Class War?

I used to hate Dunkin Donuts ads. The main reason was because it portrayed it's customer's as schmos -

Some dumb looking guy acts dumb because he wants some coffee or a donut:



But then they came out with some funny commercials about regular people in regular situations, usually singing funny songs by one of my all-time favorite bands, They Might Be Giants.

Nice work, D&D's. Not only have you de-schmo-ed your commercials, you clevered them up and got a great band some new fans and a few bucks.

Then our friends at Dunkin Donuts had to fire the first shots of a class war with this:



Why do we have to fight? Why do we have to hate people who like different things than we do? Why do we have to revel in our ignorance? More importantly to me, why Giants, do you have to help spread the hate with such a catchy song?

Don't get me wrong, I think this is damn funny. But even racist, sexist, and French jokes can be funny, but that doesn't make it right.

I say, if you don't like Starbucks and the Italian names for sizes, then don't go there. But you could also ask for a large, in English, and you'd get it. But don't be surprised if they roll their eyes after you mumble under your breath about speaking American.

Furthermore, if you don't like Dunkin Donuts and your definition of a regular is different than theirs, then don't go there.

Better yet, go to an independent coffee house, and soon, before these two corporate behemoths make them extinct.