Sigh. Once again, as I see from the comments, people are needlessly demonizing China. Yes, the Chinese are invading Tibet and forcefully replacing the culture there with their own, and enslaving them under the black book of communism and I don't agree with that. But what you don't know, is that China is also introducing EDUCATION, HOUSING, and MODERN MEDICINE to the Tibetans. Seriously, Tibet was a hellhole. watch?v=fYEOSCIOnrs
This was just an average run of the mill cm. Not offensive.
@PoisonYouth@PoisonYouth Sigh. Once again, I have to outline and spoonfeed key sentences of my point when I was perfectly clear with it the first time.
Yes, the Chinese are invading Tibet and forcefully replacing the culture there with their own, and enslaving them under the black book of communism and I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT. <--- Here I made clear that genocide is inexcusable.
Also, that link should give you the true intentions of the Dalai Llama and the Free Tibet movement.
@PoisonYouth My point is that Americans should realize that issue of Tibet's sovereignty is a completely irrelevant and unimportant non issue. We have people STARVING, UNEMPLOYED, and DYING OF SICKNESS in our own country. Plus we're in debt. We do not need to spend money supplying weapons to a dictator who, will later stab us in back with what we gave him. Seriously, Tibet oppressed themselves and now China's doing it to them. Let the gnashing dogs bleed till they dry I say.
and just because you make the stipulation that you don't agree doesn't make what you said any less nonsensical. but I guess that isn't your fault entirely since you seem to be just barely literate.
Insensitive, sure. Intentionally offensive? Far from it. Nowhere in the ad did he say the situation should be ignored or ridiculed. If not for this ad, most Americans would have completely forgot about Tibet. I would prefer an apology with the wording "We are sorry many of you are stupid and require blindfolds and earplugs to get through life."
@plastof America has its' own colonies. The American government would hardly take issue with China over that. Unless Tibet has oil. But most individual Americans would gladly stand up to China for your rights.
@plastof What the fuck do you mean we do not have the courage? We have plenty courage and we put it to good use all the time like with those mad mad mad muslim savages who keep blowing up on everything. Still, I do take pity on your plight, but you should actually read up on your country's history. Especially on how old Tibet was ruled with iron fist with serfs living in total misery because that's what the Dalai Llama wishes. Tibet is going to be a miserable place no matter what.
@plastof Seriously you want to stay in India, you'll be much happier there, as long as our proud American Coca Cola co. factories don't fuck up and dirty those water reservoirs beyond recognition.
I still think this was one of the funniest Super Bowl ads I've ever seen. Tasteless, yes, but TOTALLY cracked me up!! >< I'll bet that this year's ads are BORING compared to this!
People need a fucking sense of humor. All this commercial is doing is making light of a serious issue. Comedians do it, movies do it, sitcoms do it; this is no different. Timothy Hutton probably understands the severity of the problem in Tibet, but he clearly has a sense of humor to understand a joke. There are much worse things in the media than Groupon ads.
@iShavedYesterday Amen. This year Groupon ought to have a commercial where they have a guy in a mink coat club some baby seals to death and burn a few acres of rainforest just to piss off these sissy, politically correct, no-humor-having motherfuckers. It's a joke! LAUGH FOR A CHANGE!!! ;D
LOL you guys are really overreacting to this. It's funny. The plight of the Tibet region is not. But I don't think it's inappropriate for a superbowl joke. I bet if the same joke had been made in a Comedy Central roast, or some stoner movie, you wouldn't bat an eye.
a lot of you bitches don't even know much about the country and are talking about it. You are making opinions based on a couple of seconds you see on the news. and im sure like you have never made fun of another culture/country
Do any of you know anything about Tibet? As an American who has been in this part of the world for most of the last 6 years, only a small minority of Tibetans feel victimized by China. This whole Tibetan Sympathy phenomenon is living proof that people just want to support a cause, any cause, whether with good reason or not.
Go to places like Dharamsala, India or Boudha, Nepal. The Tibetan Refugees are living high off the hog from all the western donations coming in. It's criminal.
@machehn so ure implying that the march 10 incident happened because only a SMALL MINORITY of people in Tibet felt victimized? so u think millions of people who support the Tibetan issue are brainless? Who are you to decide whats right and whats wrong? Tibet will be free one day .. Truth will prevail ..and truth is Tibetans in the Land of Snow are victims of the Chinese occupation in Tibet .. you just dont want to believe it ..
.. stop spreading hate with ur FAKE youtube account ..
@tenzinsheydup So disagreeing with you is hating you. I guess everybody hates me, because I've never met anyone who agreed with me on every issue.
I am just telling you the truth as I have experienced it. Most Tibetans in Tibet really don't care too much and seem to prefer Chinese rule. Yes, some Tibetans are oppressed, and this is beyond any doubt - and that is not a good thing. The Chinese do dominate the Tibetan culture, but the Western interference doesn't help at all.
