You know the one I'm talking about. I think it's Toyota or Dodge that has this woman, who buys a brand new Teddy bear, uses it to wash the van, runs over it, rips one of the eyes off,and the next thing you know, she is picking her daughter up at school, and says, Hi honey! Look in the toy bin! and her child looks, and smiles and hugs the toy happily saying, You found Teddy! Yeah, mom says, isn't that great? Isn't that great? No, it is not great. It is so horribly wrong to send this message that it is okay to lie to your child, it upsets and angers me every time I see it! Children see these commercials, and wonder, how many times did my parents fool me? Parents see these commercials and think, well, that's one way of solving the problem of a child who is inconsolable over the loss of a toy.And the ideals of truth and trust go right out the window. To my mind this presents a whole new trickle down theory that in practice doesn't sound so good. If the children can't trust their parents to tell them the truth, and the parents are no longer held to a higher value system, could not the same thoughts go through the parents heads when it comes time to buy that new or newer used van or SUV? I know I would wonder just exactly what sorts of deceit and surprises were in store for me, should I purchase from a car manufacturer who finds it alright to manipulate the truth to their advantage. Situational ethics is a damnable thing. Some things are absolutely right and some things are absolutely wrong, and If you can lie to a child, you can lie to an adult just as easily,and all car salesmen are interested in is your signature on that line, no matter what they have to promise you to get it there.
To me, the Teddy Bear commercial is a red flag, of just how low an automotive maker will go to sell his products,and tells us way more about their ethics than they ever intended. They tell you nothing of value in this ad...no mention is made of their reliability or dependability as an everyday vehicle for your family. No special safety features, no reduction in cost, NO! It's all about this ugly one eyed scruffy looking Teddy bear,and how cleverly mom put one over on her innocent trusting child! That's terrible! Personally, I would have been more impressed if the mother had said to the girl, " Trixi, we saved so much money on buying this wonderful new car I was able to go out and buy you a brand new bear!"
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