At the gym the past couple days, someone has left the TV on TLC's "A Baby Story." Unsurprisingly, a Pampers commercial came on. The content of the commercial surprised and delighted me. Take a look-see:
I thought I was watching a pro-life ad at first! I've been tearing up at the littlest thing lately, but still, it's not every day a commercial nearly makes me cry!
I love this commercial! I saw an edited version where they took out the first two shots (the planned vs. unplanned), which I liked even more!
ReplyDeleteI like the baby in its mommy's womb. It makes me smile. :-)
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean....but, c'mon, Pampers, pregnant bride as symbol of unplanned pregnancy, REALLY? We haven't evolved past the idea that unexpected pregnancy=shotgun wedding? (Unrelated to my complaints, it's also a pretty clear dog-whistle to pro-lifers, so I'm sure they got lots of complaints about that.)
ReplyDeleteP.S. If anyone wants to lose a good chunk of their day, here is the explanation of dog-whistling - one of my favorite things to discuss, EVER - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog-whistle_politics
I didn't see it as a shot-gun wedding, but you draw on cultural knowledge more readily than I do. Sometimes I live in my own little world. That being said, I would not have loved it the same way without those first two scenes!
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