@machehn i just think its stupid of you to say something based on your interaction with a COUPLE of people .. that maybe aren't even TIbetans.. I am pretty sure you wouldnt be able to differentiate between a tibetan and a chinese anyway ..
@tenzinsheydup Nice guess, but I am not basing my statement on my interactions with a couple of people. I am basing my interactions with tens of thousands of people over many years time.
Don't just disagree with me because you don't think I can differentiate between Chinese and Tibetan. It's not really much of a defense of your opinion. Anyway, in that regard, not only can I tell the difference, I can likely tell you from what region of Tibet a Tibetan comes from.
This is very racist and very anti-sinic. Chinese Tibetan suffered like the other ethnic groups in China - you can not say they suffered any more. Some 20 million people in China perished in the 1950's and 1950's due to famine. There were no famines in the Tibet region and the death rate there was below the rest of China.
I love how some people consider me "uptight" for thinking that the trials and tribulations of Tibet being shamelessly commercialized for a coupon website is offensive. There's making jokes and then there's... this.
Take note of this: it's possible to make a FUNNY racy joke, but when it's not funny, then you're just an offensive jerk. It's as simple as that.
a lot of uptight panties in a bunch over the only funny ad show this past super bowl... maybe people would prefer another bud light ad where a guy gets hit in the nuts?
The backlash against this commercial is ridiculous. People are so stupid sometimes. When this ad came out I heard about it everywhere. You wanna know how often I hear people complaining about whats actually happening in tibet? Never. Again ~ NEVER. Its a stupid little ad thats kinda funny. If you took the time to complain about it and and you dont own a "free tibet" t-shirt, your retarded.
Also: "Humanity FAIL" beboptube, youre also retarded. Its an advertisement for coupons.
Just another news from Xizang...I don't believe it, but this true. After 60 years, Tibet has changed a lot.
60 years ago, no many people can speak Putonghua. Mao couldn't speak Putonghua, and he didn't understand pinyin...but Tibetan kids, like millions of other Chinese kids, can. They are the hopes of China. :)
This ad isn't offensive enough - it's just plain blah... I think they should have gone full tilt and just have Hutton sucker punch that poor Tibetan server after he dropped off the fish curry. Why stop there? Maybe he could take a bite or two and then regurgitate the contents of his elite stomach all over the downed waiter's face and then go shopping for a conflict diamond from Zales while talking about how he saved 50% on the ring he bought for his mistress because South Africans are dumb.
@ludo509 I fell for you, sir. I am a born and raised Texan, most of the time I am as patriotic as you can get, but my country is completely in the wrong when it comes to how we deal with China. We turn a blind eye to the way they treat the people of Tibet and how they oppress the freedom of nearly 1.5 billion people. Why, because we owe them money, and some how we have let that become more important than human lives.
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Oh they are so heartless and self centered boo hoo hooo. I see it as publicity period for the site and my people plus it's a free publicity. As it is said in ancient Tibetan-American culture any publicity is good publicity. life has lighter side for every dark one don't always think negatively. Portland Oregon pioneer square protest at 2 pm today be or be square. Okay even if u r a [ ] still come
Groupon worked with Chinese. The result is obvious: groupon gets popularity in China; chinese or tibet specifically attracts more tourists. Evidence: the scene of two girls dancing near a tent is very similar to the scene from a chinese music video, but they are different. If the situation in Tibet is so bad, the background should not that bright.lol.
OK, I was being nice. I'm SURE he knows more about the situation than you do. In fact, they screened and approved the ads BEFORE they ran. The fact that some whiners disagree notwithstanding. (Greenpeace praised the environmental ad as well.) In the end, the whiners will whine themselves out, people will remember Groupon and forget the controversy. It happens all the time. Look at the ads Calvin Klein has run in the past. Come back to this page in a few years--we'll see who was right then.
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Ricnhen Dharlo, president of the Tibet Fund said, "even though it offended many people, it brought the issue of Tibet to millions of people who may have never heard about our struggle." Not sure, but I'm thinking he knows a bit more about this issue than "MaxAck"
Wow how bourgeoisie. Did you tip them afterward or just let them eat cake? How was the valet service at driving your Escalade? Did Hutton need the money for his divorce or is he buying his girlfriend a new house? I hope his lawyer accepts Groupon. Humanity FAIL.
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LIKE!!!!! :)
What makes this even funnier is how many people it pissed off. It wouldn't have been have as amusing to those of us with appreciation for satire if the rest of you had just laughed it off. The controversy made it 100 times better!!
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Don't you think you people are being just a little bit overly sensitive? I was going to write a whole comment about how this is all stupid and to get mad at this company is pointless but I know that trying to change somebody's needlessly outraged opinion on this is equally pointless. smh
@lycopene1 fuck you asshole. I know what it is like trying to talk to the Chinese about Tibet, and nothing I say can really change your mind. Have fun in you overpopulated country you stupid shit
Other evidences that China is part of Tibet. LOL.
