The Abiding Question of How Anyone Could Ever Possibly Come to Think Something Was Not a Terrible Idea

Of course they did.

A holiday advertisement by Bloomingdale’s that encourages drink spiking was trending heavily on social media on Thursday with some critics saying the image promotes date rape.

The ad, which was released in Bloomingdale’s 2015 holiday catalog and was meant to advertise Rebecca Minkoff merchandise, features a woman looking away and laughing as a young man looks at her suggestively. The text reads: “Spike your best friend’s eggnog when they’re not looking.”

The luxury department store owned by Macy’s Inc apologized for the ‘inappropriate’ eggnog advertisement on Tuesday.

“In reflection of recent feedback, the copy we used in our recent catalog was inappropriate and in poor taste,” a spokesperson said in a statement. “Bloomingdale’s sincerely apologizes for this error in judgment.”

Bloomingdale’s also apologized on its official Twitter account (@Bloomingdales) on Tuesday: “We heard your feedback about our catalog copy, which was inappropriate and in poor taste. Bloomingdale’s sincerely apologizes.”

(Fares)

Okay, so … it looks like we need to have this talk again.

Still, though: Really?

I mean, come on. Really?

Okay, okay, okay. Try this one: How?

Can you please at least try to explain that?

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Fares, Melissa. “Bloomingdale’s ‘spiked eggnog’ ad sparks outrage on social media”. Reuters. 12 November 2015.

A Note on … Something

Maybe you don’t really want to know. Or think about it. Or … or … er … ah … right.

Nor would we blame you.

Who knows, maybe someone will attempt a posthumous baptism.

Oh, right. Don’t really want to … something, something.

Something.

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Bors, Matt. “Captain’s Log. Spock’s dead. The cartoons … are bad”. Daily Kos. 4 March 2015.

The Curse of Seeing: I Did, Therefore You Must, Also

If you really, really want to know, Dave Segal explains:

At first I thought the bar staff was having a laugh, but looking around at the clientele and knowing the general horrid level of care that many Clevelanders take with their bodies, I wasn’t entirely sure if this was comedy or a genuine deal.

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Segal, Dave. “Today in Irresponsible Signage”. Slog. 16 June 2014.

Your … ¿Tweet? … of the Day?

In truth, I haven’t any criteria for a Tweet of the Day, but, still:

@samsteinhp @igorbobic Totally uncalled for: Those ears are huge

— J. Goldman -Archived (@Goldman44) June 20, 2014

Question: Do you really want to know what that means?

Still, though, Pfeiffer’s response is well pointed; given the nature and potentials of this (ahem!) “scandal”, it does not seem anything the White House would want to touch with a ten-foot pole, proverbial or otherwise.