Blogs Feb 10, 2010 at 11:30 am

Who Are They Trying to Sell Snickers To?

Dan Savage
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With Aretha and Liza on board, they're apparently trying to sell Snickers to me.
Bub on February 10, 2010 at 11:43 AM Report this
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ha, that was a hoot.
yakdan on February 10, 2010 at 11:45 AM Report this
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wait... i think i get it!

holy crap, am i gay?
Matthew Richter on February 10, 2010 at 11:47 AM Report this
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Yes Matthew. Now go buy shirts 3 sizes too small, join the swing choir and watch "There's Something About Mary" for Brett's cameo.
RugbySkin on February 10, 2010 at 12:10 PM Report this
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How would straight guys NOT get that? Even if they don't recognize Aretha and Liza, they LOOK like divas, and the other dude in the back seat even called Aretha a diva. So yeah. Entertaining. :)
DowntownTaylor on February 10, 2010 at 12:13 PM Report this
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See, this doesn't make sense to me. The statement "You're not you when you're hungry" says that you're grumpy and testy when you're hungry--which is true--and that it's a bad thing. But turning into Liza and Aretha when you're hungry is...kind of an awesome thing. So, shouldn't you just let your friend stay hungry so that you can have awesome sing-a-longs on your car trip? Fuck the Snickers, let's have a gay icon road trip!
-ink on February 10, 2010 at 12:13 PM Report this
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Wow - this makes me want to take a bite of a Snickers I've used to stir crushed Oxycontin into a bowl of mayonnaise.
gloomy gus on February 10, 2010 at 12:22 PM Report this
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Snickers are shitty, but I do have an Almond Joy around here somewhere. Mmmm!
Daddy Todd on February 10, 2010 at 12:31 PM Report this
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Yes only gay men will get this joke....NOT Just like all gay men do not eat carbs...wait my bread and rice is ready got to go....
on February 10, 2010 at 12:39 PM Report this
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I got it, ate a Snickers, drove to Vermont, and married a dude. Thanks, Snickers!
Schorschi on February 10, 2010 at 12:40 PM Report this
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If it takes a Snickers to turn you into Liza or Aretha, what would it take to turn you into Kathy Griffin?
Emilio Ballardo on February 10, 2010 at 12:57 PM Report this
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Emilio, A Whachamacallit bar.
RugbySkin on February 10, 2010 at 1:24 PM Report this
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At least there not guys who have to bite at anything danged in front of them, and who accidentally kiss due to an impromptu chowing contest.

I'm always frustrated with the mounds/almond joy thing. I want the dark chocolate and the almond.
Uriel-238 on February 10, 2010 at 2:22 PM Report this
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Gay men who don't eat candy are dull.
Michael Wells on February 10, 2010 at 3:06 PM Report this
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"Will straight men get the joke?"

Really??????
Keekee on February 10, 2010 at 3:14 PM Report this
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No, Dan, all straight men live in caves where they're sheltered from exposure to widely known pop culture figures, and all gay men are twiggy twinks and obsessive gym rats.

Please. You make it sound like they made an ad for Playboy using archived footage of Quentin Crisp (which would be HILARIOUS).
amazonvera on February 10, 2010 at 3:32 PM Report this
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The gimmick here is open-minded straight guys co-opting worn-out gay associations, lingo, culture - "Chet was such a diva during the game last night." The marketing for this candy is to meek, inconsequential men of any sexual orientation. The message is "You are no one. Might as well have some candy."
Brendan T on February 10, 2010 at 5:54 PM Report this
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Lord have mercy - how'd they get 'Ree to do a Snickers commercial?
Bauhaus I on February 10, 2010 at 9:58 PM Report this
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No, I think Snickers already did the "Gay Superbowl" ad with THIS one. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjuXbYW6K…
I'm a stranger on February 10, 2010 at 11:16 PM Report this
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Heh, "back of my seat". Middle School humor, but still funny.
Lynx on February 11, 2010 at 11:33 AM Report this
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Lesson : If you give a diva candy, they turn into cute (possibly gay) guys!
on February 12, 2010 at 9:04 PM Report this

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