Peloton Holiday ad sparks criticism

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There was an excellent thread on twitter from a marketing person on why the ad makes us wince. Essentially the ad is written so that the viewer's perspective is the husband's perspective, but it's inconsistent.

First we watch her getting the Peloton (and this is the only time we hear the husband speak), then we watch her making the saddest montage on her iphone about her Peloton journey, but she also looks directly at the camera with pleading eyes when getting on the bike and then at the end she and her husband are looking at the montage on TV and finally she's looking at her husband (us?).
It was a poorly constructed ad.

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1202723256408535040.html

All of her work is for us (husband?).

That's fascinating.

[Anonymous]

Has the Aviation gin commercial been posted where the peloton model has left her husbands?

Hilarious

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/ryan-reynolds-peloton-ad-actress-for-commercial-spoof-923631/amp/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has the Aviation gin commercial been posted where the peloton model has left her husbands?

Hilarious

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/ryan-reynolds-peloton-ad-actress-for-commercial-spoof-923631/amp/

I love it! Ryan Reynolds is amazing!! Wonder if the actress will get in trouble with Peleton somehow for doing this ad? OTOH, all the storm over this has really gotten their name out before the public so they may be happy about it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has the Aviation gin commercial been posted where the peloton model has left her husbands?

Hilarious

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/ryan-reynolds-peloton-ad-actress-for-commercial-spoof-923631/amp/

Hilarious!!! But...far more dangerous/offensive/triggering than the stupid ad for the over-priced exercise bike. Specifically: getting blotto on gin isn’t healthy, safe or cool. Yet our American obsession with booze as the knee jerk reaction to stress as well as the only mechanism for celebration is depressing.

Again: hilarious...but also pretty sad.

[Anonymous]

The original commercial attracted so much attention because they made the actress look like AOC and the actor look like AOC's campaign manager whom she had to ostensibly ditch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The original commercial attracted so much attention because they made the actress look like AOC and the actor look like AOC's campaign manager whom she had to ostensibly ditch.

Are you blind?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The original commercial attracted so much attention because they made the actress look like AOC and the actor look like AOC's campaign manager whom she had to ostensibly ditch.

Are you blind?

Must be blind. But I didn't think that this thread could come up with a dumber explanation, so hats off I guess?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The original commercial attracted so much attention because they made the actress look like AOC and the actor look like AOC's campaign manager whom she had to ostensibly ditch.

Are you blind?

Must be blind. But I didn't think that this thread could come up with a dumber explanation, so hats off I guess?

I don’t take my hat off for weird conspiracy theories. The actress doesn’t look like AOC.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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.

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.

I could see her sunken Bambi eyes of a woman with an eating disorder:



I would have preferred if they picked a slightly sturdier looking actress.

Yes! I'm the pp who said I think it has something to do with her look. Her eyes have this pleading "help me" look.

Huh.

I’m guessing they picked her specifically because she has dark features so they could check the diversity box (as opposed to using a blonde hair lady). Point being: there’s simply no way to please everyone.

What I said has nothing to do with her hair or eye color. It's her crazy eyed look

NP. For me, it was her fear over riding a stationary bike in her own home. I mean, what? Why are you nervous about that? The whole thing was weird.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has the Aviation gin commercial been posted where the peloton model has left her husbands?

Hilarious

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/ryan-reynolds-peloton-ad-actress-for-commercial-spoof-923631/amp/

New theory on the commercial - the actual actress - not the character she played in the Peleton ad - is depressed from all the backlash she and the Peleton ad are receiving. She is getting tons of threats and all the negative internet chatter is getting to her. She goes out drinking with friends and that is why the the one friend tells her she is safe here.

[Anonymous]

I love her deep, husky Brenda Vaccaro voice. Is she a smoker?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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.

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.

I could see her sunken Bambi eyes of a woman with an eating disorder:



I would have preferred if they picked a slightly sturdier looking actress.

Yes! I'm the pp who said I think it has something to do with her look. Her eyes have this pleading "help me" look.

Huh.

I’m guessing they picked her specifically because she has dark features so they could check the diversity box (as opposed to using a blonde hair lady). Point being: there’s simply no way to please everyone.

What I said has nothing to do with her hair or eye color. It's her crazy eyed look

NP. For me, it was her fear over riding a stationary bike in her own home. I mean, what? Why are you nervous about that? The whole thing was weird.

Let me explain.

She looks nervous because Karen told her that Pelotons have a vibrating seat that will blow your mind! Of course, Karen just said that because she’s a jealous bitc$. Karen has always been jealous of her marriage, her McMansion and her happy marriage.

[Anonymous]

This really monetizes fan fiction. Soon, a full-length movie or long-run series on Netflix.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has the Aviation gin commercial been posted where the peloton model has left her husbands?

Hilarious

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/ryan-reynolds-peloton-ad-actress-for-commercial-spoof-923631/amp/

New theory on the commercial - the actual actress - not the character she played in the Peleton ad - is depressed from all the backlash she and the Peleton ad are receiving. She is getting tons of threats and all the negative internet chatter is getting to her. She goes out drinking with friends and that is why the the one friend tells her she is safe here.

Lol but I don't think so. I think the new ad is hilarious. She's clearly in on the joke in it, which is why it's funny and not sad.

[Anonymous]

To circle back, actress is gorgeous.

The whole pleasing your husband who gave you an exercise bike is a lot to unpack.

I haven’t rode a pelaton but it seemed like the class instructor personally welcomed her. Can other users see her performance — I think it would be very motivating but also perhaps anxiety inducing in some way

RR is a treasure.