Community Corner
Groupon's Super Bowl Ad on Tibet -- Funny or Faux Pas?
We visited Front Street Cantina to see how Average Joes and Janes were reacting to the much-debated commercial.
Chicago-based Groupon paid an estimated $3 million for a 30-second commercial during Super Bowl XLV. Four days later, people are still talking about it.
The commercial, which features actor Timothy Hutton spoofing a public service announcement about Tibet, has sprung back in the face of Groupon. Viewers and pundits have deemed the commercial’s use of Tibet as offensive.
Groupon is defending itself. According to the Huffington Post, Groupon CEO Andrew Mason said the ad was an attempt to bring attention to Tibet and fundraise money for the country.
We headed over to Front Street Cantina in downtown Plainfield to ask people as they ate lunch if they thought the commercial was funny or offensive.
Click on each photo to read what people in town thought about Groupon’s commercial.
