Peloton Holiday ad sparks criticism

[Anonymous]

Best thing ever to happen to Peleton because everyone is talking about this commercial!

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I’m a liberal woman who is NOT offended by the ad. Heck, I’m even a bit overweight. Here’s my take on the ad: she’s a working mom with a demanding job (just like me) and she and her husband have a high HHI. Her husband knows her friends have Pelotons and she wanted one...even though they have a gym membership and she’s done barre and yoga. But she explained that it would be so much more convenient to have the peloton in the house so she doesn’t need to leave the house and find a sitter since he’s always on work travel or golfing. He obviously doesn’t need the guilt or a fight, so he bought her the peloton. NBD because they can easily afford it.

#RichPeopleXmasGifts

I think the drama over the ad is ridiculous.

Why must everyone assign malicious intent? Why see evil in everything? Why create issues that don’t exist? So stupid.

[Anonymous]

Watched the ad with my 7 year old who said, “Looks cool! Can we get one?”

[Anonymous]

Matt Fernandez in Ft. Lauderdale 12/21
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@FattMernandez
That Peloton commercial would be better if at the end you found out she used it to train hard everyday so that the following year, she could beat the shit out of her husband for buying her an exercise bike for Christmas.

Wow I guess this was supposed to be funny? Wonder if everyone would be laughing if the genders were reversed in this tweet?

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Anonymous wrote:I assumed the ad was about weight loss because the "wife" looked so anxious and eager to please. It was insulting.

What does looking anxious have to do with weight?

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Anonymous wrote:Best thing ever to happen to Peleton because everyone is talking about this commercial!

Their stock dropped 15% in 3 days because of this ad

[Anonymous]

The reaction to this ad has been eye opening to how differently people perceive a situation. I know two women who received Peloton bikes as gifts from their husbands and both thought it was a great gift, as did I. While Spin classes are fun, it is more time efficient and flexible to do the workouts at home.

The actor (husband) has been now doing interviews due to being perceived as a misogynistic assh*le. He was completely shocked by the response to the ad and is now scared for his career.

[Anonymous]

I think one of their biggest problems with this as was casting. The actress has large, round eyes. And I think that's what gave off the negative "husband pleasing, anxious " vibe. I really think a less wide eyes actress would have made a difference

[Anonymous]

There’s a recent dcum thread with a woman asking for tips on grill tools she can buy for her husband for Xmas. Apparently that’s fine, but gifting your wife who obviously enjoys working out a peloton is offensive? So stupid.

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Anonymous wrote:The reaction to this ad has been eye opening to how differently people perceive a situation. I know two women who received Peloton bikes as gifts from their husbands and both thought it was a great gift, as did I. While Spin classes are fun, it is more time efficient and flexible to do the workouts at home.

The actor (husband) has been now doing interviews due to being perceived as a misogynistic assh*le. He was completely shocked by the response to the ad and is now scared for his career.

I think the video she made plus her looks is what sank the ad. Not necessarily that it was given as an Xmas gift. I do feel bad for the actor (and I'm sure she has gotten backlash too)

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Anonymous wrote:There’s a recent dcum thread with a woman asking for tips on grill tools she can buy for her husband for Xmas. Apparently that’s fine, but gifting your wife who obviously enjoys working out a peloton is offensive? So stupid.

You're missing the point. It's not the exercise bike. It's the weird ass video she made that turned people off so much

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Best thing ever to happen to Peleton because everyone is talking about this commercial!

Their stock dropped 15% in 3 days because of this ad

Nearly a billion dollars. So yeah, def not the best thing ever to happen to Peloton

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know if they told her to look so anxious but it is the actress that ruins the ad for me. She looks like she's got issues and not because her husband just bought her exercise equipment. Like others have said, this is not a go to gift for someone who needs to lose weight.

I really do not understand the hate toward the husband in this ad. For me, it’s the crazy woman blogging/making a video about her exercise routine...that seems so interesting! She reminds me of a few friends I know. They constantly exercise like they are training for the Olympics, have incredibly strict diets(no butter on anything, count all their calories, every sauce on the side, freak out if they can not order a salad, never touch a dessert, etc) and complain about how busy and stressed out they are. They still drink heavily...because you know they would rather drinking their calories.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s a recent dcum thread with a woman asking for tips on grill tools she can buy for her husband for Xmas. Apparently that’s fine, but gifting your wife who obviously enjoys working out a peloton is offensive? So stupid.

You're missing the point. It's not the exercise bike. It's the weird ass video she made that turned people off so much

Doesn’t every millennial chronicle their life on social media?

I’m in my mid-40s, and I’ve noticed plenty of people chronicling their “journeys.” Weight loss, exercise, marathon training, eating healthy, cooking, crafting, whatever, etc. The worst are the parenting ones and the people who make every daily chore a dramatic accomplishment (I cleaned the house! Finished laundry! Made it to the soccer game! Served thanksgiving dinner! Survived back to school night!).

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s a recent dcum thread with a woman asking for tips on grill tools she can buy for her husband for Xmas. Apparently that’s fine, but gifting your wife who obviously enjoys working out a peloton is offensive? So stupid.

You're missing the point. It's not the exercise bike. It's the weird ass video she made that turned people off so much

No my wife just said it because the DH bought her a bike.