Gardein Wants to “Sweep Me Off My Meat.” I Object.
I don’t know why, but I’ve been listening to Pandora a lot
lately, and as you know, Pandora has advertisements if you don’t upgrade (as to
opposed to Hulu Plus, WHICH HAS ADS EVEN IF YOU PAY FOR IT WHY WHY WHY), so
I’ve been actually listening to radio ads, and some of them are really, really
bad.
Here’s an example:
Gardein, which is a meat substitute I have not tried but am not opposed
to (except for the fact that they are all "GARDEN + PROTEIN = GARDEIN), has this totally weird commercial running currently with the tagline
“Gardein—let us sweep you off your meat!”
Every time I hear this, I physically cringe and am
embarrassed for the human race. So, SO
BAD. Just, not good on any level, like
from the use of the pun to the imagery it creates in your mind. SWEEP YOU OFF YOUR MEAT? Yuck.
I Googled this cringe-worthy turn of phrase to find the
commercial (I could not), but in so doing, I encountered several people on
Twitter who were like “WHAT A GREAT SLOGAN,” and then I just wanted to punch
the internet in the face.
Also, I wish Pandora had a function that would allow you to "Thumbs Down" ads, because I would be ALL OVER THAT.