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Comic Strips is a community for those who love comic stories.

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submitted 5 days ago by laugbrianka to c/comicstrips

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[–] ilinamorato 33 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

This isn't dunking on anyone or harming anyone. It's not punching down. It's making fun of Cinnabon (and of marketing), not plane crashes. I think your comment is a bit over-the-top.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Thank you for being the only decent reply to my comment.

Thank you for the explanation and I agree with you.

[–] jaybone 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I would agree it’s not insensitive. However, if it’s making fun of advertising, why use the actual stylized brand name?

[–] MimicJar 1 points 4 days ago

Because that's what makes it funny.

Any real brand would work, but "Have a Let's™ Brand Potato Chip" reminds you that it's fake. By having a real brand you have that brief moment of confusion before realizing it must be fake, but it's funny to think about the "what if".

If it is real advertising, then kudos to Cinnabon for being early to the game. It will be like Branded Twitter accounts where Wendy's capitalized early, it was funny, but now no one cares.