The Groupon Superbowl Ad Controversy

[john_b_cannon]

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Groupon is taking a lot of heat for this ad; see, for example, this critique from ColorLines.

I almost always appreciate ColorLines for having a keen eye for cultural politics, but I part ways with them on this one. This ad was less about making light of the Tibetan struggle than it was about making fun of consumerist liberals who think they're

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[john_b_cannon]

I appreciate your frankness, and your reply

[john_b_cannon]

I wrote another long-winded reply to this and posted it in the original entry so I could format it. http://john-b-cannon.livejournal.com/81347.html#cutid1