Offended by the Carl’s Jr. Super Bowl Ad? – Susie Lindau's Wild Ride Skip to content Search Search for: Susie Lindau's Wild Ride Adventures and Misadventures in Boulder, Colorado Menu Home About Susie Travel Colorado Blog Tips Podcast Boob Reports Awards Open Search Offended by the Carl’s Jr. Super Bowl Ad? While watching Good Morning America, I learned Super Bowl commercials are being leaked. One in particular has upset some people. I watched the commercial promoting Carl’s Jr.’s latest all-natural beef campaign and wondered what all the fuss was about. A woman strolls through a farmer’s market while men stare. She has bare shoulders and walks by strategically placed vegetables like an Austin Powers’ spoof. While passing by a table full of ice, she appears naked. When the camera pans around the table we see she is strutting through the crowd wearing a bikini top and shorts. My first reaction? “Ha! She looks all-natural to me, alright.” As a woman with bionic or totally fake boobs after a double boobectomy, I appreciated boobs. I can’t understand why some people find this ad so offensive. They would like to see it pulled. In the 60’s and again in the 70’s and 80’s, women abandoned bras. Now we live in a conservative time when nipples are covered by padded bras. This commercial didn’t reveal nipples, just a lot of skin and monster cleavage. I would guess if this aired in July when we’re used to seeing skin, it wouldn’t be such a big deal. I think that’s the essence of the problem, being used to it. Imagine what the Victorians would think. Is that where we’re headed? This is a commercial, not a new fashion trend. Cheerleaders wear pretty skimpy outfits. My daughter is getting ready to tryout for a pro team and I support her. In my opinion, Carl’s Jr. could have taken all-natural to whole new level of controversy. Picture a pep band marching onto the the football field followed by a line up of naturally voluptuous cheerleaders who proceed to do a kick line. Yep. That probably would have been pulled, but it would have gotten a smile from me! NOTE TO CARL’S JR.: Feel free to use my idea… And just to clarify for new readers. I am a very happily married heterosexual woman, but I really appreciate boobs after losing mine. It will be interesting to see if the commercial airs. Personally, I’ll be disappointed if they don’t run it. It’s a great ad campaign since I remember they’re serving all-natural beef! As someone who survived cancer, I’m glad to see a fast-food restaurant with a healthy choice containing no antibiotics, hormones, or steroids. Here’s the commercial: What do you think? Share this story. Thanks! 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View all posts by Susie Lindau January 23, 2015 Humor blog, Blogging, Breast Cancer, Carl's Jr. Super Bowl ad, commercials, culture, musings, personal, pop culture, Super Bowl, thoughts, Video Post navigation Be Your Own Badass Hero Check Out DJ KSmash’s Latest at My Blog Share Party! 128 thoughts on “Offended by the Carl’s Jr. Super Bowl Ad?” Add yours Widdershins says: January 23, 2015 at 5:44 pm What’s really sad is that we still have to have this conversation. LikeLike Reply susielindau says: January 23, 2015 at 6:11 pm I am so over it too. I feel like everyone misses the point of feminism. It’s not that we need to be over-protected or treated with kid gloves, we want to be treated like equals. This attitude sets us back instead of propelling us forward. LikeLike Reply Jennifer says: January 23, 2015 at 5:53 pm Love it. As with the Cindy Crawford ad. People need to get over themselves indeed. Although, it would be nice if there were more eye candy in the shape of of a man. LikeLike Reply susielindau says: January 23, 2015 at 6:12 pm I agree about eye candy. Bring it on, sexy masculine commercials!!!! LikeLike Reply 1pointperspective says: January 23, 2015 at 6:43 pm That’s far from the first commercial I’ve seen where they have the melons in front of the boobies. The game is likely to suck, we’ll need commercials to keep our balls inflated. LikeLike Reply susielindau says: January 24, 2015 at 9:21 am My husband, Danny, loved your comment. Made me laugh too! I agree and am looking forward to the commercials and halftime show. The game could be a yawnfest. LikeLike Reply Pamela Edwards says: January 23, 2015 at 7:33 pm You tell’em Lady ! ☺ Glad you are a Survivor as is my sister ! LikeLike Reply susielindau says: January 24, 2015 at 9:22 am Nice to meet you, Pamela and thanks for the Tweets. I’m so glad your sister is a survivor too!!!! 