We all know what is Snow Lion and Panda. We all know China was called a sleeping Lion.
Now the lion is Awakened, or the giant panda is Awakened? The latter looks more peaceful.
Either way, the snow lion is is a celestial animal of Tibet. Pandas live in eastern Tibet region. Tibet and China have been fully integrated, you can't separate them no matter how hard you try.
Buzz is great! However, this was in very poor taste. I am all for satire but as a marcom pro there is no way I would allow a client to release something tasteless.
They can rarely donate to lamas or build monasteries inside Tibet because of heavy restrictions on religion there, and so see India as an alternative base for their temples and monasteries. Both China and India look to these ties with suspicion. The lamas in India are caught in the middle, accused by both sides as agents of the other." By Tsering Shakya
"In the 1980s, Tibet was far poorer than India and donations flowed exile lamas and Tibetans in India into Tibet for the reconstruction of monasteries there. Today, this balance has changed. The Tibetan region has been benefited in some ways from China’s economic growth and today, the people in Tibet enjoy a much higher standard of living than their counterparts in India, and have disposable wealth to send to lamas and to relatives living in India.
the commercials are premised on saving something endangered — and a few bucks to boot they got to make money lets be realistic least they use half the commercials for good wile lining there pocket at the same time if other big cooperations did this we would be much better off
This is great. We need to stop breeding pussies and realize we're the most hated country in the world so why can't who cares if we give everyone a nice big fuck you!
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This is classic funny. Those that don't get the humor or find it offensive should give all their money to Tibet and live in a cardboard box. Oh, and go screw yourself also.
There subscription numbers went up after this ad played . . . so I guess it did what it was supposed to do. Even if it does offend some of your delicate sensibilities, they seem to know what they are doing. So get off your high horse and STFU!
This could win the award for most damage done to a hot brand in less than a minute. The commercial is an embarrassment to Groupon and every American who prefers not to be perceived as overlooking serious humanitarian plight to save a few pennies on a curry dish.
Groupon's business model is a great idea, but their marketing and supposedly funny (but really just poorly written) descriptions for their merchants are just piss poor.
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People this commercial is hilarious, if you would all get a sense of humor than you would see that its funny. All of their commercials are funny so please just get over yourselves. IT WAS A JOKE! Take it like men and laugh for once in your lives.
Group on knew exactly what they were doing. They knew the ad would stir controversy and the bottom line is this ad created more exposure for the struggles in Tibet than any promotional campaign could by juxtaposing the seriousness of the issue with the pettiness of a coupon. They are selling their company and raising awareness for a serious issue simultaneously. For that, they should be applauded. In the end, all this ad will do is drum up more support for Tibet. No one should be offended, and
Offensive? Maybe. But what I find more offensive is how we pick and choose our causes which are often politically motivated. This is a such a glaring example. Tibetans are being treated horribly by their "Chinese oppressors" while evil Palestians are being contained by our Isreali friends. When, if you look at it, there is no difference between their suffering. What the difference is our view of it. This commercial perfectly illustrates our consumer based frivolous society.
@goulo No not at all. I was using this as an example. It's clear that the public by and large simply supports what they are told to support by sources such as (number 1 rated) FOX news. By and large, people don't bother to dig deeper. There's no attempt to look at the history and try to understand. To me, that's just as insulting if not more so then this commercial. This will hurt the feelings of a few but it won't, for example, galvanize a nation to go at war under false pretences.
Sigh. Once again, as I see from the comments, people are needlessly demonizing China. Yes, the Chinese are invading Tibet and forcefully replacing the culture there with their own, and enslaving them under the black book of communism and I don't agree with that. But what you don't know, is that China is also introducing EDUCATION, HOUSING, and MODERN MEDICINE to the Tibetans. Seriously, Tibet was a hellhole. watch?v=fYEOSCIOnrs
This was just an average run of the mill cm. Not offensive.
TheTheDeclaration 1 week ago
@TheTheDeclaration your comment doesn't make any structural or logical sense. slavery and genocide are excusable... because of education and housing?
PoisonYouth 1 week ago
@PoisonYouth @PoisonYouth Sigh. Once again, I have to outline and spoonfeed key sentences of my point when I was perfectly clear with it the first time.
Yes, the Chinese are invading Tibet and forcefully replacing the culture there with their own, and enslaving them under the black book of communism and I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT. <--- Here I made clear that genocide is inexcusable.
Also, that link should give you the true intentions of the Dalai Llama and the Free Tibet movement.
TheTheDeclaration 1 week ago
@PoisonYouth My point is that Americans should realize that issue of Tibet's sovereignty is a completely irrelevant and unimportant non issue. We have people STARVING, UNEMPLOYED, and DYING OF SICKNESS in our own country. Plus we're in debt. We do not need to spend money supplying weapons to a dictator who, will later stab us in back with what we gave him. Seriously, Tibet oppressed themselves and now China's doing it to them. Let the gnashing dogs bleed till they dry I say.
