Consumption as sport:
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Penny L. Richards — April 15, 2008
And the woman on the scooter--she's obviously just there for comic effect, isn't she? As in, Look at the silly old woman who thinks she has a chance of competing. Niiiice.
Gomi — April 15, 2008
They're all there for comic effect. You'll notice it's a dog track too. A bunch of out of shape people running after a vintage radio is supposed to be funny, not just the old woman on the scooter. I don't think she's singled out at all.
Penny L. Richards — April 15, 2008
Hm, no, I think she is singled out. The shoppers who usually walk get to run, but she doesn't get a racing chair--that would make more sense. (Yes, I know it's ridiculous to "make more sense" in an ad about people chasing a radio around a dog track, but even within that logic...her presentation doesn't parallel theirs.)