Do you think this commercial is offensive?

[columbusdude82]

As a little boy, I remember thinking how lame the presents the wise men gave to Jesus were. No Transformers? No Game Boy? Heck, not even Ninja Turtles pajamas? (I know, I've dated myself with these references...) They may have been wise men, but they certainly weren't smart shoppers!

Fast forward to today: an Australian store aired this commercial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eERQx-KqMw

And here's a newspaper article with the details http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,22948534-5006301,00.html

I chuckled a bit when I saw it, and even though some may not find it funny, I fail to see why they should muster such "outrage" over it. Surely, there are more pressing issues for the clergy to be up in arms about, like the AIDS epidemic, famine, and genocide in Africa, or (in the case of the Catholic archbishop) the shameful cover-up of child-rapists by his church's hierarchy?

Or is it fashionable now for religious people to play the victim at the slightest inconvenience? Did the Christians take a lesson from the perpetually-outraged Muslims? (See: Cartoons, Danish)

So what do you think? Offensive or not?

[Tre]

It was tough to figure out what happened.  I thought one of the gifts had fallen apart. 

So, it's a bad commercial since it was hard to understand.

[Dos Equis]

I chuckled too.  I give it a 5.  Not offensive. 

[Butterbean]

It was tough to figure out what happened.  I thought one of the gifts had fallen apart. 

So, it's a bad commercial since it was hard to understand.

I think it's a bad commercial because it took so long to get to the "action."  I don't know if I'd ever watch the entire thing if I had a remote in my hand.

But no, I wasn't offended at all.

[Tre]

But no, I wasn't offended at all.

I was too bored to be offended.

[Butterbean]

I was too bored to be offended.