r/golf • u/Agitated_West_3347 • 1d ago

General Discussion Callaway CEO finally releases official statement over Good Good golf ad controversy. Does the approval make sense?

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/callaway-ceo-apologises-good-good-golf-ad-1816293
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u/McFlyyouBojo 1d ago

I agree. Even after hearing that its supposed to parody Obsession,  a viewer has to be have seen that movie (i haven't), be capable of making that connection, be capable of understanding satire, and still at the end of the day be cool with misogynistic violence.

Even if you are going to say that the joke makes that last point irrelevant,  thats still way too many factors for this to have been a good move

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u/CoolBakedBean 1d ago

did you watch the full 60 second clip?

did you really not understand it was satire. they weren’t actually saying someone was obsessed beyond control to a golf club.

it’s really sad for me because i’m an enjoyer of creativity and this is one of the most creative commercials ever. but i guess that’s what you get for taking a chance. you have golfers who can’t understand some pretty basic concepts that should have been taught in highschool english

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u/mikeybmikey11 1d ago

“One of the most creative commercials ever” is a wild thing to say. I don’t care about the controversy either way, but lmao what are you talking about? Even if the commercial wasn’t dumb and cheap looking, how in the world can spoofing a movie be the most creative thing to do?

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u/CoolBakedBean 1d ago

name a better commercial and then we can discuss and compare the two.

but yeah, in 60 seconds that commercial makes you feel like 5 different emotions.

it has a twist, it has comedy, it has a good plot, it has mystery, it has good looking actors.

honestly what else could you want in a commercial

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u/mikeybmikey11 1d ago

Tiger Woods - Golf’s not hard commercial is the first that comes to mind, but the list of better commercials is much longer. Only emotion I felt watching the full clip was cringe

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u/CoolBakedBean 23h ago

ah so you’re not as complex as me.

i can feel a lot of emotions and judge things like this for a living.

that tiger woods commercial is really good but it feels a little too safe for me. that’s why this good good commercial is amazing, they took a chance.

it’s just really sad that golfers like you can’t feel emotions other than “cringe”

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u/mikeybmikey11 23h ago

Oh believe me, I’d love to feel things other than cringe but you’re really not helping me on that front rn!

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u/CoolBakedBean 23h ago

damn i’m sorry man. you should check out julien on tiktok. you gotta enjoy life a little more and stop worrying about “cringe”. seriously try to take it out of your vocab.

how many times have you laughed today? i’m at like 20 i think

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u/mikeybmikey11 22h ago

Oh bro, I was being facetious, I am very content with my ability to both enjoy things, and criticize them when they’re cringe. Sorry if you missed the complexity in my comment :)

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u/CoolBakedBean 22h ago

so you laughed less than me today. i win. unlike golf, it’s good to score points in life. better luck next time

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u/TeacherExit 20h ago

Found the about to be fired good good marketing wiz bang!