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raccoon

(31,119 posts) Mon Jul 21, 2014, 08:29 AM Jul 2014

An ad I've heard on local radio is offensive. The ad is for a pest control company, and

in the ad the narrator compares pests to liberals, saying "they want to re-distribute your wealth."

Is it worth it to complain to the radio station and/or the company about this?

PM me if you want to know the name of the company.

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An ad I've heard on local radio is offensive. The ad is for a pest control company, and (Original Post) raccoon Jul 2014 OP

I have so many WTFs each day. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2014 #1

Who owns the company? Tom DeLay? mnhtnbb Jul 2014 #2

Good point, he would do something like this. Thinkingabout Jul 2014 #3

Beat me to it. hobbit709 Jul 2014 #18

Interesting. Quantess Jul 2014 #4

A phone call or email to the company owner might be worthwhile. Paladin Jul 2014 #5

Ask them if they also treat maggots, like conservative politicians. n/t TheCowsCameHome Jul 2014 #6

Cockroaches, IDemo Jul 2014 #14

I think it's worth complaining to the station. Do it in writing so they can't ignore it. Squinch Jul 2014 #7

I worked for a newspaper & I was told every complaint counts as 10 complaints, whathehell Jul 2014 #8

Why not post the company name and website here? PeaceNikki Jul 2014 #9

Agree. They were not ashamed to associate the company name with that ad. merrily Jul 2014 #11

Why PM? Name and shame. Brickbat Jul 2014 #10

You may be right. nt raccoon Jul 2014 #15

Absolutely DBoon Jul 2014 #12

Why are you protecting them? I really dislike OP's that use vague terms like 'local' without Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #13

They are welcome to say it how they like. lpbk2713 Jul 2014 #16

I work in marketing, advertising and PR and Fawke Em Jul 2014 #17

The company is Patriot Pest Management in Taylors, SC. nt raccoon Jul 2014 #19

What kind of station were you listening to? alp227 Jul 2014 #20

Music, oldies, mostly '80's these days. 103.3 Earth FM. nt raccoon Jul 2014 #31

With a name like that, you know it's a right wing jerkweed outfit Populist_Prole Jul 2014 #21

From their name it sounds like they consider pests to be patriots and they need managing. n/t Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #29

Oh, barf PeaceNikki Jul 2014 #22

That looks like a fucking joke ad, like an ad on Landover Baptist. LuvNewcastle Jul 2014 #24

That's the area I live in and just the kind of outfit I avoid like the plague. stage left Jul 2014 #27

Here's a link: kiva Jul 2014 #23

"At Patriot Pest Management, we put God first, our customers next" Quantess Jul 2014 #30

If you don't live in their service area.. KinMd Jul 2014 #25

That is very offensive... karmaqueen Jul 2014 #26

Wow! stage left Jul 2014 #28

Thank you! I'm going to contact the radio station. nt raccoon Jul 2014 #32

Lots of ads are offensive. badtoworse Jul 2014 #33

Taylors, SC registered voters... Purrfessor Jul 2014 #34

I am shocked--shocked that the percentage of Reps isn't higher. raccoon Jul 2014 #35

Yeah. stage left Jul 2014 #36

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

1. I have so many WTFs each day. n/t

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 08:32 AM

Jul 2014

mnhtnbb

(31,404 posts)

2. Who owns the company? Tom DeLay?

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 08:33 AM

Jul 2014

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)

3. Good point, he would do something like this.

Reply to mnhtnbb (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 08:34 AM

Jul 2014

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

18. Beat me to it.

Reply to mnhtnbb (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 10:02 AM

Jul 2014

Quantess

(27,630 posts)

4. Interesting.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 08:36 AM

Jul 2014

Apparently they want only RWers for customers. It doesn't seem like the smartest advertising idea ever.

Paladin

(28,272 posts)

5. A phone call or email to the company owner might be worthwhile.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 08:40 AM

Jul 2014

He or she may very well be part of that conservative echo chamber, without any appreciation for the fact that liberal radio listeners---potential customers---are offended by the ad. Things like this don't get any better without action being taken.

The owners of the radio station need to be taken to task, as well.

