the politics of wiping.

So there's this new commercial for Charmin bath tissue (nee toilet paper) that goes a little something like this:

Now, aside from being stupid and ugly and lacking any taste (a prolonged, zoomed-in shot of the bears' undulating asses?), can we just talk about the weirdly partisan coding that's going on here?

"I am Red Bear the Republican. I am strong. I like strong things--like the NRA, capital punishment, and this bath tissue. Look at my large bicep muscle; it balances both bath tissue and budgets via nonsensical tax breaks. I wipe my ass with conservative, manly vigor: one square at a time, neatly folded."

"I am Blue Bear the Democrat. I am weak. I like soft, cuddly things--like the welfare state, same sex marriage, and this bath tissue. Look at me hug this bath tissue as if it were a plastic wrapped package of my soft stances on various important issues. I wipe my ass liberally with a big wad of tissue, wasting lots of fluffy resources. Like a girl."

Am I reading too much into this? I don't think so.

Comments

[The Sister]

Your assesment (emphasis on ass) made me laugh out loud.
Also, it's worth noting the bears high-fived after using the can, without washing their mitts first. And those packages still look closed. Eeew, butt-paws!

[Alli]

Hmmmmhmmm. Bear asses. Do the red ones premptively wipe?