As a longtime patron of Carl’s Jr. Restaurants, I am writing to tell you that you will no longer be receiving my family’s business. For several years you have sought to push the envelope with your titillating advertisements and in-your-face attitude. Well, you’ve gotten in my face one too many times and now I’m getting in yours. The commercial with Paris Hilton is flat out pornography and it disgusts me. You have the profound opportunity to affect your culture for good but instead you use your influence to degrade society. Did it ever occur to you that young children would be watching that commercial? Did any of you brilliant executives ever stop to wonder if this was a good idea? You remind me of a bunch of junior high boys getting away with a tawdry and juvenile prank.
Have a good laugh, boys…I’ll be laughing, too, the next time I drive by your restaurant.
Posted by PamCHBF at May 23, 2005 02:14 PMYou should see the version they have on their website...
Posted by: Ryan at May 23, 2005 02:32 PMI stopped going to Carl's or Hardees (which carl's bought) when they started those disgusting commercials with food coming out of people's mouths. Ewww. Glad we don't have that commercial. I'm sure they'd refuse to show it on the local stations here.
Posted by: caltechgirl at May 23, 2005 03:58 PMI've never liked them...but this gives me even more reason.
Posted by: Sissy at May 23, 2005 08:51 PMWait... pr0n is bad? :-)
Posted by: Harvey at May 24, 2005 09:24 AMI have a theory that American TV has gone mad, and thinks Paris Hilton needs to be on one channel at any given time.......FReaking TV sucks....why it is rarely on at our house.
Posted by: ArmyWifeToddlerMom at May 26, 2005 10:14 AMI'm a huge fan of voting with your wallet (or purse in this case). I haven't seen the offending ad, but all you needed to do was mention the Hilton wench and my imagination can do the rest.
Posted by: Ponytailed Conservative at May 27, 2005 08:32 PM