TheTheDeclaration 1 week ago
@TheTheDeclaration ...who said anything about America?
and just because you make the stipulation that you don't agree doesn't make what you said any less nonsensical. but I guess that isn't your fault entirely since you seem to be just barely literate.
PoisonYouth 1 week ago
Insensitive, sure. Intentionally offensive? Far from it. Nowhere in the ad did he say the situation should be ignored or ridiculed. If not for this ad, most Americans would have completely forgot about Tibet. I would prefer an apology with the wording "We are sorry many of you are stupid and require blindfolds and earplugs to get through life."
nimrodery 2 weeks ago
lol, I love the look on the Chinese babes in Abe
RomanicusMaximus 2 weeks ago
Did they exploit the misery and suffering of others for their personal profit? Disgusting
dibinism 3 weeks ago
Love it. It's very funny and original. Fuck pc.
Londres2410 3 weeks ago
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crayolasniffers 3 weeks ago
Im a Tibetan living in exile in India and i find this sad..america does not have the courage to stand upto china shame
plastof 3 weeks ago
@plastof I suggest you find some oil in tibet.
Mikkhailov 3 weeks ago
@plastof America has its' own colonies. The American government would hardly take issue with China over that. Unless Tibet has oil. But most individual Americans would gladly stand up to China for your rights.
nimrodery 2 weeks ago
@plastof What the fuck do you mean we do not have the courage? We have plenty courage and we put it to good use all the time like with those mad mad mad muslim savages who keep blowing up on everything. Still, I do take pity on your plight, but you should actually read up on your country's history. Especially on how old Tibet was ruled with iron fist with serfs living in total misery because that's what the Dalai Llama wishes. Tibet is going to be a miserable place no matter what.
TheTheDeclaration 1 week ago
@plastof Seriously you want to stay in India, you'll be much happier there, as long as our proud American Coca Cola co. factories don't fuck up and dirty those water reservoirs beyond recognition.
TheTheDeclaration 1 week ago
its not about culture. its about human rights down to the core.
maxten 3 weeks ago
DISGUSTING.
MinisterAilingTongue 3 weeks ago
WHAAAAAAAA! Ah be offendid!
SarsecPally 4 weeks ago
I still think this was one of the funniest Super Bowl ads I've ever seen. Tasteless, yes, but TOTALLY cracked me up!! >< I'll bet that this year's ads are BORING compared to this!
djtrixen 1 month ago
@djtrixen nope, look at the Chevy ad. it rips on Ford and is actually funny.
Emigdiosback 3 weeks ago
Maybe Timothy Hutton can do a Burmese food ad for Groupon next?
shirleek 1 month ago
Their marketing department does a super job of targeting the unwitting, culturally insensitive, dumbfuck demo.
ni99awh47 1 month ago
Welcome to the United States of the Offended
panthr3037 2 months ago
Stupid Americans that don't know anything about Tibet say "gahrsh, i thught it wuz funny."
MrSsfsfsf 2 months ago
People need a fucking sense of humor. All this commercial is doing is making light of a serious issue. Comedians do it, movies do it, sitcoms do it; this is no different. Timothy Hutton probably understands the severity of the problem in Tibet, but he clearly has a sense of humor to understand a joke. There are much worse things in the media than Groupon ads.
iShavedYesterday 2 months ago 3
@iShavedYesterday Amen. This year Groupon ought to have a commercial where they have a guy in a mink coat club some baby seals to death and burn a few acres of rainforest just to piss off these sissy, politically correct, no-humor-having motherfuckers. It's a joke! LAUGH FOR A CHANGE!!! ;D
djtrixen 1 month ago
I thought this was funny.
SporeKore 2 months ago 3
Though I think the reason people are angered is because of their own guilt. This ad is much better than being ignored for the Tibetan people
raoulisful 2 months ago
IDIOTIC IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND 1MIL ON AN AD WOULDN'T YOU SCREEN IT FIRST
raoulisful 2 months ago
this commercial made me sorta stop liking timothy hutton. im being serious.
ktc8592 3 months ago
Possibly the best commercial I saw during the Super Bowl.
YosupdawgAnimations 3 months ago
@YosupdawgAnimations ABSOLUTELY!!! ><
djtrixen 1 month ago
You guys need to get a sense of humor. IF you went on their site it actually encouraged people to donate to the organizations they made a joke about.
SpartanCXVII 3 months ago
LOL you guys are really overreacting to this. It's funny. The plight of the Tibet region is not. But I don't think it's inappropriate for a superbowl joke. I bet if the same joke had been made in a Comedy Central roast, or some stoner movie, you wouldn't bat an eye.
Isaracing 4 months ago
Stanwood.
iShavedYesterday 5 months ago
:facepalm:
Blitzfoofoo 5 months ago
a lot of you bitches don't even know much about the country and are talking about it. You are making opinions based on a couple of seconds you see on the news. and im sure like you have never made fun of another culture/country
freddy8486 5 months ago
Tacky and tasteless as hell...
