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In response to "Question of the day...how do you feel about commercials that play the blatant gay card when it has no bearing on the product ?" by Meg

I thought it was funny but felt almost as though they were trying too hard. In Mara's example I'm thinking they wouldn't

Posted by Meg (aka Mojave) Feb 27 '13, 14:24

make a specific point of the couple being bi-racial (or maybe they would). This one seems more like "hey look, we're one of the good guys in favor of it"

The commercial is for the Kindle, not a cause.

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It's certainly calculated, but not obnoxiously so, IMO. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 27, 14:26 3
- calculated to sell more Kindles, sure... -- nm - znufrii Feb 27, 14:43 1
  - Of course. Those are the only calculations you do in marketing. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 27, 14:50
- True - then again I'm the one who gets irritated by cars being marketed based on their electronic accessories rather than their drivability :/ -- nm - Meg Feb 27, 14:29

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I thought it was funny but felt almost as though they were trying too hard. In Mara's example I'm thinking they wouldn't

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