Offensive MasterCard Commercial
May I just pause in the middle of working on a paper and my newsletter column to say how vile I find MasterCard’s new commercial?
I’ve got the World Series on and it just came on during the break.
The ad features a rich, 20-something white girl doing a series of things only the most privileged people could ever do: diving off a cliff into a pristine blue sea, taking fencing classes, taking voice lessons, and I forget what else. The woman’s voice (well, ostensibly her voice) sings “My Favorite Things” in the background.
When the dog bites
When the bee stings
When I’m feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things,
and then I don’t feel
so bad.
In an era of such rampant inequalities, war and genocide, this commercial seems incredibly insensitive and offensive. I hardly think that most MasterCard holders are using their credit cards to finance dips in the Aegean Sea. […]