The people in Tibet are in trouble and their very culture is in jeopardy? The picture looks amazing and the people look very happy. Where is the logic?
The person who wrote this was a dick, and Hutton is a dick for saying the words. And no, I'm not going to talk about Groupon to anybody. Their enterprise deserves to die a silent, unmourned death. :P
Not all money is good money. To the whales? They don't care if you ridicule them, and their plight. But to 6 million surviving Tibetans, who have seen many millions tortured, imprisoned, and killed??? Its not worth the few bucks these greedy connivers will throw their way....maybe. Just note that the genocide in Tibet is as bad or worse than the Jews in WWII, they just haven't talked about it. Fearing worse from China, INC..
Crispin Porter + Bogusky & Groupon minimized that; just to leverage the $3 Billion Google Offer to $15 Billion public offering. Well, anyone with a conscience isn't going to buy that stock. Its not only wrong, but look how clueless they are in dealing with China. I wouldn't give my money to such slap stick, fly by night, Wall Street Opportunists. Would you?
Crispin Porter + Bogusky & Groupon see themselves as clever provocateurs; when in fact they are sad hypocrites.
Trying to buy a Charity Org shield to gain credibility is impossible at this point, they were blatant, shameless, and even proud of being #1 Twit-err; until the double edge of the sword revealed itself.
If the I.P.O. is to work, they have to change their name...again ;-)
@patrickmahoney The CEO of Groupon should have issue a true apology instead of that message he released to the press yesterday. The commercials were in poor taste.
Groupon's $15 BILLION IPO is now going down the toilet; read something on WSJ
We will see a lot more than backpedaling from them in the next few weeks. They will next try to buy their way into good graces; but no one is going to take the bait.
Using genocide to create buzz got them more than they expected. Now its the buzz-saw ;-o
The more I watch it, the more I think it's funny. First, his voice breaks at 0:04. Then we've got the "This is Timothy Hutton" line, a classic bleeding heart humanitarian intro. Then the realization that the downtrodden Tibetan man is a waiter. Then a courtesy tight smile/nod at 0:15.
For all the haters it hasn't hurt Groupon any. The commercial is funny and maybe a bit off but definitely not horribly insulting. It's not like they backed the Chinese government or something.
You know... in retrospect, this bad joke probably cast more attention on Tibet's problems than anything else lately. It maybe controversial, but the fact is that more people probably learned about a problem BECAUSE of the backlash. Even if it was in hilariously bad taste.
Whoops! Tibetans don't eat fish or birds because they do water burials and sky burials of their dead. So eating fish or birds would mean they could be eating one of their ancestors. MAJOR faux pax Groupon.
At first when I started watching, I was like, " Really one of these stupid ads on the Super Bowl." But then groupon appeared and totally redeemed the commercial. Thanks for the laugh groupon!!
well in short start up getting tibetian support but end up losing support from both the chinese and tibetians. who the hell come up with the fish curry idea. why cant the commerical be just "tibet culture is in trouble, do our part, @ Proukon we support tibet effort to preserve their culture and improve their likelyhood"
i suggest they make a nusience out of themselve by "many are dying in africa but they still managed to whip out a dish of waygu steak, save 30% on africa food at krouopon
well the commerical was pretty decent until the fish curry. I dont really understand wtf are they trying to imply, first they seem supporting tibet, then all of the sudden they slap tibet. Tibet has already enough trouble trying to preserve their culture and religion, dont add more "curry" to their troubles. Well if groupon and the curry is not in this commerical it would be near perfect.
"People are still struggling in Haiti after a major Earthquake. Kids are dying everyday because of little to no food and lack of proper medical care. But ..they sure still do know how to whip up some mean Rice and Beans". Save 30% on Haitian food at Groupon!
How about showing the cowboys killing the Indians and later a man is sitting by a blackjack table in a Indian reservation casino to promote the casino and raise money for the American Indian Fund
Timothy Hutton is a total DOUCHEBAG!! And, BTW, where the HELL are you gonna get a Tibetan meal, outside of TIBET?... Not in Chicago, unless they drag it (i.e., a REAL dog) through the garden, with some neon green relish and sport peppers, on a poppy seed bun... order Chinese instead!
The best commercial of the night. The only one that made me laugh. Lighten up people!!! @ slaphappyretard: They have lots of fish in the lakes and river all over Tibet, moron.
WOW first of all they exploit Tibetans, and then they give out totally wrong information....Tibetans DO NOT make fish curry (traditionally), and Himalayan restaurant isn't a Tibetan restaurant.... they serve Nepalese and Indian food..... look for yourself
A lot of the comercials were lame this year like the pepsi commercial where the black gf was hitting her bf with cans of pepsi then hits a white girl and then they both run away?
