# Violence in TV Commercials

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violence-in-tv-commercials/520331>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 7, 2009, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violence-in-tv-commercials/520331 "2009-12-07T17:15:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violence-in-tv-commercials/520331/1 "2009-12-07T17:15:34Z")

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Has anyone else noticed the increasing number of tv ads that include some degree of violence. Two ad themes that come to mind are the “Messing with Sasquatch” Jack Links beef jerky campaign and the “Too light, too heavy” Bud Light campaign.

Does anyone else find this trend somewhat disturbing?

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**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violence-in-tv-commercials/520331/2 "2009-12-07T17:20:58Z")

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Nope, I like violence in commercials if its funny.

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**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violence-in-tv-commercials/520331/3 "2009-12-07T18:14:26Z")

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Dunno if this counts but remember those I think VW commercials where the people in the car would be having casual conversations…and then get into a horrible accident.

They were all ok and stuff, and that was the point of those commercials…so frankly they were good ones; but God I hated those commercials.

I would literally get scared by just driving and having a casual conversation.

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violence-in-tv-commercials/520331/4 "2009-12-07T19:19:15Z")

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::insert Emily Lattella joke here::