Tia1091 6 months ago
Do any of you know anything about Tibet? As an American who has been in this part of the world for most of the last 6 years, only a small minority of Tibetans feel victimized by China. This whole Tibetan Sympathy phenomenon is living proof that people just want to support a cause, any cause, whether with good reason or not.
Go to places like Dharamsala, India or Boudha, Nepal. The Tibetan Refugees are living high off the hog from all the western donations coming in. It's criminal.
machehn 6 months ago
@machehn fuck tibet
Afroxec 6 months ago
@machehn so ure implying that the march 10 incident happened because only a SMALL MINORITY of people in Tibet felt victimized? so u think millions of people who support the Tibetan issue are brainless? Who are you to decide whats right and whats wrong? Tibet will be free one day .. Truth will prevail ..and truth is Tibetans in the Land of Snow are victims of the Chinese occupation in Tibet .. you just dont want to believe it ..
.. stop spreading hate with ur FAKE youtube account ..
tenzinsheydup 5 months ago
@tenzinsheydup So disagreeing with you is hating you. I guess everybody hates me, because I've never met anyone who agreed with me on every issue.
I am just telling you the truth as I have experienced it. Most Tibetans in Tibet really don't care too much and seem to prefer Chinese rule. Yes, some Tibetans are oppressed, and this is beyond any doubt - and that is not a good thing. The Chinese do dominate the Tibetan culture, but the Western interference doesn't help at all.
machehn 5 months ago
@machehn i just think its stupid of you to say something based on your interaction with a COUPLE of people .. that maybe aren't even TIbetans.. I am pretty sure you wouldnt be able to differentiate between a tibetan and a chinese anyway ..
tenzinsheydup 5 months ago
@tenzinsheydup Nice guess, but I am not basing my statement on my interactions with a couple of people. I am basing my interactions with tens of thousands of people over many years time.
Don't just disagree with me because you don't think I can differentiate between Chinese and Tibetan. It's not really much of a defense of your opinion. Anyway, in that regard, not only can I tell the difference, I can likely tell you from what region of Tibet a Tibetan comes from.
machehn 5 months ago
Hilarious. Can't wait till next year.
fuckboy5000 6 months ago
stop with the fabricated vicariously being offended thing. people suck.
schmands 6 months ago
Horrible advertisement, and very spiteful towards the Chinese, I would just love to punch this guy in the face for saying those things...
Masterge77 6 months ago
Their suffering, our bargain.
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crazyrabbits 6 months ago
Gropon generated buzz. That's all they wanted. And we ate it up. Fuck you assholes.
AJSpartan117 6 months ago
@AJSpartan117 Well, everyone who hated it boycotted it, so its their loss. I know ill never use groupon again after this.
upsidedownbanana 6 months ago
bad, bad taste!
moyahn56 7 months ago
Hahaha this is fucking awesome.
facecycle 7 months ago
I'm disgusted by groupon. I won't be using their services!
MsConejita 7 months ago
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grouponincomesystem 7 months ago
.....And we want to buy from this place why now? It makes him seem like an a-hole.
ACluelessKid 7 months ago
It's not racist. It's just a joke
Walshie988 7 months ago
This is very racist and very anti-sinic. Chinese Tibetan suffered like the other ethnic groups in China - you can not say they suffered any more. Some 20 million people in China perished in the 1950's and 1950's due to famine. There were no famines in the Tibet region and the death rate there was below the rest of China.
Anti-sinicism is the new anti-semitics.
Buzzsawyer101 7 months ago
wow, it's just a joke people lighten up!!!!
haguilar84 7 months ago
I love how some people consider me "uptight" for thinking that the trials and tribulations of Tibet being shamelessly commercialized for a coupon website is offensive. There's making jokes and then there's... this.
Take note of this: it's possible to make a FUNNY racy joke, but when it's not funny, then you're just an offensive jerk. It's as simple as that.
fastbreak333 8 months ago 2
Ah ha ha! so funny. . Sad, but funny.
jpizzle1916 8 months ago
a lot of uptight panties in a bunch over the only funny ad show this past super bowl... maybe people would prefer another bud light ad where a guy gets hit in the nuts?
trancearmstrong 8 months ago
The backlash against this commercial is ridiculous. People are so stupid sometimes. When this ad came out I heard about it everywhere. You wanna know how often I hear people complaining about whats actually happening in tibet? Never. Again ~ NEVER. Its a stupid little ad thats kinda funny. If you took the time to complain about it and and you dont own a "free tibet" t-shirt, your retarded.
Also: "Humanity FAIL" beboptube, youre also retarded. Its an advertisement for coupons.
jamesonknott 8 months ago
@jamesonknott...............you've used the term retard and stupid to describe your views, and yet you've not made one single articulate point.
Mdsbluesky 7 months ago
Pretty gross!
eltrach1 8 months ago
watch?v=90FAJK13C-0
Just another news from Xizang...I don't believe it, but this true. After 60 years, Tibet has changed a lot.