WHO THE FUCK APPROVES THIS SHIT???
3 mill just for the space then u have to pay the actors and these were the best thy had??? fire all of you ad execs they suck
Political Correctness is ruining our society (as well as MTV). I am 38 and can tell you that the way things are going, and how some of the people in this thread are recating, if SNL just tried to get on the air for the first time and did skits from the 80's, these same people would want the studio blown up. (yes that was a run-on sentence). Imagine Monty Python trying to get their start in today's mamby pamby world where you can't make fun of ANYTHING or ANYONE unless they are white Americans.
I think groupon should be thanked if anything. No one gave two shits about tibet or even knew of the struggle occuring before they saw this commercial. Now everybody is a goddamn activist.
I donno why ppl give so much sh*t about these corporate ruled world!!! First understand that you are just a pawn in this world, that is driven by corporate money!! If want to make difference, stop commenting on youtube, facebook, twitter get on the streets.
@H3R0ify Read up on the ad before you post and you won't look stupid. It's part of a "Save the Money" campaign where they are raising money for Tibetan relief. The misstep was neglecting to include the URL. They also did deforestation and a "save the whales" ad. All of these were in partnership with charities. Google is your friend. Care2 is not.
All lakes are sacred, Tibetans do not eat fishes, that curry restaurant must be a fake Tibet restaurant if not an Indian restaurant. Groupon coupons lead you to some fake stuff, ha ha.
Dear Groupon, your ads are hilarious so don't worry I will use your services, maybe now even more. I would say though in all three commercials I've seen - the actors, Hutton, Gooding, and Hurley weren't that good. It seem like they were just reading off the script and their timings were off. It just seemed awkward, like when Gooding says "Playing". Can you please get James Earl Jones or maybe even Bill Clinton to make fun of vegetarians, now that would be funny.
This ad is as open as Groupon itself. They show Nepalis and claim Tibetans. Likewise, they rip off small business in the name of promoting them. People who support groupon, think again. You are ruining small business since this big sucker is minting tens of thousands of dollars in free money from them in the name of deals. They take the entire revenue out of the deal value, including the basic cost and profit.
I'm happy exploring the neighborhood myself than looking into sucker Groupon.
Ethiopia. Millions died during 1984-1985 famine. Children suffered the most. Those who didn’t die or became permanently disabled make a mean ijera bread. You can get $30 worth of Ethiopian food for $15 thanks to Groupon.
Timothy Hutton, you did a good job. You explain the amazing Tibetan food, Fish curry. Haha, next time you should save much money to teach Tibetans to get lots of fishes and cook them with Indian curry. Groupon, you guys really push Tibet in troubles.
lol... This guy ordered "fish curry" in this "Tibetan restaurant"?! Anybody who has been to Tibet knows Tibetans don't eat fish. How ignorant is that to make an ad like this and even worse calling it preserve the culture. They don't even know what Tibetan culture is.
both buddhism and the curry dish in the tibetan region are imports from india. cellphones and solar/wind energy are imports from china. sinophobia to the accompaniment of beastie boys (american jewish boys who steal music from black people and land from arab palestinians) and cia backed free tibet propaganda/terrorist activities are largely the import of zionists usa and butt-buddy uk.
Didn't harm anybody and was funny, sure Tibetans didn't give a crap. Only people in Western countries have time spare enough to worry about this stuff.
@killercat85 "LOL, their entire culture is in jeopardy but who gives a %^&*. I saved $15 on fish curry. done in bad taste."
Do you see what you did there? You just pointed out what they were trying to prove; that people will go out of their way to get a Tibetan meal half off instead of doing anything about the Tibetans.
What's really pathetic is Groupon's CEO released a statement in response to complaints about this incredibly offensive and inappropriate commercial defending the ad saying he doesn't think there's anything wrong with it and they take the Tibetan's fight for independence seriously. What an idiot. The President of the Tibetan Alliance of Chicago who found the commercial offensive said fish curry isn't even a Tibetan dish.
@ladyligeia77 would it be just as funny if they had said " On September 11th –a day that will live in the psyche of Americans for generations– thousands of lives were killed due to a terrorist attack on the twin towers– but that doesn't mean people aren't dying to eat at Towers Diner 5 blocks from the Trade Center Site. $20 will buy you $40 worth of sausage."
@myRincon Nobody said it was in good taste. Just like the people of Tibet probably don't find this funny, I wouldn't find your scenario funny. However, I'm a huge advocate for free speech so...*shrugs* Of course from a marketing standpoint - I doubt your commercial would do very well lol Chill out kid - I'm sure there are plenty of boycotters lining up to put a dent in groupon's sales.
