{"id":1251,"date":"2011-11-19T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2011-11-19T17:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=1251"},"modified":"2011-11-19T12:00:02","modified_gmt":"2011-11-19T17:00:02","slug":"hate-to-snicker-but-is-candy-ad-funny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2011\/11\/hate-to-snicker-but-is-candy-ad-funny.html","title":{"rendered":"Hate To Snicker, But Is Candy Ad Funny?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been meaning to write about this one for some time, but wasn’t quite sure how to address it.<\/p>\n

Is the ad for Snickers<\/em>, the one where two sharks “discuss” the difference of how people tasted, and decide the person who ate the candy bar tasted better, in bad taste, so to speak?<\/p>\n

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My first reaction was it was a very funny and clever ad.<\/p>\n

Over time, especially as I heard about more shark attacks, I began to change my opinion.<\/p>\n

I bet the ad ISN’T funny to anyone who has been attacked by a shark or their family members who have to deal with the ramifications of such an attack.<\/p>\n

The ad has already had a good, long run but perhaps it’s time to pull it off the airwaves.<\/p>\n

Am I, as I do at times, making too much of this?<\/p>\n

What do you think?<\/p>\n

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