Intelligent Designer vs. The Theory of Levis-olution
Nowhere has the science vs. religion debate raged the hardest than in the Levi's commercials of the 1970s. See for yourself.
The Case for a Holy Creator:
Hmmm...the mysterious stranger that arrives in town and shows everyone "the way?" Obviously, it's Jesus Christ...in plaid flares. The elements of fear and coercion are perhaps the most salient religious themes in this TERRIFYING PARABLE. Doesn't that Dacron Polyester make you just want to turn the other cheek? Yes, we most certainly had a creator, and he sure had style.
The Case for Evolution:
Here we see Levi's coming down on the side of science. Don't even try to prove that you and your 501s didn't evolve from a groovy caterpillar.
The Case for Ambiguity:
So which is true? As this commerical illustrates, there are no easy answers. The first half seems to scream, "You say we came from monkeys, eh? But monkeys eat bananas and are clearly morons," while the second half depicts a girl emerging from a flower, as if to reaffirm our ultimate origins in nature. Frustrating! Levi's, you sure make an effort to attack these thorny issues. One thing is for sure: I don't care what my kids learn about the origin of life, or where they learn it, for that matter;* I JUST WANT MY LEVI'S!
*Yeah, JK. Intelligent design is, at its core, a fallacy of relative determinism, and stupid. Huzzah!
The Case for a Holy Creator:
Hmmm...the mysterious stranger that arrives in town and shows everyone "the way?" Obviously, it's Jesus Christ...in plaid flares. The elements of fear and coercion are perhaps the most salient religious themes in this TERRIFYING PARABLE. Doesn't that Dacron Polyester make you just want to turn the other cheek? Yes, we most certainly had a creator, and he sure had style.
The Case for Evolution:
Here we see Levi's coming down on the side of science. Don't even try to prove that you and your 501s didn't evolve from a groovy caterpillar.
The Case for Ambiguity:
So which is true? As this commerical illustrates, there are no easy answers. The first half seems to scream, "You say we came from monkeys, eh? But monkeys eat bananas and are clearly morons," while the second half depicts a girl emerging from a flower, as if to reaffirm our ultimate origins in nature. Frustrating! Levi's, you sure make an effort to attack these thorny issues. One thing is for sure: I don't care what my kids learn about the origin of life, or where they learn it, for that matter;* I JUST WANT MY LEVI'S!
*Yeah, JK. Intelligent design is, at its core, a fallacy of relative determinism, and stupid. Huzzah!
posted by K at 1:15 PM
7 Comments:
I hate when people say, "What were they smoking?!" to indicate that they find something weird and/or thought-provoking, but in this case, the people who made those ads were actually on drugs, right? The first two clips were actually terrifying.
Also, you are a smart and funny person.
Sincerely, your friend,
G. Zusfreak
I know, terrifying! Thanks!
PS-That first cartoon is like Dawn of the Dead.
That first cartoon... (shudder). The guy's voice... "Ma'am. That call is coming from INSIDE YOUR HEAD!"
"erlak."
These are hilarious and frightening ads, indeed. But I submit that the tweenty-somethings of 2040 will be no less bewildered ("what were they osmosing?!") when, searching through youtube Levi's commercials, they come across no less than singing bellybuttons.
Thrillho, as always, you exhibit the kind of clear-eyed prophecy that makes you a veritable Cassandra of your times. Only with bigger boobs.
Oops, I totally used "no less" twice in the same sentence by accident. "I wanna be no less! No less!"
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