The ‘Offensive’ Super Bowl Ad That Has Twitter Seeing Red
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images By Angela Campbell/Feb. 8, 2021 3:40 pm EST
Let’s face it. Many people only watch the Super Bowl for the commercials, and there are always standouts — both good and bad. Social media users quickly placed Cure Auto Insurance’s “Whip It Out” in the bad category with some saying the commercial trivializes sexual harassment in the workplace.
The 30-second spot aired minutes before The Weeknd’s halftime show and features a visibly upset female employee informing her boss, “Miss Davis, Tommy just brought me into his office and whipped out his opinion.” Tommy quickly defends himself by saying, “I didn’t just whip it out — she was into it. Plus, I have a pretty big opinion.” The conversation escalates, using sexual harassment innuendo until the ad ends with a voice-over: “We can’t protect your opinion — but we can protect your car.” (via YouTube) Journalist Ilana Keller took to Twitter not long after to write, “Yes, in 2021 I did want to spend the second half of the #SuperBowl writing about an ad called ‘Whip It Out’ because … apparently some folks still find sexual harassment funny.” Others agreed, including one who used the #MeToo hashtag: “I truly cannot believe that in 2021 this commercial was considered appropriate.”
The ‘Offensive’ Super Bowl Ad That Has Twitter Seeing Red
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
By Angela Campbell/Feb. 8, 2021 3:40 pm EST
Let’s face it. Many people only watch the Super Bowl for the commercials, and there are always standouts — both good and bad. Social media users quickly placed Cure Auto Insurance’s “Whip It Out” in the bad category with some saying the commercial trivializes sexual harassment in the workplace.
The 30-second spot aired minutes before The Weeknd’s halftime show and features a visibly upset female employee informing her boss, “Miss Davis, Tommy just brought me into his office and whipped out his opinion.” Tommy quickly defends himself by saying, “I didn’t just whip it out — she was into it. Plus, I have a pretty big opinion.” The conversation escalates, using sexual harassment innuendo until the ad ends with a voice-over: “We can’t protect your opinion — but we can protect your car.” (via YouTube) Journalist Ilana Keller took to Twitter not long after to write, “Yes, in 2021 I did want to spend the second half of the #SuperBowl writing about an ad called ‘Whip It Out’ because … apparently some folks still find sexual harassment funny.” Others agreed, including one who used the #MeToo hashtag: “I truly cannot believe that in 2021 this commercial was considered appropriate.”
The 30-second spot aired minutes before The Weeknd’s halftime show and features a visibly upset female employee informing her boss, “Miss Davis, Tommy just brought me into his office and whipped out his opinion.” Tommy quickly defends himself by saying, “I didn’t just whip it out — she was into it. Plus, I have a pretty big opinion.” The conversation escalates, using sexual harassment innuendo until the ad ends with a voice-over: “We can’t protect your opinion — but we can protect your car.” (via YouTube)
Journalist Ilana Keller took to Twitter not long after to write, “Yes, in 2021 I did want to spend the second half of the #SuperBowl writing about an ad called ‘Whip It Out’ because … apparently some folks still find sexual harassment funny.” Others agreed, including one who used the #MeToo hashtag: “I truly cannot believe that in 2021 this commercial was considered appropriate.”
The ad was ’leaked’ prior to the big game
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