@ladyligeia77 you just said screw PC, wouldn't that infer that you already felt it to be in bad taste but chose to fuck it. Being in good taste is sooo 1998, right? Lets make everything in bad taste because its marketable and liberal right? Um, maybe not.
these comercials are excellent satire, they are only as tastless as the reality of american consumerism. Issues about human/animal rights and the environment hardly ever get media attention or a national dialogue, so kuddos to groupon they are part of the solution imo...give us some more to get pissed off about...!!!
all this b.s. accomplishes is to make the average apathetic American feel better about consumerism. There's no awareness of Tibetan oppression being revealed here. Idiot.
The world is now, once again, talking about the plight of Tibet which has been out of the news. This is a good thing. Hate to disagree with everyone but good for Groupon.
Maybe this will be the spark that gets China out and stops their illegal occupation of Tibet.
But let's be clear about one thing. The illegal occupation of Tibet by the Chinese Government must end!
WOW, what on Earth were they thinking...? Trying to shoot themselves in the foot? I'm hard to offend, but when it turned into a demeaning joke exploiting the serious beginning instead of sincerely trying to raise awareness of Tibet's plight, I was like, "Um, so not cool, man." I see how they were trying to be light and amusing and poke fun at OUR culture, but it failed in almost every way & just didn't sit right; I really didn't even chuckle, & don't really want to learn more about 'Groupon.'
@Bijou42 However, since I don't imagine that they were deliberately attempting to offend so many people, if the ad spurs more folks to become educated about the issue...THEN it will have served a purpose.
And to think Groupon must have paid millions to Madison Ave. shysters ad-folks to dream up these disgusting and disgraceful commercials. Not a bit funny.
before Communists' party came into power in China, in 1944, in a American documentary film called "the battle of china", the USA dipicted China's map where the Tibet is within it. And the anchorman expressed that Tibet is one part of China without any ambiguity
This is the lowest commercial I've ever seen, what is the idea behind this?
Aliasterslash 1 year ago
The people in Tibet are in trouble and their very culture is in jeopardy? The picture looks amazing and the people look very happy. Where is the logic?
wikct2 1 year ago
@wikct2
Google "Invasion of Tibet 1950" and study Tibetan history from that point until now and you'll understand the logic.
BenChipsy 1 year ago
The people in Tibet are in trouble and their very culture is in jeopardy? This ad is not just in bad taste but a typical propaganda too.
wikct2 1 year ago
kansloze actie.Zeg maar dag met je merknaam....
JCH1977 1 year ago
The person who wrote this was a dick, and Hutton is a dick for saying the words. And no, I'm not going to talk about Groupon to anybody. Their enterprise deserves to die a silent, unmourned death. :P
hecalledmephooli 1 year ago
Groupon is getting a shit load of attention, which is what they ultimately wanted! Sooo, I think they've succeeded.
89deena 1 year ago
What a fucking gross ad.
angelofdeath275 1 year ago
Not all money is good money. To the whales? They don't care if you ridicule them, and their plight. But to 6 million surviving Tibetans, who have seen many millions tortured, imprisoned, and killed??? Its not worth the few bucks these greedy connivers will throw their way....maybe. Just note that the genocide in Tibet is as bad or worse than the Jews in WWII, they just haven't talked about it. Fearing worse from China, INC..
patrickmahoney 1 year ago
Crispin Porter + Bogusky & Groupon minimized that; just to leverage the $3 Billion Google Offer to $15 Billion public offering. Well, anyone with a conscience isn't going to buy that stock. Its not only wrong, but look how clueless they are in dealing with China. I wouldn't give my money to such slap stick, fly by night, Wall Street Opportunists. Would you?
patrickmahoney 1 year ago
Crispin Porter + Bogusky & Groupon see themselves as clever provocateurs; when in fact they are sad hypocrites.
Trying to buy a Charity Org shield to gain credibility is impossible at this point, they were blatant, shameless, and even proud of being #1 Twit-err; until the double edge of the sword revealed itself.
If the I.P.O. is to work, they have to change their name...again ;-)
patrickmahoney 1 year ago
@patrickmahoney The CEO of Groupon should have issue a true apology instead of that message he released to the press yesterday. The commercials were in poor taste.
md991free 1 year ago
Bullshit ad.
NikaSixtyten 1 year ago
THE "Karmic Return:"
Groupon's $15 BILLION IPO is now going down the toilet; read something on WSJ
We will see a lot more than backpedaling from them in the next few weeks. They will next try to buy their way into good graces; but no one is going to take the bait.
