I'm trying to imagine in what universe that ad would not be deeply creepy. Stepford Wives creepy. She lavishes human love on a hollow shell (like the Stepford husbands). Is she the duped or the duper, or both?
I like to hope that it is just a blunder on the part of the ad men. It is frightening to think there are people who'd think it normal or attractive. Did I miss something? Is Portland really full of pod people?
Hat tip to Donald Sensing
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Her behavior in that picture mirrors that of a five-year-old playing with a stuffed animal.
Also, if she continues to treat her cello like that, it's not going to last even twenty years; that thing will be ready for the scrap heap.
No, her expression is exactly that of a mother welcoming her child. This is like the people who have pets for children, only more so--a pet can respond with affection, after all.
I doubt the target audience finds it creepy. People who have children, more likely.
People who have no children and don't associate with people who do? Still frighteningly twisted.
I have no children. I can distantly sympathize with the attitude of a young woman determined to perfect her cello career before having children. I'm one of those people who treat their pets like the children they never had.
But I found it deeply, deeply creepy. I have a hard time imagining who would not.
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