🙂 LikeLike Reply Emily @ Adventures of a Dog Mom says: January 23, 2015 at 7:34 pm I can see why certain groups might be riled up or offended. But I’m not, it’s like all their other ads. LikeLike Reply susielindau says: January 24, 2015 at 9:24 am Exactly and sex has been selling since the beginning of time. So easy a cave man could do it. Okay not a sexy ad campaign, but cave men!!! LikeLike Reply claywatkins says: January 24, 2015 at 5:50 am I can see both sides – the entire point of a commercial is to get your attention and for most of the male population, it works. If you are offended don’t eat there but don’t FORCE and IMPOSE your opinion on me – it’s sort of the way our country goes. If it offends the minority, then it must be bad and banned. Four Legs Good – Two Legs Bad – animal farm. Now, there isn’t a Carl’s Jr. anywhere near where I live, I personally like the Chick-fil-A commercials with the cows….. talk about some big ones, those produce almost 16 gallons a day! LikeLike Reply susielindau says: January 24, 2015 at 9:27 am Hahahaha! I never thought of cows that way and I’m from Wisconsin! I agree and am sick if the minority squeaky wheels determining the good for all of us. Go Chic-fil-A! LikeLike Reply Life With The Top Down says: January 24, 2015 at 6:50 am Carl’s is genius. They paid a bizzilion dollars to promote their establishment to a large audience of men by using ONE thing that will get their attention … a woman. As if this is something new….people need to lighten up. LikeLike Reply susielindau says: January 24, 2015 at 12:34 pm Right? It is nothing new. So old a cave man probable did it. Now that was a clean and effective ad campaign. It only offended cave men! I found the First Bank commercials more offensive. They are directly at the naiveté of the Amish. I don’t think it’s fair that they’ll never be able to watch the ad to defend themselves! LikeLiked by 2 people Reply Blogdramedy says: January 24, 2015 at 7:52 am Is it wrong that I’m hankering for an extra-large, uncut, Kosher dill pickle right now? *grin* LikeLike Reply susielindau says: January 24, 2015 at 12:36 pm Ha! I think their should be more sexy guy ad campaigns to even it out and dill pickles, because pickles… LikeLike Reply jake kale says: January 24, 2015 at 7:59 am Personally, I’m offended by all these people being offended by everything and demanding bans, blocklists and triggers warnings. Video games and scientists are sexist, white teenage girls with braided hair are racist, the Vagina Monologues are exclusionary to non-cis people. The crazies are taking over! LikeLike Reply susielindau says: January 24, 2015 at 12:38 pm It has become a worldwide pastime. I would think being angry all the time would cause early death. I am so over being politically correct. We just need to be respectful, relax and enjoy! LikeLike Reply jake kale says: January 25, 2015 at 5:07 am This comment needs to be pinned to the entire internet! LikeLiked by 1 person Reply susielindau says: January 25, 2015 at 6:42 am Pin away, my friend! LikeLike Reply becomingcliche says: January 24, 2015 at 8:01 am As a parent with small kids, nekkid, or nearly-nekkid, anybody isn’t appreciated. Using sex to sell stuff is tiresome. Am I offended? Meh. But do I think they’re brilliant? No. Pretty lady with lots of skin in an ad is nothing new. I did enjoy your perspective, though. Made me smile. LikeLike Reply susielindau says: January 24, 2015 at 12:42 pm Good point! I might have a different opinion if I had kids ogling the television. Mine are 23 and 25. I don’t think I would ever turn the TV on if they were little kids today. So much is off-color or just plain gross. Being from Wisconsin, I loved the pun. Thanks for stopping by and getting into the discussion! LikeLike Reply becomingcliche says: January 24, 2015 at 3:53 pm I am so boring now that I have kids. It’s. A. Curse. Apologies! LikeLiked by 1 person Reply susielindau says: January 24, 2015 at 5:12 pm Once they’re in college, it all changes. 🙂 LikeLike Reply becomingcliche says: January 24, 2015 at 5:13 pm Give me 14 more years. But by then I won’t be able to stay awake during the super bowl, so the commercials will be irrelevant. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply susielindau says: January 24, 2015 at 5:26 pm Ha! You have a four-year-old and you’re already becoming cliche? LikeLike Reply PapaBear says: January 24, 2015 at 3:29 pm Hi Susie, What offended me most is that chick didn’t even offer me a hamburger. I mean, after all, I had to watch this “leaked” commercial and didn’t get so much as a smile. How ya doin’ gal? We’ll be leaving Florida in two more days, going back the windy, frigid hinterlands of the midwest. Be good to yourself ! 