Am I the only one that thinks commercials are getting dumber every single day? Who dreams up these worthless marketing ads? The dancing Ozempic ads or the WeGovy ones — have a favorite? I didn’t think so.
All of them wear me out!
From Lume, with the greasy faced doctor harping about under boob sweat and stinky privates and butt cracks… and the singing purple headphones chick (Allegra) — to the Gold Bears ad where football player men talk like kids… and Consumer Cellular’s orange sweater dude — they’re all awful! And if Christina tries to sell me a Jacuzzi bath remodel one more time I may never bathe again.
I vote that all pharma ads should be outlawed.
The WeGovy and Ozempic ads I understand. You might ask for those. But take for example Skyrizi. In August 2024 alone, their national TV ad spend was $32.4 MILLION DOLLARS. Skyrizi is used to treat plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and ulcerative colitis. If you have any of those conditions, does your doctor need you to ask for Skyrizi? If he/she says, “Wow! I never thought of trying that drug!” you should look for a new doctor.
Dupixent, Rexulti, Jardiance, Rinvoq, Vraylar, Latuda… I don’t remember what any of those drugs treat even after seeing the ads no less than 77 bajillion times.
So what commercial aired in 2024 that you think is the dumbest of all?
Now you know: The US developed the chemical compound Cyanogen Chloride for use in WW2 against Japan. It is a highly toxic blood agent that could penetrate gas masks. Truman decided against using it and opted for the atom bomb. It is now listed in the Chemical Weapons Convention and has never been deployed.