Using genocide to create buzz got them more than they expected. Now its the buzz-saw ;-o
Its sad for Groupon, but inevitable.
patrickmahoney 1 year ago
The more I watch it, the more I think it's funny. First, his voice breaks at 0:04. Then we've got the "This is Timothy Hutton" line, a classic bleeding heart humanitarian intro. Then the realization that the downtrodden Tibetan man is a waiter. Then a courtesy tight smile/nod at 0:15.
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Hey! Let's have a Martin Luther King look-alike serve Boy George (another 80s has been) some fried chicken and watermelon! Funny! Ironic! Retro!
And THEN Groupon ask people to give to the NAACP! Oh sweet innoculation!
jamiboy100 1 year ago
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Is this real?
來自日語
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Wow, "第三者" is from Japanese?!
lycopene1 1 year ago
fuck groupon
fuck the chinese government
ShinjiBua 1 year ago
For all the haters it hasn't hurt Groupon any. The commercial is funny and maybe a bit off but definitely not horribly insulting. It's not like they backed the Chinese government or something.
MaterousPrime 1 year ago
what next, a holocaust groupon commercial? 6 million jews may have been killed, but save 20 dollars on kosher foods!!!!
VoorkJTV 1 year ago 8
@VoorkJTV LOL good one!
NikaSixtyten 1 year ago
You know... in retrospect, this bad joke probably cast more attention on Tibet's problems than anything else lately. It maybe controversial, but the fact is that more people probably learned about a problem BECAUSE of the backlash. Even if it was in hilariously bad taste.
MrDopple 1 year ago
HA Ha theis is so Funny. Yellow goop in America is nothing more than that. What you call a Jap? A sushi goop.
theassmanloveyou 1 year ago
Whoops! Tibetans don't eat fish or birds because they do water burials and sky burials of their dead. So eating fish or birds would mean they could be eating one of their ancestors. MAJOR faux pax Groupon.
heruijie 1 year ago
it's funny how chinese are all pissed over this stupid commercial...
taidumei 1 year ago
how about cheap, not really that funny, and generally insulting
dvzqz87 1 year ago
チベットの本当の苦悩を知っているならば
このような宣伝はするべきではない。
アメリカ人のジョークはここまで低俗なのかと勘違いされてもおかしくないと思う。
チベットと同じアジア人として憤りを感じます。
Okajin30 1 year ago
@Okajin30
You said it bro, or didn't you? Ah who cares anyway.
zorandeman 1 year ago
Good luck trying to stay in business, Groupon! LOL
VinzZissou78 1 year ago 5
I think i'm gonna check out Groupon.com
mmmikeyxx 1 year ago
not a very smart commercial.... it could have been done better in so many ways
iMPERiOUS 1 year ago
lets save Tibet, by giving them less money for their food....how does a coupon have anything to do with the people of Tibet?
alancarn1 1 year ago
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arts majordomo was bargain really .....^_^
ccjimsin 1 year ago
At first when I started watching, I was like, " Really one of these stupid ads on the Super Bowl." But then groupon appeared and totally redeemed the commercial. Thanks for the laugh groupon!!
bondo024 1 year ago
arts majordomo was bargain really !
ccjimsin 1 year ago
well in short start up getting tibetian support but end up losing support from both the chinese and tibetians. who the hell come up with the fish curry idea. why cant the commerical be just "tibet culture is in trouble, do our part, @ Proukon we support tibet effort to preserve their culture and improve their likelyhood"
i suggest they make a nusience out of themselve by "many are dying in africa but they still managed to whip out a dish of waygu steak, save 30% on africa food at krouopon
k6996 1 year ago
@k6996 It's usually about 50%. Keep the rest of your idea the same but change the 30 to 50 and I'm in.
bondo024 1 year ago
Just got an amazing deal on Groupon!!! Can't wait to find another!
bondo024 1 year ago
this was not funny, it was offensive and over the line
73368 1 year ago
well the commerical was pretty decent until the fish curry. I dont really understand wtf are they trying to imply, first they seem supporting tibet, then all of the sudden they slap tibet. Tibet has already enough trouble trying to preserve their culture and religion, dont add more "curry" to their troubles. Well if groupon and the curry is not in this commerical it would be near perfect.
k6996 1 year ago
"People are still struggling in Haiti after a major Earthquake. Kids are dying everyday because of little to no food and lack of proper medical care. But ..they sure still do know how to whip up some mean Rice and Beans". Save 30% on Haitian food at Groupon!
