Advertising America

Just in case you have not driven cross country lately let me tell you about the latest trend in Advertising. Its not secret that Americans love there country and that that post 9/11 you can drive cross country and rarely see a overpass without an American flag centered over the highway not to much wrong with that since it is a tribute to those lost in the WTC's but in other ways we have gone to far. Trust me I just drove 3000 miles and I saw that same trend as far west as colorado .

So what is the next step for Americas-ego. Well as I drove though Stanford CT last week my freind and I could not ignore the huge billboard advertising our country, a billboard for America. No better way to do it in three phrases... it looked something like this

I I

I Superbowl I

I Supersize I

I Superman I

I America I

So now when you think of america you think of line-backers and bud-lite advertisements of the super-bowl oh and ozzy osbourne popping out of an oversized football helmet. As well as overpaid... super giant corporations, organizations and franchises that seem to find new ways of ruining sports more and more every-year


Super-sized ... this is the truth.... FAT FAT FAT americans did we mention that we are fat, lazy and full of Mc'ds, who drink big gulps while smoking turkish cigarettes. so super-sized that we stand still on people movers and escalators because we are so damn lazy!!!! and would probably buy anything that says "no exercise needed loose weight" with an disclaimer at the bottom " this product cant guarantee that it does not support terrorism" yah super-sized what a great representation of the over all population.

Oh and Finally superman... A country obsessed with Penile enlargement... Viagra popping, womanizing, sexually empowered men...not that im a feminist by any means but what kind of message does this sign give to everyone... that we are just super obsessed with everything powerful? Or is it just our inability to take life with a grain of salt ... im surprised that they didnt put SuperPower, supermodel and supermarket that pretty much sums up the entire infrastructure of this country... i dont mean to sound so anti america but come on people this is not the way we should be representing our country.... i think we should stick to the flags and leave the symbolism and labeling up to the individual...