KFC takes down “Hot Shot” ads, SAVE takes credit

ZimbaZumba · 2013-08-29T15:45:34+00:00

I applaud this campaign. Our social norms are affected by a number of factors, what we see in the popular media is certainly one of them. By allowing ads like these to slip by normalizes the hitting of men by women, which in turn affects our view of DV against men.

People know the difference between slapstick and actual violence, even if it's meant to be "humorous". This Ad is not slapstick.

2013-08-29T12:44:16+00:00

It's a good thing that they were removed, but I hope this issue isn't pushed further; I have a "as long as it's applied more or less equally" view concerning violence in media. Physical comedy can be funny, and I hope that efforts like this don't result in it being eliminated from the airwaves altogether.

Dronelisk · 2013-08-29T12:36:49+00:00

I love the random downvotes from people who don't even bother to make a comment why they downvoted, shows how much of a discussion they're willing to enroll into

giegerwasright · 2013-08-29T16:11:02+00:00

They made the wrong decision. The right decision was to make another ad where a dude slaps a woman and it's all in the name of slapstick comedy. Then they could say "Well, you thought the first one was funny" when anyone complains.

But no. We went for overly zealous censorship instead. And it worries me that that will be the dominant trend.

bl1y · 2013-08-29T22:13:08+00:00

Am I the only one who didn't have a problem with the ad?

The joke is that the chicken is so spicy eating it is like a slap in the face. To illustrate the pun, someone needs to get slapped in the face. It's basic slapstick humor.

If the genders were reversed, I just wouldn't find it funny. Not because of some "Don't hit women" thing, but because he probably would laid her out. The joke wouldn't work. It's spicy like a slap to the face, not spicy like a TKO.

It's a biological fact that men are generally bigger than women, and have a whole lot more upper body strength. That's going to affect the dynamics of how physical humor works.

Note that I think this pretty much ends with humor. If you actually hit someone in real life, the punishment should be the same, regardless of your gender or the gender of the person you're hitting.

Title	KFC takes down “Hot Shot” ads, SAVE takes credit
Author	roharareddit
Upvotes	18
Comments	14
Date	August 29, 2013 12:07 PM UTC (12 years ago)
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