Am I the only one offended by the new RedBull Commericals....

[birdlady49]

That sucks. We should all contact Red Bull to discontinue that ad. Or we should "sic" PETA on them.

Does anyone remember years ago when an ad ran with a budgie that was neglected because its owner was too interested in the product they were selling? It ran during the Super Bowl. I think it was Quizno's..... I wrote and said I was boycotting their eatery because of their commercial. Apparently enough people did write in and they discontinued the commercial ... unless it had already run for the period they planned for ...

[NaniOokami]

HAHAHA >XD I love the fighting cockatoo

[tamaran2]

Their website isRed Bull Energy Drink - USA

I went there, after looking and looking I found the contact us button. Not only did I email them asking them to remove it. I also called them, had to leave a vm though.

I saw it tonight again, and get this on the animal channel

Originally Posted by birdlady49

That sucks. We should all contact Red Bull to discontinue that ad. Or we should "sic" PETA on them.

Does anyone remember years ago when an ad ran with a budgie that was neglected because its owner was too interested in the product they were selling? It ran during the Super Bowl. I think it was Quizno's..... I wrote and said I was boycotting their eatery because of their commercial. Apparently enough people did write in and they discontinued the commercial ... unless it had already run for the period they planned for ...

[Abyssinian1]

Better yet, I think it would be poetic justice to somehow herd a flock of pigeons into a holding pattern over the Red Bull company parking lot...

Just make sure they drop their 'payload' over the CEO's shiny new BMW.

[Courtzrocks]

It's not as bad as I thought, i thought the bird died and the man kicked it...still...don't know why in pretty much every red bull ad they have to use violence or sex to promote it...its a drink for gods sake!! Not some ninja juice...why dont they just have a bull that is red stand there and say red bull?

Love that cockatoo haha.

[jimpierce7]

thats not the one I saw. Starts the same though.

[Tinker]

lol that budweiser one is just bizarre! Least the duck in the redbull one didn't actually die, but I do see what you're getting at. I haven't seen that one on our tv yet, but it's bound to appear here soon.

[MiniMama]

HI, I haven't seen the commercial, but I"m not surprised that something like that would generate outrage. "m surprised it was made, since Americans usually don't take to the slightest hint of animal cruelty. Well, if their sales drop, enough 'said'

[Syaoransbear]

Redbull tastes like crap anyway.

[Buteo]

They did 2 similar ads - neither of which I liked.
One where the guy flies over the bird after drinking his redbull in revenge for it poopin on his head. The bird flies away at top speed when it realizes what he's about to do....
The other is where the man shoots a cork into the butt of the bird after it poops on his shoulder. The bird is knocked out of the sky and he gives it a kick as it's laying on the ground.

Yes it's natural for birds to crap on things.....
but the ads make it very clear the bird's defication is delibrate.
For all we know about the scenario crafted for the ad, that pigeon waits and craps on the guy every day.
(Though I will point out it could be argued that the flying guy is only doing what comes naturally too...)


IMO, Redbull is bull anyway.....
Too many empty calories, too much caffeine.
Oh sure, it gives ya very short term boost in your "vitality",
but then causes a massive crash later on.
The best way to hurt them is to not buy the product and to do what ya can to convince all your friends not to use it either.

The name doesn't make much sense in the first place!
OOOOOOO look - bull in a can....
and of course, what other color would a "liquidized bull" be other than red....