Comments on: The Hard Sell http://stilettorevolt.com/2009/11/hard-sell/ Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:48:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Robyn http://stilettorevolt.com/2009/11/hard-sell/comment-page-1/#comment-1586 Robyn Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:35:48 +0000 http://stilettorevolt.com/?p=3142#comment-1586 I never really read that into the Claussen ad (After all, no one likes a soggy pickle) I don't suppose there's a way to advertise pickles that isn't a bit phallic given their shape. Claussen has a long history of advertising this 'crisp' pickle in many ways, (none of which are particularly phallic, especially the ones that came out at the same time as this, where they snap the pickle in half). I doubt they would want viewers to think of a pickle as phallic and then snap it in half in a tie in advertisement! My guess is the obvious phallic reference was unintentional. I never really read that into the Claussen ad (After all, no one likes a soggy pickle) I don’t suppose there’s a way to advertise pickles that isn’t a bit phallic given their shape. Claussen has a long history of advertising this ‘crisp’ pickle in many ways, (none of which are particularly phallic, especially the ones that came out at the same time as this, where they snap the pickle in half). I doubt they would want viewers to think of a pickle as phallic and then snap it in half in a tie in advertisement!

My guess is the obvious phallic reference was unintentional.

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