foudy in it balances the others and helps undo some of the emotional damage done to women by having such ads on TV. The money may not hurt either.
Just my opinions.

Please explain though why the Women's Sports Foundation should really care about a beer ad (other than the fact that they fact they might feel happy that a woman athlete got herself in an ad).

When you look at those complaining, you see the radical humorless feminists (like NOW ) on the left and the Christian groups (like the AFA) on the right.

NOW complaints are here http://www.nowfoundation.org/issues/communications/watchout3/superbowl.html

The AFA's complaints are here http://www.afa.net/activism/aa012203.asp

So, please show me an ad that the WSF complained about? Their website DOES contain a few stories about the dangers of binge drinking for kids, but that's about it.

[Thomas Flannigan]

Anthony, you are correct. Other feminist organizations are irate over the beer ads while the Women's Sports Foundation has been silent. Do you ever wonder why the WSF is silent on this issue?

[GoDC]

Originally posted by Thomas Flannigan
Anthony, you are correct. Other feminist organizations are irate over the beer ads while the Women's Sports Foundation hs been silent. Do you ever wonder why the WSF is silent on this issue?

They like beer??

[SpongeBobSquarePants]

Originally posted by Thomas Flannigan
You must have trouble with the argument if you think this is a discussion about consiracies. Conspiracy has nothing to do with it.
A Wall Street Journal article last month described the flak over racy ads run by nearly all the big breweries in the U.S. The catfight one is not the most ridiculous by any means.
Perhaps the Women's Sports Foundation feels that the ad with Ms. Foudy in it balances the others and helps undo some of the emotional damage done to women by having such ads on TV. The money may not hurt either.
Just my opinions.

Except this ad has been out for about a year.

Just my opinion, but I doubt the Women's Sports Foundation gives a flying fig about this ad. I think you are reading way too much into the gender ramifications of ads that really are just attempts at humor.

[SpongeBobSquarePants]

Originally posted by Thomas Flannigan
Anthony, you are correct. Other feminist organizations are irate over the beer ads while the Women's Sports Foundation hs been silent. Do you ever wonder why the WSF is silent on this issue?

I don't wonder, but I'm real curious as to what your answer is.

[lasoccervegas2002]

Originally posted by GoDC
That is Julie Foudy who kicks the guy through the window. Pretty funny if you ask me but I do prefer the cat fight between the girls at the soccer game where the goalie watches and allows the winning goal to score. I think that one is only hsown on Galavision.

GOTCHA !!..., you've been watching spanish channel !!!!!! you must have been watching Gold Cup recently......

[Anthony]

Originally posted by SpongeBobSquarePants
I don't wonder, but I'm real curious as to what your answer is.

I think I stick with Go DC on this -- maybe they like beer.

Or maybe it is because the WSF is an organization dedicated to getting women to play sports. While we can argue over Title IX (I think as currently constituted it is flawed, though its goal is a laudible one), that is what they do. Reviewing ads is not their thing.

Maybe they are not a humorless, radical feminist "all things women" bunch of busy bodies like NOW.

I am a conservative. I found the Miller ad funny. The AFA found the MIller ad very offensive. I did not see the Heritage Foundation put out a press release on the Miller ad.

[Lanky134]

Originally posted by SpongeBobSquarePants
I think you are reading way too much into the gender ramifications of ads that really are just attempts at humor.

I see you're new here...

[striker]

Originally posted by Thomas Flannigan
..... I think there are other reasons for this ad.

Has Mr. Flannigan elaborated on this yet??

[skipshady]

Originally posted by Emile
Hmm, perhaps this explains my befuddlement at the Dr. Scholls shoe insert ads. I had decided they were some sort of meta-advertising wink-wink prank, but perhaps there is a demographic behind this that desires nothing more than comfy feet, melon and committing serious crimes? Actually, that's just a crap commercial with a crap idea.

[seahawkdad]

Originally posted by Hosscat
I would have to concur that Foudy is the hottest member of the USWNT. A true soccer miltf if there ever was one...............
No way. Have you seen Heather Mitts? If not, put her name in your Google search engine and enjoy.

And the best distributing midfielder, male or female, Ali Wagner, ain't so bad either. And a former member, Trish Venturini was much hotter than Foudy.

Flannigan, lighten up. It was funny, particularly the part with the guy's hand waving up from the sidewalk when the waitress asked who had the lite beer.

I find all of their ads funny. I just don't by the beer. If I'm going to waste all those calories, it's gonna be something dark and heavy (no, not Queen Lateef...although that's an idea, yes?)

cheers

[Jeff]

Originally posted by Bill Archer
Dear Little Girls of America:

Be like me. Eat donuts, drink beer and kick men through windows.

Look, I'm sure she's a terrific person, but some of her choices seem, well, debatable. At best.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid71/p6b530823cac307d248f98f29bd506407/fb9d3683.jpg

Yo Bill, don't be dissin Dunkin Donuts!

Wait a minute, who goes to Dunkin Donuts and actually eats donuts? The little girls will be fine.

[Ombak]

Originally posted by skipshady
Actually, that's just a crap commercial with a crap idea.

Thank you skipshady for confirming what I knew deep inside!

[kenntomasch]

Originally posted by Thomas Flannigan
I think there are other reasons for this ad.

Perhaps the same conspiracy that fixed USA-Germany?

Or who made sure that the USA-Turkey game in the Confederations Cup "wasn't on the up-and-up?"

You stick to practicing law, and I'll tell you about advertising, okay? Julie Foudy is fairly well known among the people who are likely to see this ad when it's run on a soccer match broadcast (and that's despite the fact she wasn't chosen to do commentary on the 2002 World Cup for some reason, because we know she was available). Probably less so when it's run during other sporting events. Probably less so than that if it ran during Battlebots.

It's a commercial. It's not reality. It's not the product of some female conspiracy, it's the product of a frigging advertising agency that makes about 400 commercials a year and if you don't get it, too bad because they're still going to sell a lot of beer.

Let me let you in on a little secret -- the "Whassuh?" guys? Great ad campaign, right? Everyone recognized it, loved it. Catchphrases of the 21st century and all that? The company's market share didn't increase from those ads.

Sometimes it doesn't work.

[Thomas Flannigan]

Keep defending Hugh Dallas and the ref in the Turkey game. It looks good on you, Kenn.

[kenntomasch]

Keep thinking that every result that doesn't go your way is the result of chicanery.

That looks worse on you.

As do your attempts at sarcasm. One more thing you're no good at.

Let us know when you get within a toll call of rational thought, okay?

[kenntomasch]

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[kenntomasch]

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[kenntomasch]

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[kenntomasch]

Originally posted by striker
Has Mr. Flannigan elaborated on this yet??

No, he hasn't.

We're waiting.......