60 years ago, no many people can speak Putonghua. Mao couldn't speak Putonghua, and he didn't understand pinyin...but Tibetan kids, like millions of other Chinese kids, can. They are the hopes of China. :)
lycopene1 8 months ago
watch?v=tel9pQWYvnU
Learn simple Tibet from Chinese.:)
lycopene1 8 months ago
How often have you driven by a fire and thought 'How can this benefit me?'
trakser 9 months ago
haha
habitsus 9 months ago
What year was this on?
HepaGhee 9 months ago
@HepaGhee= This year. It was a Super Bowl commercial. They got rid of it after a week.
vigo894 8 months ago
WORST. SUPER BOWL COMMERICAL. EVER!!!
JoseTwitterFan 9 months ago
this is so fucked up.
mgmtisyeah 9 months ago
hahaha lol
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chuvakcullen 9 months ago
Whoa whoa whoa wait a minute whoa whoa hold on a sec whoa whoa. what the fuck is a groupon?
MrMarsracer 9 months ago
Think about this people - it got you talking about Tibet. Maybe that was part of the point.
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Ertmantis 9 months ago
This ad isn't offensive enough - it's just plain blah... I think they should have gone full tilt and just have Hutton sucker punch that poor Tibetan server after he dropped off the fish curry. Why stop there? Maybe he could take a bite or two and then regurgitate the contents of his elite stomach all over the downed waiter's face and then go shopping for a conflict diamond from Zales while talking about how he saved 50% on the ring he bought for his mistress because South Africans are dumb.
theTerribleFamiliar 9 months ago 2
Jesus. That's... pretty insensitive.
jgysland 9 months ago 12
Fucking Priceless... I cannot stop laughing.
CleanNasty 9 months ago 11
Well, I just sent them an e-mail. Completely tasteless assholes.
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@ludo509 I fell for you, sir. I am a born and raised Texan, most of the time I am as patriotic as you can get, but my country is completely in the wrong when it comes to how we deal with China. We turn a blind eye to the way they treat the people of Tibet and how they oppress the freedom of nearly 1.5 billion people. Why, because we owe them money, and some how we have let that become more important than human lives.
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williamtheconqueror9 10 months ago
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ExcessiveSpareTime 10 months ago
it's a joke you nimrods
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apatheticgeneration 10 months ago
Refuse to buy anything Groupon! Free Tibet
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kingblingbla 10 months ago
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Oh they are so heartless and self centered boo hoo hooo. I see it as publicity period for the site and my people plus it's a free publicity. As it is said in ancient Tibetan-American culture any publicity is good publicity. life has lighter side for every dark one don't always think negatively. Portland Oregon pioneer square protest at 2 pm today be or be square. Okay even if u r a [ ] still come
SnowLionPrince 10 months ago
fish curry?? Tibetans eat neither of them...
SteffanChi 10 months ago 4
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AlhburgKathy 10 months ago
American culture is so self-centralized. And this is so offensive.
phoenix0110 10 months ago 10
0:15 you can see the contempt for humanity in Hutton's eyes. Utterly tasteless!
lgstarn 10 months ago 35
You can see it in the waiter's eyes. "I just shit in this guy's food."
Kansaii 10 months ago
Groupon worked with Chinese. The result is obvious: groupon gets popularity in China; chinese or tibet specifically attracts more tourists. Evidence: the scene of two girls dancing near a tent is very similar to the scene from a chinese music video, but they are different. If the situation in Tibet is so bad, the background should not that bright.lol.
lycopene1 10 months ago
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MaxAck 11 months ago 6
OK, I was being nice. I'm SURE he knows more about the situation than you do. In fact, they screened and approved the ads BEFORE they ran. The fact that some whiners disagree notwithstanding. (Greenpeace praised the environmental ad as well.) In the end, the whiners will whine themselves out, people will remember Groupon and forget the controversy. It happens all the time. Look at the ads Calvin Klein has run in the past. Come back to this page in a few years--we'll see who was right then.
tainscough 11 months ago
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MaxAck 11 months ago 6
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Ricnhen Dharlo, president of the Tibet Fund said, "even though it offended many people, it brought the issue of Tibet to millions of people who may have never heard about our struggle." Not sure, but I'm thinking he knows a bit more about this issue than "MaxAck"
tainscough 11 months ago
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tainscough 11 months ago
i am sure ur company will go into loss.
Oransaint 11 months ago 9
It feels like the ads That Paul Verhoven put together for the film Robocop.
genreslur 11 months ago 2
That intelligent humour -- if you're an American.
genreslur 11 months ago
@genreslur That's a true statement, if you're a narrow-minded bigot.
troutisyourmaster666 11 months ago
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I love this ad. It's basically turning to America and going
"Yeah Tibet's in trouble and all, but as long as you can still eat their food you don't really give a shit. Do you?"