Avenue72nd 1 year ago
tasteless and crass...the only thing this ad did was to ensure that I will have nothing to do with groupon
feenixrising10 1 year ago
How about showing the cowboys killing the Indians and later a man is sitting by a blackjack table in a Indian reservation casino to promote the casino and raise money for the American Indian Fund
yuwingdip 1 year ago
boycott groupon, waiting another tuangou site come out in american,
groupon copied team-buying idea from china
you copied us
you copied us
so next time dont say we chinese copies, you copy too
xianyu3211 1 year ago
and don't forget about the tibetan fish curry dish......we wouldn't what to see such traditions being wiped out, now do we?
DuhLie 1 year ago
what i got out of this commercial is that you only raise issues about tibet to make money.
that's about it.
DuhLie 1 year ago
hahahahahahah
miguobibai 1 year ago
我了个去，西藏文化受到破坏~中华文明都快被西方同化了，也没个说的~
miguobibai 1 year ago
hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha YYYYYYEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS
waterballer223 1 year ago
This is dumbest commercial i've ever seen. Curry fish ? You've got to be kidding
df7604 1 year ago
Tibetan eat Fish Curry is like Indian eat spicy beef. Not that there is no "traitor" though.
cissyxchen 1 year ago
this is the evidence that USA surrendered China Communist.
login100005 1 year ago
There's no such thing as bad publicity!
666hades666 1 year ago
Timothy Hutton is a total DOUCHEBAG!! And, BTW, where the HELL are you gonna get a Tibetan meal, outside of TIBET?... Not in Chicago, unless they drag it (i.e., a REAL dog) through the garden, with some neon green relish and sport peppers, on a poppy seed bun... order Chinese instead!
maynardgbohunk3rd 1 year ago
<333 I LOVE YOU GROUPON <333
carcin0geneticist 1 year ago
you groupon guys should first raise fund for american indians
ChiG0500 1 year ago
How is this offensive, exactly?
WuzzleFuzzle 1 year ago
this is garbage. it's definitely crossing the line of offensive. it's definitely not funny.
nhellmann5 1 year ago
it's a Nepal restraunt,,what the heck...it's a joke
crispwolf 1 year ago
tibet people never eat fish, american idiots always make up what the world should be in their mind
hotwindming 1 year ago
Tibetan people eat fish. I am a Tibetan and I eat fish.
If you don't know what you are talking about then just shut up!
Ngathar 1 year ago
@Ngathar
*Tibetan living in US*
df7604 1 year ago
tibet people never eat fish, american idiots always make up what the world should be in their mind
hotwindming 1 year ago
This is a horrible commercial!
elliottinspace 1 year ago
well done I D I O T
ccjimsin 1 year ago
Tibet is a part of China.
Obama and Dalai Lama even said so. Look it up on Google.
Phead128 1 year ago
The best commercial of the night. The only one that made me laugh. Lighten up people!!! @ slaphappyretard: They have lots of fish in the lakes and river all over Tibet, moron.
philperetti 1 year ago
The best commercial of the night. The only one that made me laugh. Lighten up people!!!
philperetti 1 year ago
Since when was there fucking FISH in Tibet. Americans.
slaphappyretard 1 year ago
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WOW first of all they exploit Tibetans, and then they give out totally wrong information....Tibetans DO NOT make fish curry (traditionally), and Himalayan restaurant isn't a Tibetan restaurant.... they serve Nepalese and Indian food..... look for yourself
himalayanrestaurant . com
what a stupid commercial
chonyi 1 year ago
Timothy Hutton hasn't gotten this much attention since he won an Oscar 30 years ago. Question is: Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
nateandsophie 1 year ago
now thats just a dick move
TREEVVV5000 1 year ago
I like how everybody came to Tibet's rescue after this lol. I love going to Tibet but I didn't even know the culture was in danger o.o
juna42kela 1 year ago
@juna42kela : Really? You go to Tibet and you don't even know about what the Chinese Gov. is doing to them? You must be a special kind of stupid.
MarcVolf 1 year ago
@MarcVolf What are the Chinese government doing?
nioor 1 year ago
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@juna42kela : Really? You go to Tibet and you don't even know about what the Chinese Gov. is doing to them? You must be a special kind of stupid.
MarcVolf 1 year ago
HI RICK
djrains131 1 year ago
hey mom!
cielingfan76 1 year ago
hey mom
cielingfan76 1 year ago
A lot of the comercials were lame this year like the pepsi commercial where the black gf was hitting her bf with cans of pepsi then hits a white girl and then they both run away?
WHO THE FUCK APPROVES THIS SHIT???
