• Frog@lemmy.ca
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    1 day ago

    This was last posted on October 23, 2023 on the author’s Instagram account.

    Posting this now after what happened in DC, in Philadelphia, and the Philippines is insensitive.

    • Halosheep@lemm.ee
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      1 day ago

      I know a person who had an Instagram account that passed recently. It’s a little insensitive for you to bring it up so close to their passing.

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      1 day ago

      This isn’t dunking on anyone or harming anyone. It’s not punching down. It’s making fun of Cinnabon (and of marketing), not plane crashes. I think your comment is a bit over-the-top.

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        21 hours ago

        I would agree it’s not insensitive. However, if it’s making fun of advertising, why use the actual stylized brand name?

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          Because that’s what makes it funny.

          Any real brand would work, but “Have a Let’s™ Brand Potato Chip” reminds you that it’s fake. By having a real brand you have that brief moment of confusion before realizing it must be fake, but it’s funny to think about the “what if”.

          If it is real advertising, then kudos to Cinnabon for being early to the game. It will be like Branded Twitter accounts where Wendy’s capitalized early, it was funny, but now no one cares.