The world’s most pissed off Cardinals fan penned a letter (this should alert you that said fan is a little old school) to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch to rant about how the new and as always, deliciously raunchy Hardees/Carl’s Jr. ad was porn and scarred him/her and his family, including his 86-year-old mother… Seriously…
Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and pornography. That’s what you’ll get if you watch the St. Louis Cardinals on TV. Every fan I know has remarked on the filthy Hardee’s commercial featuring a nearly nude woman writhing in soap suds. It’s pornography, pure and simple.
A few Sundays ago I sat down with my family after church to watch the Cardinals. When this commercial came on, my 86-year-old mother, almost in tears said, “Why do they have to do this?” My 13-year-old granddaughter hid her face and my 11-year-old grandson was so embarrassed, he didn’t know where to look. My 89-year-old father — who played baseball in the St. Louis Browns organization — apologized “I’m sorry this is on my TV,” as if it were his fault.
Then it came on again, and my mom grabbed for the remote to try to turn the channel. We were all embarrassed. And then it came on again, and I got mad.I couldn’t help but think of Stan Musial, the standard bearer of the Cardinals and a man of impeccable character. He had to be looking down from heaven with tears in his eyes.
Since then, I’ve called the offices of team owner Bill DeWitt Jr. and president Bill DeWitt III and left five messages. I have not had the courtesy of a return phone call. Unfortunately, Hardee’s money trumps fans’ concerns. Maybe thousands need to call the DeWitts. Will they listen?
Kudos to this fan for sticking to the arduous task of hounding down PR folks to get the ads taken off, but still, one can’t help but chuckle at this imagery, especially of granny there weeping Knowshon tears–is that evil? And seriously, how sure are we about the 11-year-old grandson being too shook to look at the screen…c’mon. Sounds like someone needs to unwind some.
Maybe this video will help.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJZ_k1rQN90