TheCowsCameHome

(40,168 posts)

6. Ask them if they also treat maggots, like conservative politicians. n/t

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 08:43 AM

Jul 2014

IDemo

(16,926 posts)

14. Cockroaches,

Reply to TheCowsCameHome (Reply #6)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 09:22 AM

Jul 2014

because they scatter when the light is turned on.

Squinch

(51,004 posts)

7. I think it's worth complaining to the station. Do it in writing so they can't ignore it.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 08:43 AM

Jul 2014

whathehell

(29,090 posts)

8. I worked for a newspaper & I was told every complaint counts as 10 complaints,

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 08:44 AM

Jul 2014

as those in charge imagine the other nine feel the same, but didn't say so publicly.

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)

9. Why not post the company name and website here?

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 08:47 AM

Jul 2014

They chose to publicly air that ad.

merrily

(45,251 posts)

11. Agree. They were not ashamed to associate the company name with that ad.

Reply to PeaceNikki (Reply #9)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 09:08 AM

Jul 2014

No reason the OP should not do the same as the company did.

Brickbat

(19,339 posts)

10. Why PM? Name and shame.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 09:04 AM

Jul 2014

raccoon

(31,119 posts)

15. You may be right. nt

Reply to Brickbat (Reply #10)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 09:24 AM

Jul 2014

DBoon

(22,397 posts)

12. Absolutely

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 09:13 AM

Jul 2014

Even hinting that a legitimate democratic opposition are noxious insects should be gassed with poisonous chemicals is evil.

Yes, I will go full Godwin here. The first prisoners in the Nazi concentration camps were trade unionists, social democrats and communists. The Jews came later.

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)

13. Why are you protecting them? I really dislike OP's that use vague terms like 'local' without

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 09:21 AM

Jul 2014

any hint as to where that locality is located.

lpbk2713

(42,766 posts)

16. They are welcome to say it how they like.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 09:31 AM

Jul 2014

Last edited Mon Jul 21, 2014, 11:57 AM - Edit history (1)

But they should know we get the last laugh in how many would-be customers they alienate.

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)

17. I work in marketing, advertising and PR and

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 09:52 AM

Jul 2014

that ad doesn't even make any sense.

I hardly think bugs snacking on leftover morsels on the counter is akin to wealth redistribution. In fact, it's more like what we currently have: a big overlord with everything only leaving crumbs for the rest of us.

raccoon

(31,119 posts)

19. The company is Patriot Pest Management in Taylors, SC. nt

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 07:25 PM

Jul 2014

alp227

(32,052 posts)

20. What kind of station were you listening to?

Reply to raccoon (Reply #19)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 07:33 PM

Jul 2014

Since you're in SC (?), if it was talk the station probably has Rush Limbaugh & all sorts of Rush wannabes on the lineup. But if it was music or sports, that kind of crazy ad doesn't belong.

raccoon

(31,119 posts)

31. Music, oldies, mostly '80's these days. 103.3 Earth FM. nt

Reply to alp227 (Reply #20)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 07:45 AM

Jul 2014

Populist_Prole

(5,364 posts)

21. With a name like that, you know it's a right wing jerkweed outfit

Reply to raccoon (Reply #19)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 07:34 PM

Jul 2014

Uncle Joe

(58,417 posts)

29. From their name it sounds like they consider pests to be patriots and they need managing. n/t

Reply to Populist_Prole (Reply #21)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 01:40 AM

Jul 2014

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)

22. Oh, barf

Reply to raccoon (Reply #19)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 07:39 PM

Jul 2014

LuvNewcastle

(16,856 posts)

24. That looks like a fucking joke ad, like an ad on Landover Baptist.

Reply to PeaceNikki (Reply #22)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 12:03 AM

Jul 2014

These people are maniacs. A fundie Amurrika-luvin' bug company. Jesus, I've seen it all now.

stage left

(2,966 posts)

27. That's the area I live in and just the kind of outfit I avoid like the plague.

Reply to raccoon (Reply #19)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 01:07 AM

Jul 2014

Super Patriotic and uber religious. Anybody advertising what a good American they are and how Godly they are is not somebody I trust. Quite the contrary.

kiva

(4,373 posts)

23. Here's a link:

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 07:45 PM

Jul 2014

http://www.patriotpestmgt.com/media.aspx

It's the first link "Pests are Liberals"

Please let there be enough people offended by this to make their lives miserable.