FatherTime89 11 months ago
WOW. That IS tasteless.
theshion005 11 months ago 9
Wow how bourgeoisie. Did you tip them afterward or just let them eat cake? How was the valet service at driving your Escalade? Did Hutton need the money for his divorce or is he buying his girlfriend a new house? I hope his lawyer accepts Groupon. Humanity FAIL.
beboptube 11 months ago 49
So much ignorance in this spot. To begin with, fish is not even commonly eaten in Tibet.
yijunlin 11 months ago 10
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LIKE!!!!! :)
What makes this even funnier is how many people it pissed off. It wouldn't have been have as amusing to those of us with appreciation for satire if the rest of you had just laughed it off. The controversy made it 100 times better!!
djtrixen 11 months ago
First active U.S. participation
US was never formally a member of the Allies but became a self-styled "Associated Power". US had a small army, but, after the passage of the Selective Service Act, it drafted 2.8 million men and by summer 1918 was sending 10,000 fresh soldiers to France every day. In 1917, U.S. Congress gave U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans when they were drafted to participate in WWI, as part of the Jones Act. Germany had miscalculated,....US population in 1900 is 75m.-:)
lycopene1 11 months ago
Free Dalai Lama!
lycopene1 11 months ago 9
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Don't you think you people are being just a little bit overly sensitive? I was going to write a whole comment about how this is all stupid and to get mad at this company is pointless but I know that trying to change somebody's needlessly outraged opinion on this is equally pointless. smh
theoneyiv 11 months ago
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TexasFury 11 months ago
the message is... Tibet is in jepardy, but I don't give a shit, as long as I get a cheaper soup... it's just tthe (north)american culture...
Rodinias 11 months ago 9
@imake..., male gobi. You should wash your mouth and use it as a fertilizer to grow your grass...stfu, yb.
lycopene1 11 months ago
groupon messed up :)
gej19 1 year ago 3
Make no mistake. Attacking Tibet is attacking China.
Go Tibet!
Happy Losar!
lycopene1 1 year ago
watch?v=-MEHbusnFm8
I don't mind being brainwashed...Proud to be a Chinese!
lycopene1 1 year ago
@lycopene1 fuck you asshole. I know what it is like trying to talk to the Chinese about Tibet, and nothing I say can really change your mind. Have fun in you overpopulated country you stupid shit
imakevideos4U2watch 1 year ago
@imakevideos4U2watch take a breather and calm the fuck down a-hole
fudgebarjohn 1 year ago
Other evidences that China is part of Tibet. LOL.
We all know what is Snow Lion and Panda. We all know China was called a sleeping Lion.
Now the lion is Awakened, or the giant panda is Awakened? The latter looks more peaceful.
Either way, the snow lion is is a celestial animal of Tibet. Pandas live in eastern Tibet region. Tibet and China have been fully integrated, you can't separate them no matter how hard you try.
lycopene1 1 year ago
The Chinese dressing like a Mongol is not a typical Tibetan.
By the way, you don't have to speak Tibetan to be a Tibetan. Jigme Norbu doesn't speak Tibetan, many Tibetans in China can't either.
lycopene1 1 year ago
Buzz is great! However, this was in very poor taste. I am all for satire but as a marcom pro there is no way I would allow a client to release something tasteless.
ronvining 1 year ago
i was watchin the super bowl and this commercial came on n i'm like OMFG!!! Timothy Hutton!!! xoxoxoxo *crushing!*
sherlock1225 1 year ago
This is a con. Do not register on their site or you will be the victim of very intrusive daily spam and pop ups that seem to be impossible to block.
diramonsky 1 year ago
poor taste
Janicky82 1 year ago
This commericial is pretty offensive. Stupid Groupon, do not be a hypocrite.
patrickmzhou 1 year ago
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In Yuan Dynasty (full country name: Da Yuan), China was a developed country. :D
Then,
Marco Polo: China = "Cathay" (Khitan, Qìdān).
Mongols: Han Chinese = Khitans + Jurchens/Manchu + Koreans
Now:
Westerners: Chinese = All people who speak Chinese or are Chinese-looking.
Dalai Lama: Han Chinese = All Chinese excluding Tibetans. LOL.
lycopene1 1 year ago
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lycopene1 1 year ago
They can rarely donate to lamas or build monasteries inside Tibet because of heavy restrictions on religion there, and so see India as an alternative base for their temples and monasteries. Both China and India look to these ties with suspicion. The lamas in India are caught in the middle, accused by both sides as agents of the other." By Tsering Shakya
lycopene1 1 year ago
"In the 1980s, Tibet was far poorer than India and donations flowed exile lamas and Tibetans in India into Tibet for the reconstruction of monasteries there. Today, this balance has changed. The Tibetan region has been benefited in some ways from China’s economic growth and today, the people in Tibet enjoy a much higher standard of living than their counterparts in India, and have disposable wealth to send to lamas and to relatives living in India.
lycopene1 1 year ago
USA, the lonely superpower, can retire.
