Pepsi's new suicide ads for Pepsi Max

[muertevilla]

I love the ads. The art is creative and looks cool. Insensitive to suicide? If anything, people who commit suicide are the insensitive ones. They have no consideration for the people that will be cleaning up the mess they leave when they off themselves. Finally, ads that show true artistic inspiration. People who think the ads are insensitive should just gouge their eyes out. If a cartoon slashing its wrist bothers you, then... *sharpens pencil* here you go.

 

[Dew k. Mosi]

Makes me want to watch "the bridge" again....or not.

I watched that the other day. Pretty crazy

 

[SLVRSR4]

This is offensive the art is terrible It's not unique it is an objective bad.

 

[The Guard]

Hmm...

Suicide, like anything else, can be funny given the right context.

Is this a bit extreme? Sure. The brain matter, etc, probably isn't neccessary to get the point across. It's in bad taste. But it is what it is.

And on another note, I'd expect those who whine about this ad parodying suicide to whine about every ad that makes fun of anything and anyone. Because in almost every bit of parody, there's someone who "could" be offended, or someone who wouldn't think that was funny.

 

[SuperFerret]

Hmm...

Suicide, like anything else, can be funny given the right context.

Is this a bit extreme? Sure. The brain matter, etc, probably isn't neccessary to get the point across. It's in bad taste. But it is what it is.

And on another note, I'd expect those who whine about this ad parodying suicide to whine about every ad that makes fun of anything and anyone. Because in almost every bit of parody, there's someone who "could" be offended, or someone who wouldn't think that was funny.

Which serves to make it funnier.

 

[Joker]

Those ads rule, and are hillarious. I really like the self-immolation one.

 

[terry78]

I guess if it showed a female calorie going into Planned Parenthood with some of those new abortion coupons, that may not have flown as well.

 

[Heffer Wolf]

Does it offend you, yeah?

that band is WAY worse then these ads.

sorry.

 

[The Guard]

They could have avoided some of noise with a lonely calorie fondling a blow-up calorie. But I doubt avoiding noise was the point. – ed bernays | dunwoody, GA

 

[chaseter]

Pepsi sucks anyways

 

[Carcharodon]

How is this necessary? I mean, why does a chunk of the thing's brain have to be shooting out the back of its head? How graphic is that?

 

[Ghostvirus]

Who is this being insensitive to? The people that should be offended are, or should be dead. & if the people that are offended are people that wasn't successful, then they are just upset that the Calaroie is doing that they failed to do.

 

[Captain Planet!]

Cherry Coke for life.

 

[Star]

that band is WAY worse then these ads.

sorry.

 

[Heffer Wolf]

not a huge fan of techno synth pop or whatever they hell they are.

but i am a fan of these ad's. Strange.

 

[Noon]

Who is this supposed to offend? Suicidal people? I'm not sure they give a crap about pepsi. Is there some kind of Suicidal Rights group now, demanding equality for people who want to top themselves? Maybe it's offensive to the loved ones of people who commit suicide, but the most insensitive person there is the person that killed them self in the first place.

Suicide is a choice, not an affliction.

 

[The Original Bamfer]

I really don't think it was a smart advertising choice. Not only is it offensive to plenty of folks, suicide just doesn't really scream, "Hey! Drink my soda!"

 

[Jennifer Walters]

You've clearly never drank Pepsi Max then.

 

[enterthemadness]

1. Pepsi Max has ONE CALORIE in it now?

2. Pepsi can take a piss take and piss off.

 

[Gilpesh]

Spoiler

 

[Jennifer Walters]

Spoiler

He's clearly just a cheery man running through a field with a kite behind him.

 

[Untilteld]

Does it offend you, yeah?

 

[Bubastis]

I usually hate people being easily offended, especially by advertisements (Case in point: as a response to my teacher telling the class about various genocides today, I blurted out "well, at least I'm okay.") but this is too far.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

hitler did not commit suicide. somebody from the future traveled back in time, put him on trial , killed him and put the body in the bunker.

And that person was Marty Mcfly!

 

[Cosmic]

The ads are extremely insensitive towards mentally ill people who are at risk of commiting suicide, as well as towards the friends and relatives of suicides.

The product tastes like chilled battery acid.