{"id":641116,"date":"2013-02-04T10:38:55","date_gmt":"2013-02-04T15:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=214760"},"modified":"2013-02-04T10:38:55","modified_gmt":"2013-02-04T15:38:55","slug":"controversial-vw-ad-gets-plenty-of-views-plenty-of-buzz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/641116","title":{"rendered":"Controversial VW Ad Gets Plenty Of Views, Plenty Of Buzz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A particular Volkswagen ad that aired during the Super Bowl brought a fair amount of controversy with it. The ad, called &#8220;Get in. Get Happy.&#8221; features a guy from Minnesota going around his office and talking with a Jamaican accent, and ultimately getting his co-workers to do the same once they ride in a Volkswagen with him. <\/p>\n<p>Some think the ad was racist. Many others don&#8217;t. Either way, the ad has gotten a lot of people talking, and a lot of people seem to have liked it. It even has over 8.5 million views on YouTube. <\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"616\" height=\"347\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9H0xPWAtaa8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Plenty have taken to Twitter to share their thoughts on the ad: <\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>That VW ad makes me a) happy and b) want to go to Jamaica immediately. What it doesn&#8217;t do is make me want to buy a VW.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23Superbowl\">#Superbowl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/piersmorgan\/status\/298228999165980672\">February 4, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>My favorite commercial last night was the VW ad where the office worker from Minnesota had a Jamaican accent. Thoughts?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kirk Cousins (@KirkCousins8) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KirkCousins8\/status\/298438288329547776\">February 4, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Jamaicans say VW&#8217;s Super Bowl ad isn&#8217;t racist; White Americans disagree <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/VFINXb04\" title=\"http:\/\/twitchy.com\/2013\/02\/03\/jamaicans-say-vws-super-bowl-ad-isnt-racist-white-americans-disagree\/\">twitchy.com\/2013\/02\/03\/jam\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DLoesch\/status\/298291814597804032\">February 4, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Since the VW ad is RAACIST, does that mean we can&#8217;t sing UB40 songs anymore?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Melissia (@ProudoftheUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProudoftheUSA\/status\/298233731855028224\">February 4, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>They tried that VW ad with everybody doing Chinese accents but it seemed kind of racist. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23FunFact\">#FunFact<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Danny Zuker (@DannyZuker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DannyZuker\/status\/298229279848820737\">February 4, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Selfnote: Next time I launch a Superbowl Ad, make sure to make it &#8220;Racist&#8221; to get 5 million views like VW did, 24 hours before game!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeremiah Owyang (@jowyang) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jowyang\/status\/297720546588762112\">February 2, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Sean Paul &#8212; Big Up to VW Ad!! White Jamaican Guy is Funny, NOT Racist <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/SxG2bvmk\" title=\"http:\/\/tmz.me\/14yccKz\">tmz.me\/14yccKz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TMZ (@TMZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TMZ\/status\/296894594933723136\">January 31, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>A wah mek dem Americans dem a cuss ova di <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23VW\">#VW<\/a> ad seh it racist? Dem nuh kno seh Jamaica ave all different type a people? out a many 1 people<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dennis (@LePhantomMenace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LePhantomMenace\/status\/298452351998631936\">February 4, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Jamaican beer company even appears to be utilizing the buzz from the ad to serve promoted tweets on the Twitter search query &#8220;vw ad&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.ientry.com\/sites\/webpronews\/pictures\/red-stripe-tweet.jpg\" alt=\"Red Stripe Tweet\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Volkswagen itself tweeted a link to a press release from Minna Press, which says: <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The new Volkswagen ad for the 2013 Super Bowl game garners a host of mixed reactions worldwide. &#8220;The ad shows a worker from Minnesota trying to cheer up co-workers in an accent often associated with Jamaicans, because he has been made so happy by his Volkswagen,&#8221; the Associated Press explains.<\/p>\n<p>According to George Meikle, author of the book, In Praise of Jamaica, &#8220;the ad may be considered racist by some people &#8230; but us Germaicans say, &#8220;come to Jamaica and feel alright.&#8221; He states: &#8220;Volkswagen makes an astute observation that we Jamaicans radiate happiness no matter our circumstances, which is the point of the ad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meikle adds, &#8220;we may speak funny but we can laugh at ourselves. Our book, In Praise of Jamaica tells the intriguing story about the wonders, heroes and achievements of Jamaicans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Volkswagen has a history of viral success. Many still recall <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/volkswagen-debuts-another-star-wars-super-bowl-commercial-2012-02\">the kid in the Darth Vader mask<\/a> from previous years&#8217; ads. <\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=ZKE4aDlv3v0:aFAs30_xX0U:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=ZKE4aDlv3v0:aFAs30_xX0U:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=ZKE4aDlv3v0:aFAs30_xX0U:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=ZKE4aDlv3v0:aFAs30_xX0U:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=ZKE4aDlv3v0:aFAs30_xX0U:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=ZKE4aDlv3v0:aFAs30_xX0U:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=ZKE4aDlv3v0:aFAs30_xX0U:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=ZKE4aDlv3v0:aFAs30_xX0U:mfZ73u_VV2s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=ZKE4aDlv3v0:aFAs30_xX0U:mfZ73u_VV2s\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/webpronews\/all\/~4\/ZKE4aDlv3v0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A particular Volkswagen ad that aired during the Super Bowl brought a fair amount of controversy with it. 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