Watch this Chevron ad....... not what you think

[IcyPeas]

[Scrivener7]

1. That is AMAZING!!! Thank you!!

[MontanaMama]

2. Wow.

I love it. Anyone know if chevron has responded? Oh that’s right, they don’t give a *uck.

[Mr. Evil]

11. They can respond all they want.

What can they do? It's all true.

[MontanaMama]

28. I just thought it would be interesting

to see what garbage they would trot out, that’s all.

[Mr. Evil]

31. I'd actually love to see that too.

I wonder how much they'd pay to have the most unethical creative writing team come up with something to counter that. And even then, it would still be utter garbage.

[KatK]

3. brilliant! n/t

[EYESORE 9001]

4. Finally

Truth in advertising.

[pazzyanne]

15. + 1 nt

[Demovictory9]

5. Wow..went in unsuspected direction

[FelineOverlord]

6. I believe

That is is the man who was involved in making it.

Link to tweet

[AllaN01Bear]

7. whomever did this "ad" was brill.

[Codifer]

8. What a subtle

and delicate homage depicted by the little girl blowing on the Dandelion.

Takes me back to the election of 1964.

[Cyrano]

50. Yep. Here it is.

[Codifer]

53. Thank you for this

Unfortunately, the message is still true today. Perhaps more true because every damned cosplay bad guy fascist leader of a failed state has nukes.

And no true sense of history.

[Hamlette]

9. priceless

[Samrob]

10. Awesome!! nt

[Joinfortmill]

12. Awesome.

[2abigbman]

13. Damm

What a great ad, Should be repeated for every oil company worldwide.

[KS Toronado]

14. Exactly what I was thinking, and welcome to DU.

[SergeStorms]

16. Now that's my idea of a commercial.

When commercials come on at my house, the "MUTE" button is immediately pressed. I won't pay to have my intelligence insulted and be treated like an imbecile.

But if all commercials were like this, if they told the truth, I'd listen. Give me truth, facts, and honesty and I'll listen.

[uponit7771]

17. K&R,

[Celerity]

18. I sent the link to Manchin's office

[e-mail]

Washington D.C.
306 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington D.C. 20510
P: 202-224-3954
F: 202-228-0002





https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/10/a-closer-look-at-joe-manchins-ties-to-the-fossil-fuel-industy/

[IcyPeas]

19. Great! Good thinking!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

22. You have a mean streak. I like it.

[3Hotdogs]

32. Good job.

[brooklynite]

20. Misleading. Its not a Chevron ad. It shouldn't be labeled as such.

[ret5hd]

24. Thank dog the pedant police arrived!

[brooklynite]

25. Try rewriting an LBN title and see what the Pedant's say.

[ret5hd]

26. Uhhhmmm...but this is GD.

Bring your argument to Code Enforcement and see what they say.

[Celerity]

30. the actual title is 'Chevron Ad' at the Youtube link, so that would be what LBN demands

Of course this is not LBN, this the umbrage taken is constructed upon a non sequitur.

Also, the OP stated, in the title , that it is ....... not what you think

which they did not have to do, and thus tips off the average viewer of the OP.


As an aside, perhaps you should show this parody advert at your next champagne and foie gras-fuelled soiree.

It will be a right proper gas!

[niyad]

42. Misplaced apostrophe, if we are being pedantic.

[inthewind21]

51. lol

right on que.

[FakeNoose]

39. That's not Chevron's logo either

Duh!

[Skittles]

21. nice

[crickets]

23. Perfect. nt

[vapor2]

27. GREAT and thanks for sharing!

[Just A Box Of Rain]

29. Am I the only one who seems to remember that there was a long stretch this summer when

it seemed like half the threads here on DU were focused on complaining about the high cost of gasoline?

How many people here don't use petroleum products? Anyone???

[True Dough]

33. That's some amusing and accurate stuff

but not everyone is laughing...

[Edwcraig]

34. This Ad Sucks

Look. I am very pro environment. Fact. It is a problem, but today, without petroleum products, millions of Americans will freeze to death this winter. Without petroleum, our economy would collapse. So unless you ride a bicycle. Live in a 100% solar home that can sustain a constant in room temperature of above 60% when the outside temperature is below 0. (and no you cannot burn polluting wood) then you cannot support this kind of messaging. People who work in the petroleum industry have difficult jobs keeping us alive and our economy running. The companies they work for are providing products WE all demand. So get off your high horse. This mean spirited add makes liberals look foolish.

[Ferrets are Cool]

36. Unfortunately, you don't get the point.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

41. Thank goodness for one voice of reason in a sea of simplistic "group-think."

[FoxNewsSucks]

46. Do you ever take the side of people over corporations? Ever??

[Just A Box Of Rain]

47. Do you believe that "people" would be better off w/o a supply of energy?

Come on man!

[FoxNewsSucks]

48. you totally missed the point

Or are just being deliberately obtuse.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

49. No, I think I understand the point entirely.

How are "the people" going to thrive w/o a steady supply of energy? Huh?

How about not deflecting or coming back with more personal insults?

Human beings have energy needs. We need to find ways to balance human needs with the health of the planet (which we can all see is it at risk).

[inthewind21]

52. I know, how oh how will humanity survive

It's never been done before! I mean even the Cave people were able to open up their laptops and hop on Twitter. The 1700's settlers, well, they would have just died if they couldn't charge their cell phones or flip on the A/C. I really liked that super sweet V-8 convertible Wyatt Earp drove to the OK corral. Much better than Doc Holiday's rag. Which did you prefer?

[The Bopper]

55. So you apparently

Believe that the type of energy used hasn’t evolved over the years. It’s almost as though you’ve never read a history book and are in no hurry to do so. When I was way younger, my great grandfather use to talk about having to gather wood for winter and everything was salted or canned for food from lack of refrigeration. My own parents had a coal furnace and now we have a combination of gas and electric. Do you really think oil has much of a future. To think so ignores the “free market” and common sense without climate change even being in the picture.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

56. Thanks for the gratuitous personal insults.

[Edwcraig]

57. You do realize

1. That burning wood and coal produces more hydrocarbon pollution than petroleum for home heating and cooking
2. That burning wood and coal produces more hydrocarbon pollution than petroleum in producing electricity.
3. That burning wood and coal can't move a car from zero to sixty in one minute.
4. Salted canned food is not good for you.

[paparush]

44. Did you watch it all the way to the end? nt

[FoxNewsSucks]

45. You couldn't possibly be more wrong about this

I think the same when I read their mewling feel-good corporate "mission statements"

[Ferrets are Cool]

35. Bravo!!

[calimary]

37. WOW! Leaves me absolutely slack-jawed!

Is this for real?

[niyad]

43. True, but not a chevron ad.

[calimary]

54. Yeah, kinda figured that.

[Xavier Breath]

38. "...your weird children or your stupid, ratty-ass dog."

That's gold

[Duppers]

40. BRAVO❗ E X C E L L E N T !!!!

But my ratty-assed dog wasn't stupid.