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Dingo2879 12-22-2004 11:13 AM

Kmart Commercial
 
Has anyone seen the new Kmart commercial where they are promoting a holiday sale, and three words are on the screen, each with the letter K in them.. (Can't remember what the words were) The words are on the screen without the K's, and one by one the K's drop in to the words... Because the K's are a red in color, while the rest of the letters are black, u just see K. K. K. drop onto the screen... Now I am sure Kmart does not support the KKK but someone had to notice this... I was shocked....

Ayone else seen this?

Cynthetiq 12-22-2004 11:21 AM

that's about as good as the whole 3 Ks found on the pack of Marlboro cigarettes...

a bit reaching...

Redlemon 12-22-2004 11:33 AM

I haven't seen the KMart ad, but I recall an ad for Isuzu that had the tagline "Go Farther". The letters zoomed one by one into the image, so for just a second, the ad tells you to "Go Fart".

I can't find a screencap for it, but a websearch shows me that other people saw this as well.

f6twister 12-22-2004 12:15 PM

The falling K's spelling out KKK is just a coincidence. Under this theory, a store dropping three 6's from their prices would mean they are affiliated with evil or the devil. People tend to find meaning in something when there is really nothing there at all.

Dingo2879 12-22-2004 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greedy75
The falling K's spelling out KKK is just a coincidence. Under this theory, a store dropping three 6's from their prices would mean they are affiliated with evil or the devil. People tend to find meaning in something when there is really nothing there at all.

I was not pointing this out to imply that this commercial contained a hidden meaning. I guess now in this PC society we all have created, I just thought whoever made that would be smart enough to notice that..... I'm not trying to imply anything more.

thecoldone33 12-22-2004 02:10 PM

Wow didnt even notice that but as soon as i saw the first post before i even finished reading i knew what this about. Im sure its just a coincidence although the people making the commercial might have realized when they were outting it together what was spellling out but just brushed it off

AquaFox 12-22-2004 05:00 PM

i've noticed this last winter and went around the local k-mart and examined all the winter displays.... all the snowflakes that were made with Ks ussually had lines of three Ks, and the total amount of K's were allways divisible by 3... i didn't believe it, soo i went to the next sign, then to the shopping bags, then to there website, i looked at it all and it all had KKK in it.. almost all of the time they had groups of 3 K's lined up...


i was wondering if anyone else noticed it... i as going to post about it here sometime this week since i noticed it again this year, but you beat me to it



i think its more than a coincidence

la petite moi 12-22-2004 07:53 PM

OMG, nwlinkvxd and I saw that commercial so many times together. When he saw the Ks fall into place, he said: 'KKK.' That was his immediate response.

All I said was: Hmm, subliminal messages.

punx1325 12-22-2004 11:59 PM

I am sure it was not done on purpose, but when the advertisers were making this commercial I am sure one of them noticed, laughed, and looked the other way...

flat5 12-23-2004 05:13 AM

If people talk about it, it's free publicity.
K-Mart can always say they did not notice it.

BoCo 12-23-2004 08:24 AM

Right out side of my city is a road named Route K. Along the way is a smaller side road named KK. The signs are put right next to each other, perhaps on purpose. I've always meant to get a picture of that.

warrrreagl 12-23-2004 09:01 AM

They also used the color red, and since blood is red, this means that K-Mart supports vampirism.

Where are my petitions and placards?

Faygo 12-23-2004 09:15 AM

Kmart is ievil and must be desroyed. Let's do it.

RAGEAngel9 12-23-2004 11:50 AM

They are just advertising for the upcoming
Krusty
Komedy
Klassics.

rickscales 12-23-2004 01:12 PM

OMG you guys I went to K-Mart and when I got inside I saw this:

http://www.american-pictures.com/gal...ghtening-a.jpg

It's real!!!!

AquaFox 12-23-2004 02:17 PM

http://www.fraudfactor.com/ff_first_draft_0003.html
Quote:

New Kmart Policy Shows Lack of Concern for Lives and Safety of Low Income and Minority Customers

New Kmart Policy Caves In To Blackmail By Anti-Self-Defense Fanatics, With Effects Similar to KKK-inspired Laws That Were Designed To Disarm "The Wrong Kind Of People". Why Does Kmart Implement A Policy Which Has The Disproportionate Effect Of Discriminating Against Low-Income and Minority Customers?




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"Attention shoppers, we are now having a blue-light special on Martha Stewart Everyday brand KKK Hoods"

trickyy 12-23-2004 02:20 PM

at least they're getting rid of trash
edit: in reference to the fire, not the low-income workers


advertisers have slipped things into commericals in the past, although is was more blatant

http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/graphics/poster2.jpg

Mephisto2 12-23-2004 03:38 PM

Two things.

Of course it's a coincidence. Do you really think that in a darkened boardroom somewhere in Kmart HQ, they sat around a table in an evil conspiratorial tones asked "How can we get out secret nefarious message out to the masses? I know! Let's just put three K's in our ads!!"

LOL come on.


Secondly, I don't see anything in those ice-cubes above. What am I supposedly missing?



Mr Mephisto

trickyy 12-23-2004 03:49 PM

maybe it wasn't even blatant enough. makes me all the more suspicious of people who claim that their child's toy is swearing.

here are the details on the ice

Quote:

Coca-Cola has dumped thousands of posters from its new advertising campaign after a graphic sexual image was found hidden in the picture.

The poster shows a cartoon interpretation of a Coke bottle sitting on a bed of ice under the words "Feel The Curves!!".

But an image, apparently depicting oral sex and which is only obvious by looking carefully, has been painted inside one icecube in one corner of the picture.

Thousands of posters had been distributed to hotels and bottle shops across Sydney before the mistake was discovered by Coca-Cola management 10 days ago.

The company admitted yesterday it was embarrassed by revelation of the oversight.

The president of the Australian marketing arm, Coca-Cola South Pacific, Mr Mike Bascle, said the action of the artist was "quite irresponsible and not amusing".

The artwork was commissioned in May this year and designed by a small graphic design firm contracted by the soft drink giant.

A $200,000 campaign was created to promote the reintroduction of Coke's original contoured bottle shape.

It was designed to appeal to young Coke drinkers who would not have grown up with the famous bottle shape.

It was initially destined for 120,000 outlets across Sydney.

Mephisto2 12-23-2004 04:12 PM

Right, I see it now.

Shouldn't that artist be fired, the agency dumped and legal action considered?

That's what I would do if I ran Coca-Cola.


Mr Mephisto


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