290: Commercials: Sales or propaganda?

The boys drink and review Unicorn Farts by DuClaw, then discuss what they love and what they hate in commercials.  We've become accustomed to the idea that we pay for free television by suffering through the commercials. Consumers want humor in commercials. Like in the Super Bowl. But what we get is posturing and lecturing by the woke.  There are several trends and themes in commercials that the boys review. For example, if there's a man and a woman in a commercial, the man almost always plays the part of the idiot, or loses the argument. It's also acceptable to make fun of a man's sexuality.  In some ways, the social agenda has become more important than the sale of the product.  Many commercials have a completely fake-feeling, forced emphasis on diversity, for example.  Commercials are an interesting indicator of the culture. What do today's commercials say about our culture?