🙂 LikeLike Reply susielindau says: January 26, 2015 at 4:51 pm Hey Paul! It does seem rude for her to eat in front of everyone… I’m hanging in! 3 weeks after surgery and am feeling a lot stronger, thanks! Glad you got to escape! Safe travels. 🙂 LikeLike Reply Gibber says: January 24, 2015 at 5:56 pm First: Now I want a burger Second: I only wished I looked like that Third:Commercial often seem to appeal to the men over the women. Fourth: Sex sells I guess. LikeLike Reply susielindau says: January 24, 2015 at 6:56 pm You got it! I think it’s a great pun for all- natural and now I want a burger too!!! LikeLiked by 1 person Reply Gibber says: January 24, 2015 at 9:31 pm Shall we go have a natural burger? Or have a burger naturally? LikeLike Reply susielindau says: January 26, 2015 at 4:46 pm I am still Jonesing for one, naturally! Gotta get me one this week!! LikeLiked by 1 person Reply Gibber says: January 26, 2015 at 6:05 pm Yes you do! LikeLike Reply shenrydafrankmann says: January 25, 2015 at 7:09 am They were trying to tell us something with that commercial. Maybe I should watch it again and maybe a third time, just so I get it. I am offended that someone is actually offended. It lets a little air out of my balls. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply susielindau says: January 25, 2015 at 7:44 am Hahaha!!! I’m sure there are a number of messages to search for. One of them must be, “Deflated balls win games…” Happy hunting! LikeLiked by 1 person Reply Pingback: WHAT? I’VE BEEN HACKED? | brickhousechick Cayman Thorn says: January 26, 2015 at 6:24 am You get ’em girl! Personally, seeing as how I do not possess said boobs . . I have a deep and abiding appreciation for them. And I don’t care what they say….that’s a great commercial. Umm, what was it for again? LikeLiked by 1 person Reply susielindau says: January 26, 2015 at 8:10 am Thanks Cayman! I can relate more to men now which is weird, but true! 🙂 You may have to watch it again to see what they’re advertising…. LikeLike Reply bluebutterfliesandme says: January 26, 2015 at 11:40 pm lol LikeLike Reply bluebutterfliesandme says: January 26, 2015 at 11:39 pm That’s hysterical and I am heterosexual but I love boobs, who doesn’t? 😉 LikeLike Reply susielindau says: February 15, 2015 at 12:15 pm Same! I thought the commercial and pun were hilarious! LikeLiked by 1 person Reply The Regular Guy NYC says: January 28, 2015 at 11:51 am BEWBS!!! BOOBIES!!!! SWEATER PILLOWS!!! Yeah, I’ll admit I liked this commercial. I like all of Carls Jr’s sexy commercials. Heck, I’m a straight guy who loves women. I own up to it. This country has a strange hangup about nudity and should lighten up. Also, this commercial is a total ripoff of Austin Powers when he did it, and no one complained then! LikeLike Reply susielindau says: February 15, 2015 at 12:16 pm Exactly! I thought it was hysterical. I watched that Austin Powers melon scene this weekend. LikeLike Reply daniheart21 says: January 28, 2015 at 5:02 pm I think people just object to the comparison because clearly there is nothing natural about this girl. LikeLike Reply susielindau says: February 15, 2015 at 12:19 pm They seemed jiggly to me since I have completely fake boobs that defy gravity in every way. Thanks for stopping by to weigh in!! LikeLiked by 1 person Reply Nicci says: February 9, 2015 at 12:44 pm Your opinion is always so refreshing! LikeLike Reply susielindau says: February 15, 2015 at 12:19 pm Thanks Nicci! You can depend on me to throw them out there! LikeLiked by 1 person Reply Lloyd Lofthouse says: February 15, 2015 at 10:10 am I enjoyed the slack-jawed, glassy eyed looks in the men’s faces as she walked by more then her walking by. I think it was LOL funny. IF we judge commercials for grabbing attention and getting people to talk, this one should win awards. LikeLike Reply susielindau says: February 15, 2015 at 12:21 pm Right? I remembered who the company was and what they were selling and went right out and bought a natural burger! Ha! LikeLike Reply Anonymous says: July 29, 2015 at 7:10 pm All of you people need to go back to church. And learn some morals unless you have no shame LikeLike Reply Lloyd Lofthouse says: July 29, 2015 at 7:48 pm church and morals. Isn’t that an oxymoron? LikeLike Reply susielindau says: July 29, 2015 at 7:56 pm I guess this person never read my Boob Reports, Lloyd. Talk about no shame…. LikeLike Reply « Older Comments Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here... Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: Email (Address never made public) Name Website You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Facebook account. 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