And it's not only tin cans and Wu-Tang albums that are marketed in intentionally strange ways. Food advertisers have figured out that they can get more attention by being ridiculous than by being delicious. Remember when KFC used fried chicken as sandwich bread in the Double Down? Or when Chick-Fil-A announced that their fried chicken hated gay people with the Cajun Titty Jiggler? We all made fun of them, but they absolutely did not care. These are people turning pigeon meat and "deported" foreign nationals into nugget shapes. They'll take any press they can get.
We need to stop doing this. It's very possible the only conversation any of us had or will ever have about Dr. Pepper came when they released a special version of their soda for men only. We all went on Twitter to say things like, "Forbidding women from tasting Dr. Pepper Ten will only delay the discovery that it's made from semen, not stop it completely." We asked questions like, "Why would you make a soda for men only? Are you trying to find the perfect drink to pair with losing custody of your kids?" Or maybe you simply speculated, "Dr. Pepper Ten sounds like the refreshing treat you reach for when defending an accused rapist you haven't met."
SORRY LADIES, OUR CREATIVE DIRECTOR IS STILL DEALING WITH SOME CHILDHOOD TRAUMA INVOLVING PENISES.
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