3 mill just for the space then u have to pay the actors and these were the best thy had??? fire all of you ad execs they suck
fhdjsahfdjsha 1 year ago
@fhdjsahfdjsha hey mom
cielingfan76 1 year ago
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bondo024 1 year ago
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Political Correctness is ruining our society (as well as MTV). I am 38 and can tell you that the way things are going, and how some of the people in this thread are recating, if SNL just tried to get on the air for the first time and did skits from the 80's, these same people would want the studio blown up. (yes that was a run-on sentence). Imagine Monty Python trying to get their start in today's mamby pamby world where you can't make fun of ANYTHING or ANYONE unless they are white Americans.
chewbahkah 1 year ago
god why so many people have their panties in a bunch
MexifryNG 1 year ago
you're right. NOBODY knew about tibet until now. cmon.
steuryk 1 year ago
Free to bed.
nioor 1 year ago
I think groupon should be thanked if anything. No one gave two shits about tibet or even knew of the struggle occuring before they saw this commercial. Now everybody is a goddamn activist.
kidrymoe 1 year ago
I donno why ppl give so much sh*t about these corporate ruled world!!! First understand that you are just a pawn in this world, that is driven by corporate money!! If want to make difference, stop commenting on youtube, facebook, twitter get on the streets.
vilasgn 1 year ago
There is a petition up on care2.com that you can sign that asks Groupon to apologize for the ad and donate some money to Tibetan relief.
H3R0ify 1 year ago
@H3R0ify Read up on the ad before you post and you won't look stupid. It's part of a "Save the Money" campaign where they are raising money for Tibetan relief. The misstep was neglecting to include the URL. They also did deforestation and a "save the whales" ad. All of these were in partnership with charities. Google is your friend. Care2 is not.
rabidnerd 1 year ago
Be very, very scared. There are alarmists near....
hitppohiman 1 year ago
wow....this was tasteless
yurikomuro 1 year ago
makes no sense
marynewton108 1 year ago
All lakes are sacred, Tibetans do not eat fishes, that curry restaurant must be a fake Tibet restaurant if not an Indian restaurant. Groupon coupons lead you to some fake stuff, ha ha.
juanmicat 1 year ago
Dear Groupon, your ads are hilarious so don't worry I will use your services, maybe now even more. I would say though in all three commercials I've seen - the actors, Hutton, Gooding, and Hurley weren't that good. It seem like they were just reading off the script and their timings were off. It just seemed awkward, like when Gooding says "Playing". Can you please get James Earl Jones or maybe even Bill Clinton to make fun of vegetarians, now that would be funny.
tsliao 1 year ago
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tsliao 1 year ago
is this supposed to be funny?
anotherjoshua 1 year ago
Excellent
sonebezi 1 year ago
this isn't offensive, it's just plain STUPID.
omgkuren 1 year ago
This ad is as open as Groupon itself. They show Nepalis and claim Tibetans. Likewise, they rip off small business in the name of promoting them. People who support groupon, think again. You are ruining small business since this big sucker is minting tens of thousands of dollars in free money from them in the name of deals. They take the entire revenue out of the deal value, including the basic cost and profit.
I'm happy exploring the neighborhood myself than looking into sucker Groupon.
GoodPeopleSuffer 1 year ago
@GoodPeopleSuffer hows your job at LivingSocial going?
RBPetry 1 year ago
free tibet
wmr2008 1 year ago
Your motive was probably sincere, but this was not a good commercial. I just heard of groupon but now I'm turned off to checking u guys out.
missustruth 1 year ago
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha...............HA
dagomonster44 1 year ago
Ethiopia. Millions died during 1984-1985 famine. Children suffered the most. Those who didn’t die or became permanently disabled make a mean ijera bread. You can get $30 worth of Ethiopian food for $15 thanks to Groupon.
twistedswami 1 year ago
Thanks Groupon for bringing the situation in Tibet back into the media. China's illegal occupation of Tibet must end. Free Tibet!
homanposting 1 year ago 2
Timothy Hutton, you did a good job. You explain the amazing Tibetan food, Fish curry. Haha, next time you should save much money to teach Tibetans to get lots of fishes and cook them with Indian curry. Groupon, you guys really push Tibet in troubles.
sigmondfr 1 year ago
Fail
fedism 1 year ago
Fail
fedism 1 year ago
who do you think you are?!
jimtamura 1 year ago
FUCKING RETARDED
MageXLoad 1 year ago
Tibetan don't even eat fish, not ot mention curry.
Eating Indian curry fish in Mogolian dress, that's the typical image of American for Tibetan...
tianyadaniel 1 year ago
A Mongolian man serving 'Tibetan traditional food': curry fish??? Classic!!!
tianyadaniel 1 year ago
You can spend $15 through Groupon or you can have their lunch buffet for $9.95. Also all their entrees are less than $15.
jburg111 1 year ago
Screw the haters! You all have no sense of humor. This is an Awesome ad!
