"Ain't no vitamins in that..."

Ahh, my last one for the semester.

Dave Chappelle is a genius. He picks up on those little details in life people often overlook, then makes them into hilarious jokes. First, watch this Sunny D commercial that is so eighties.



Pretty standard. Kids want to quench their thirst with some juice... Now watch Chappelle's stand up act. *caution, language*



I think he's right. The boy's eyes do look like they're attracted to the purple stuff. It's amazing how Chappelle picked up on that.

I bought grape drink the other day. It was really cheap incidentally. Like a dollar for half a gallon or something. By comparison, the superhealthy Naked juice I'm drinking at the moment is only 15.2 ounces yet totals $3.65. I haven't tried the grape drink yet. It sounds terrible. Sugar, water, purple.

Does Chappelle make fun of stereotypes? Yes. That's part of the reason he disappeared to Africa instead of making a third season of his show. But I don't think he should be ashamed. He doesn't further stereotypes, people do. When he talked about studying white people he made fun of both sides. "Get away from my cart, these are vegetables," he said. He mocked black people for not eating enough vegetables, but then he said it in an exaggerated annunciated tone that made fun of white people. So lose/lose? No. Latinos win that one.

Anyway, we don't see many commercials like this anymore. Advertising vitamins is not a priority. Now we want funny, shocking, out-there ads that make the product stick out. What will happen when nothing shocks us anymore? Psychology calls it desensitization. It's up to the ad gurus to stop it.