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Have you seen this ad from Allstate insurance?
It's part of their series of "Mayham" commercials, where the personification of Mayham takes various forms (distracted teenage girl, windstorm, dog, etc.), causing damage to cars.
In this one, Mayham is a "hot babe out jogging." A man driving by gets distracted looking at her "headband" and crashes his car. Cheap insurance wouldn't cover that, but Allstate will.
What we can learn from this:
That's Allstate's stand.
Remind me never to buy insurance from them.
It's part of their series of "Mayham" commercials, where the personification of Mayham takes various forms (distracted teenage girl, windstorm, dog, etc.), causing damage to cars.
In this one, Mayham is a "hot babe out jogging." A man driving by gets distracted looking at her "headband" and crashes his car. Cheap insurance wouldn't cover that, but Allstate will.
What we can learn from this:
- An attractive woman out on the sidewalk is pure Mayham. Cars will crash, and it's her fault.
- It's okay to objectify women.
- It's not just okay; it's funny.
- Not only that, it's perfectly natural, perhaps even unavoidable, that men will ogle women to the point that they lose control of their cars.
- Unlike other insurance companies, Allstate understands this and will cover the damages.
- If you are an Allstate customer, even if you're not so crude, sexist, and irresponsible as to put lives (including your own) in danger just to get a better look at a female stranger, your premiums will help Allstate cover people who do.
That's Allstate's stand.
Remind me never to buy insurance from them.