TheSystemFolder 1 year ago
lol... This guy ordered "fish curry" in this "Tibetan restaurant"?! Anybody who has been to Tibet knows Tibetans don't eat fish. How ignorant is that to make an ad like this and even worse calling it preserve the culture. They don't even know what Tibetan culture is.
cathy88126 1 year ago 2
@cathy88126 Who said anything about eating fish, the line was "They still whip up an amazing fish curry."
Turk3yAndGravy 1 year ago
both buddhism and the curry dish in the tibetan region are imports from india. cellphones and solar/wind energy are imports from china. sinophobia to the accompaniment of beastie boys (american jewish boys who steal music from black people and land from arab palestinians) and cia backed free tibet propaganda/terrorist activities are largely the import of zionists usa and butt-buddy uk.
WretcheyWretch 1 year ago
Though your commercial wasn't funny I think watching you go out of business will be.
crownbeatsjack 1 year ago 11
Didn't harm anybody and was funny, sure Tibetans didn't give a crap. Only people in Western countries have time spare enough to worry about this stuff.
TheAcademyofGlam 1 year ago
Horrible.
thbarnes2k 1 year ago
Dear World Tibet is in serious trouble...but who cares Come support us at Groupon.com
magtoons 1 year ago
This commercial is best ever.
Thank you Groupon, your commercial explains the reality situation in Tibet. I am from Tibet and I know it.
Ngathar 1 year ago
LOL, their entire culture is in jeopardy but who gives a %^&*. I saved $15 on fish curry. done in bad taste.
killercat85 1 year ago
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@killercat85 "LOL, their entire culture is in jeopardy but who gives a %^&*. I saved $15 on fish curry. done in bad taste."
Do you see what you did there? You just pointed out what they were trying to prove; that people will go out of their way to get a Tibetan meal half off instead of doing anything about the Tibetans.
JaydeeVonJ 1 year ago
oooohhh... bad idea, public whiplash worth 1000 bux cost only 20 bux!
1bigjess 1 year ago
What's really pathetic is Groupon's CEO released a statement in response to complaints about this incredibly offensive and inappropriate commercial defending the ad saying he doesn't think there's anything wrong with it and they take the Tibetan's fight for independence seriously. What an idiot. The President of the Tibetan Alliance of Chicago who found the commercial offensive said fish curry isn't even a Tibetan dish.
Dillon1130 1 year ago
This is hysterical. If you're saying it's not funny you're lying. Screw being PC
ladyligeia77 1 year ago
@ladyligeia77 would it be just as funny if they had said " On September 11th –a day that will live in the psyche of Americans for generations– thousands of lives were killed due to a terrorist attack on the twin towers– but that doesn't mean people aren't dying to eat at Towers Diner 5 blocks from the Trade Center Site. $20 will buy you $40 worth of sausage."
myRincon 1 year ago 5
@myRincon Nobody said it was in good taste. Just like the people of Tibet probably don't find this funny, I wouldn't find your scenario funny. However, I'm a huge advocate for free speech so...*shrugs* Of course from a marketing standpoint - I doubt your commercial would do very well lol Chill out kid - I'm sure there are plenty of boycotters lining up to put a dent in groupon's sales.
ladyligeia77 1 year ago
@ladyligeia77 you just said screw PC, wouldn't that infer that you already felt it to be in bad taste but chose to fuck it. Being in good taste is sooo 1998, right? Lets make everything in bad taste because its marketable and liberal right? Um, maybe not.
myRincon 1 year ago
it's unbelievable they can get away with something like this .
kingmax0008 1 year ago
This is the most messed up, incredibly hilarious commercial ever. I like.
Yuyuchan4ever 1 year ago
Groupon: I never been more offended by a commercial in my life. Serious stuff is happening in Tibet. Persecution is no laughing matter.
rocketshiplove 1 year ago
Normal companies | Groupon
crossed the line there. didnt even take more than a day for them to make up an apology either
Jr4594 1 year ago
Hilarious
patrioticheart 1 year ago
A disgrace, and disrespect for the many Tibetans who have and are suffering in the ongoing holocaust,
Humanity is in danger of losing any moral compass.
May mercy prevail on this ignorance.
May all beings be free of suffering and of ignorance
Tashi Delek
Milarepasongs 1 year ago
I had to laugh at how fucked up this is. Its hilariously terrible. I wish I could've seen the board meeting where someone approved this commercial.
