Print this article Jessica Long of the U.S. celebrates after winning the women’s 100-meter freestyle S8 finals at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.
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‘We found a baby girl for your adoption, but there are some things you will need to know. She’s in Siberia, and she was born with a rare condition. Her legs will need to be amputated. I know this is difficult to hear. Her life, it won’t be easy.”
This was the message of one of the Super Bowl commercials this year, from Toyota. It was the story of Jessica Long, who has been described as the Michael Phelps of the international sports competition for athletes with a range of disabilities. I don’t know whether Toyota knew what it was doing I assume the company set out to tell an inspiring story. What Toyota created challenges a culture that has suffered nearly half a century of legal abortion in the United States (infecting much of the
‘We found a baby girl for your adoption, but there are some things you will need to know. She’s in Siberia, and she was born with a rare condition. Her legs will need to be amputated. I know this is difficult to hear. Her life, it won’t be easy.” This was the message of one of the Super Bowl commercials this year, from Toyota. It was the story of Jessica Long, who has been described as the Michael Phelps of the international sports competition for athletes with a range of disabilities. I don’t know whether Toyota knew what it was doing — I assume the company set out to tell an inspiring story. What Toyota created challenges a culture that has suffered nearly half a century of legal abortion in the United States (infecting much of the world). The message was pro-adoption and pro-life in the best of ways. I suspect that Toyota didn’t set out for that, which is even better. This wasn’t a production from an activist group such as Focu
Feb 12, 2021
While sports fans were watching to see which team would be crowned the champions of the 2021 Super Bowl, others tuned in for the world-famous commercials and this year s ads did not disappoint.
Each year, companies and advertisers spend millions of dollars to get audiences attention during commercial breaks at the big game. On Sunday, when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat out the Kansas City Chiefs in Tampa, Florida, viewers got to see all of this year s entertaining advertisements.
1. Bud Light
One of many pandemic-inspired spots, Bud Light s 60-second ad by Wieden+Kennedy put a delightfully sour spin on the exasperating when life gives you lemons cliché to promote their new lemonade-flavored hard seltzer.