Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Toyota “Activate Dog” Ad

Okay, there’s a new ad where they show some Toyota morphing into shape, or being built by CGI, or whatever the hell they’re doing here (like you can get the CGI version: whatever!), and once it’s done, the guy asks for a dog (he says: “Activate dog.” {!}), and it appears. But it’s a prissy girly lap dog like Paris Hilton would have, so he asks for a bigger dog, and he gets a nice brown dog that’s normal guy size.

Okay, this is a stupid ad, but what I really want to know is this: if this car is so great, then how come their default dog is a crappy yippy lap dog? Is that because it’s a girl’s car? Isn’t it sexist to assume everyone will want a girl’s dog? Or isn’t it politically correct to ask such a thing? (Hey man, two wrongs don’t make a right!)

But here’s the thing about a computer delivering the dog you want: can you ask for it not to have any excrement come out of it ever, or not to chew up anything, or not to drool and stuff? How about not to bark or bite? Because if it could, then it would be a really nice car, even if it defaults to the annoying Paris Hilton lap dog (so long as you can change the dog afterwards, like in this commercial).

Okay, I can’t believe I can find this on YouTube already to show you what I’m talking about, but here it is (They must be proud of it!):