Cms1177 1 year ago
I will never use groupon in my life. This commercial showed me what fags they are.
edcellwarrior 1 year ago
cheap ass racist pricks
houjix 1 year ago
hilarious.. one of the only 2 or 3 commercials that were funny
YouHumbleNarrator88 1 year ago
The message is clear: what's left of Tibet is a reference to its past in a lousy commercial.
Digne1d 1 year ago
I laughed but this is a douchey commercial.
GeneralThieu 1 year ago
these comercials are excellent satire, they are only as tastless as the reality of american consumerism. Issues about human/animal rights and the environment hardly ever get media attention or a national dialogue, so kuddos to groupon they are part of the solution imo...give us some more to get pissed off about...!!!
MrBigfish12345 1 year ago 18
@MrBigfish12345
all this b.s. accomplishes is to make the average apathetic American feel better about consumerism. There's no awareness of Tibetan oppression being revealed here. Idiot.
deathbydough 1 year ago
@MrBigfish12345 well-said. fuck PC
EliteBeave 1 year ago
the guy in the ad looks like a douche bag and racist prick and cheap ass
guangxiwu 1 year ago
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guangxiwu 1 year ago
The world is now, once again, talking about the plight of Tibet which has been out of the news. This is a good thing. Hate to disagree with everyone but good for Groupon.
Maybe this will be the spark that gets China out and stops their illegal occupation of Tibet.
But let's be clear about one thing. The illegal occupation of Tibet by the Chinese Government must end!
homanposting 1 year ago 3
I say keep this commercial up. Let it spread around. It destroys the PR of the Groupon bastards and raises awareness about Tibet. Let Groupon Burn.
Skapo 1 year ago
too much, too far, too soon, too stupid, too unfunny, fuck groupon and their insensitive shit
thegreatgoodness 1 year ago
WOW, what on Earth were they thinking...? Trying to shoot themselves in the foot? I'm hard to offend, but when it turned into a demeaning joke exploiting the serious beginning instead of sincerely trying to raise awareness of Tibet's plight, I was like, "Um, so not cool, man." I see how they were trying to be light and amusing and poke fun at OUR culture, but it failed in almost every way & just didn't sit right; I really didn't even chuckle, & don't really want to learn more about 'Groupon.'
Bijou42 1 year ago
@Bijou42 However, since I don't imagine that they were deliberately attempting to offend so many people, if the ad spurs more folks to become educated about the issue...THEN it will have served a purpose.
Bijou42 1 year ago
I'm boycotting Leverage.
kittywhiskerz 1 year ago
This is a kind of commercial where if you laugh, you feel like shit after thinking about.
xGeneralGrievousx 1 year ago
And to think Groupon must have paid millions to Madison Ave. shysters ad-folks to dream up these disgusting and disgraceful commercials. Not a bit funny.
vmeister11 1 year ago
This made me fucking laugh.
CrabtechIndustries 1 year ago
This is one of the most horribly offensive commercials I ever seen. It made me slightly ill when I saw it.
fishwink311 1 year ago 2
Wow. I love Groupon, but this is pretty damn insensitive! I get an icky feeling every time I see the big G on my iPhone now.
rarebluemonkey 1 year ago
I call upon the government of China to give Tibetans licenses to operate tax-free casinos. All problems are thereafter solved.
eip81 1 year ago
Very funny video. One of the best from super bowl sunday
domj0590 1 year ago
sort of funny and terrible @ the same time...
MatthewCasagrande 1 year ago
YOU SUCKKKK!!!!!
MrBigblu31 1 year ago
before Communists' party came into power in China, in 1944, in a American documentary film called "the battle of china", the USA dipicted China's map where the Tibet is within it. And the anchorman expressed that Tibet is one part of China without any ambiguity
watch it from 15:43
youtube.com/watch?v=vQ3tTbvsW_Q
nangergong 1 year ago
A pile of dead niggers. Dead Niggers. DEAd niggers. Nigger Aids. Niggers on fire. Save big with groupon!!
DaKewlJamal 1 year ago
Amazingly brilliant!
campt91 1 year ago
This sums up the ignorance of America perfectly.
ERICinCOLOUR 1 year ago 3
@ERICinCOLOUR youre ignorant for thinking we all work for a fucked up company that thinks this is funny
Jr4594 1 year ago
lol...so much hate from one advert. This is just an advert.....not like anyone is getting harmed.
Coca-cola do far worst, exploitation of cheap labour and piss all over environment.....you're all still drinking it???
garshuman 1 year ago 3
hahah thats funny who cares what they say a bat stupid tibet this is america we dont need to worry about them
azcards07 1 year ago
@azcards07 congrats on being the target audience for this ad!!
DaKewlJamal 1 year ago