Free Beer?

Who knew advertisement could be taken to the extreme? I mean, everyone did, but many of us may have to change our mind after seeing some of the banned ads. A specific ad I'm referring to is the Bud Light "Clothing Drive" commercial that was released in 2010.

Bud Light | "Clothing Drive" commercial

It's not as bad as the other banned ads on the Super Bowl Commercials site, but this Bud Light Ad was number one on the list. And I have to say, the ad was very well made.

It's about an office worker organizing a Clothing Drive and trying to get her coworkers to help donate for a better cause. No one is really interested in helping out until she mentions that you get a free bottle of Bud Light for every article of clothing you donate. Soon, workers are running around and participating in their business meetings first shirtless, then half naked, and by the end of the commercial, completely naked.

Some of the advertisement I've seen for burgers back in 2010 were more racy and inappropriate than this commercial, so I found it weird that this video was banned. There was a black box covering men's lower region and a women's upper and lower areas. So there was no cleavage whatsoever. The advertisement was also funny because as the word about free Bud Light spread throughout the office, those who had not heard about it gave them judging glances.

Not only was the video humorous and attention-gathering, it also got its point across: Bud Light is worth it. By the end of the ad, viewers are able to say, "Wow. Maybe Bud Light is really worth walking about my workplace completely naked." That's not what they would really say, but it has a comedic ring to it, no one would think negatively of the ad.

In my opinion, I would rather have these kind of commercials where the private areas are completely covered and promote alcohol rather than provocative scenarios of men and women just for some blobs of mixed "meat" they call hamburgers.