March 28, 2006
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Fobette, Fobette! Wherefore are thou, Fobette?
So there I was, surfing on Mapquest (that’s a good one too). It so happens that I sell ads for Xanga, so I always at least glance at ads on other sites. Anyway, I saw this random ad on Mapquest. The meaning of the ad didn’t register at first, but then I realized that this ad was using a FOB chiquita to promote Intel’s new “VIIV” technology.
This was a Flash ad, but I took some screenshots and made this animated gif:
This ad raises some critically important questions:
- Doesn’t it look like her hands are superimposed on top of Fobette’s face and body? After all, her body doesn’t move at all, just her hands…
- Actually, don’t her hands look lighter than the skin tone of her face? In fact, don’t her hands look like a white girl’s hands?
- Would a non-FOB ever do this double-peace-sign action? Actually, would a non-FOB even know what this gesture means?
- Would an Asian woman voluntarily do a double-peace-sign for an ad, knowing her friends will tease her mercilessly for the rest of her life?
- Why would Intel want to be associated with the FOB’s double-peace-sign?
Please help me answer these important questions!
EDIT:
Here’s the actual ad!
Comments (9)
Wow, you’re right. I think that the people who actually got that ad (recognize the double-V as a fob thing) would be more offended than anything else – and I couldn’t really blame them.
Well, most of the FOB people i know are from india and never do the dbl peace sign, however, I do have many friends who are into japanese animation and i’ve seen them do the double peace sign all the time. I never thought it as offensive, since i think they just like the japanese mannerisms in general and thus just try to mimic them cause they find them cool. Afterall, who wouldn’t want to be as kawaii as her?
http://www.sushicam.com/2003%20Journal%20entries/April%202003/030416/IMG_1701.jpg
Doing a quick google image search shows that I suppose, many people indeed , even those who quite obviously aren’t FOB do the double peace sign:
http://willy.boerland.com/myblog/images/thumbs/thumb_110_1014_smaller-5339.jpg
Is doing this really offensive? Should I tell my friends to stop making the sign?
seeing the double-Vs doesn’t offend me. however, i’ve seen people get made fun of when they make the double-V sign.
so i’m confused as to why Intel would want people to associate its product with a gesture that makes people laugh at you.
Those are sooo not her hands. Weird.
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