Dalai Lama, the lonely supreme Lama, can retire.
Both both are reluctant to do so. Lol.
lycopene1 1 year ago
@lycopene1 Wtf?
nicknkub 1 year ago
watch?v=RH0E7V1KChE
Jump to 1:17 and 2:28
lycopene1 1 year ago
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Copyright Violation in Groupon's Superbowl Commercial?!
watch?v=RH0E7V1KChE
Jump to 1:17 and 2:28: The two Tibetan dancing girls look familiar?
Yes, you are right! My guess, the Groupon Superbowl commercial is sponsored by Chinese - no Chinese music company sued Groupon. LOL.
lycopene1 1 year ago
989 people actually care about the people in Tibet and don't like that we take advantage of them to save money on fish curry.
superboytoyz 1 year ago
A lot easily offended pussies in the world, isn't there?
howardgalt 1 year ago
@howardgalt Right, because there's absolutely NOTHING wrong with this commercial...
nicknkub 1 year ago
the commercials are premised on saving something endangered — and a few bucks to boot they got to make money lets be realistic least they use half the commercials for good wile lining there pocket at the same time if other big cooperations did this we would be much better off
zachh60 1 year ago
positive stocks
positivestocks 1 year ago
This is great. We need to stop breeding pussies and realize we're the most hated country in the world so why can't who cares if we give everyone a nice big fuck you!
andrelh1986 1 year ago
STUPID WHITE PEOPLE.
MahMohm 1 year ago
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I never imagined how fast all taste and credibility can abandon an advert
Exarian 1 year ago 6
This commercial was sponsored by People's Tourist Bureau of Tibet.
Be aware: you won't get any fish curry when you get there. LOL.
lycopene1 1 year ago
oh this is just wrong.
khalaydoscope 1 year ago 6
Uninspired and derivative
colt45camaro 1 year ago 7
Conan
UniversalFan14 1 year ago
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This is classic funny. Those that don't get the humor or find it offensive should give all their money to Tibet and live in a cardboard box. Oh, and go screw yourself also.
teckel12 1 year ago
There subscription numbers went up after this ad played . . . so I guess it did what it was supposed to do. Even if it does offend some of your delicate sensibilities, they seem to know what they are doing. So get off your high horse and STFU!
dmv92117 1 year ago
This commercial is selfish and uncaring, I've seen what the Chinese to to the people of Tibet, it is horrible, look for yourself.
godzillavkk 1 year ago 6
th was EXTREMELY offensive
davidrocks48 1 year ago 7
This could win the award for most damage done to a hot brand in less than a minute. The commercial is an embarrassment to Groupon and every American who prefers not to be perceived as overlooking serious humanitarian plight to save a few pennies on a curry dish.
dorkycool013 1 year ago 10
I don't know what to think of this commercial.
danerook 1 year ago
oh my god this is so terrible
i really can't see how anyone can think this could work?!
rjc211 1 year ago 5
Groupon's business model is a great idea, but their marketing and supposedly funny (but really just poorly written) descriptions for their merchants are just piss poor.
molson27 1 year ago
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People this commercial is hilarious, if you would all get a sense of humor than you would see that its funny. All of their commercials are funny so please just get over yourselves. IT WAS A JOKE! Take it like men and laugh for once in your lives.
sk8untildeath 1 year ago
Gee...never saw a ad so bad like this one...wasted 30 sec
devilusethis 1 year ago 2
Gee...never saw a ad so bad like this one. Godamnit..wasted 30 sec
devilusethis 1 year ago 2
Group on knew exactly what they were doing. They knew the ad would stir controversy and the bottom line is this ad created more exposure for the struggles in Tibet than any promotional campaign could by juxtaposing the seriousness of the issue with the pettiness of a coupon. They are selling their company and raising awareness for a serious issue simultaneously. For that, they should be applauded. In the end, all this ad will do is drum up more support for Tibet. No one should be offended, and
i8thecookies 1 year ago
Offensive? Maybe. But what I find more offensive is how we pick and choose our causes which are often politically motivated. This is a such a glaring example. Tibetans are being treated horribly by their "Chinese oppressors" while evil Palestians are being contained by our Isreali friends. When, if you look at it, there is no difference between their suffering. What the difference is our view of it. This commercial perfectly illustrates our consumer based frivolous society.
nitramletnan 1 year ago 3
You seem to be assuming that people who are against the Chinese treatment of Tibetans support the Israeli treatment of Palestinians...
goulo 1 year ago
@goulo No not at all. I was using this as an example. It's clear that the public by and large simply supports what they are told to support by sources such as (number 1 rated) FOX news. By and large, people don't bother to dig deeper. There's no attempt to look at the history and try to understand. To me, that's just as insulting if not more so then this commercial. This will hurt the feelings of a few but it won't, for example, galvanize a nation to go at war under false pretences.
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MaxAck 1 year ago 60
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@MaxAck I AM NOT AN IDIOT.
danerook 1 year ago
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