Dodgers' Alex Call blasts controversial Sydney Sweeney ad

[u/_HGCenty]

https://www.thebiglead.com/dodgers-alex-call-sydney-sweeney-novig-commercial-soft-porn/

Since the last post about this got deleted because it contained a X screenshot, hopefully this one actually stays for comment.

[u/lilacsmakemesneeze]

I’m more frustrated with the Megan Fox Ro Sparks commercials. My 8 yo keeps asking about it and I’m like “it’s medication”.. between that and the gambling commercials, do they realize young kids are watching this garbage? It’s nothing but garbage ads.

[u/nonresponsive → u/lilacsmakemesneeze]

My real problem is the gambling ads are trying to make it look like a game. The new Lebron ad is really bad. They stuffed a bunch of "famous" people and get everyone smiling, having fun, and playing around. Tellin everyone they gotta be trading and win. It might look harmless, but it's incredibly malicious (edit. insidious).

They're trying to get people, and kids, that gambling is cool. All these famous people do it, so you should too. The Sydney Sweeney ad is dumb, but the goal of these gambling ads is way way worse. And the worst part is, they're not going to be as controversial, because the ads themselves seem so harmless.

[u/SirDigbyChknCaesar → u/nonresponsive]

They're trying to make it seem like the only way to have fun watching sports is to participate by gambling along with it. It's awful.

[u/lilacsmakemesneeze → u/nonresponsive]

I had a convo with my son during the regular season as Kalshi’s sign is behind the batter (Padres) and explaining how bad these companies are. I try to be as transparent as I’m usually fuming about the gambling ads. Did we not learn from all of the stock picker ads and people offing themselves during the Covid robinhood 🚀 days? We don’t need kids thinking this is ok either. The political ads are usually enough for me to mute but you can’t mute soft porn gambling ads.

[u/Charming_Squirrel_13 → u/lilacsmakemesneeze]

i work in finance, young people gambling with leverage and options trading is still prevalent and gets a wrap of “not being gambling, it’s investing”. in reality your odds of winning might actually be higher at a casino. 

[u/NotLozerish → u/nonresponsive]

I intern for my school’s athletics department, and I’m not allowed to bet on any sports that have a collegiate program. I can’t bet on MLB because the NCAA has baseball. So I think it’s crazy that all these athletes/people that work in sports are in these commercials promoting gambling.

[u/CoastalMatchaFreak → u/NotLozerish]

I think it’s crazy that any athletes shill for these companies knowing that players and their families get online harassment and death threats because of people are pissed at losing money on them, thanks to sports betting. That’s Jeter and the Mannings, though- wave a dollar in front of them and they’ll sign up to make a commercial for whatever you like.

[u/TheUltimatePunV2 → u/nonresponsive]

“Win, win, win, win, win, curve everything else”

[u/SoCalWhatever → u/nonresponsive]

There was already a reckoning going on when I was growing up for how tobacco companies deliberately targeted children in advertisements. Feels like gambling companies will go through this same thing if our government ever goes back to governing.

[u/draw2discard2 → u/nonresponsive]

I thought that hers was probably a gambling ad too...

[u/uhsiv → u/nonresponsive]

Fuck everyone in that ad, especially LeBron. Literal billionaires are pushing predatory crap

[u/ScalabrineIsGod → u/nonresponsive]

“Look at Ronald Acuña! He has a bunker under home plate! He’s so quirky, Kalshi’s great. Now gamble.”