Why is the Nasonex Bee Hispanic?
This here is the Nasonex bee, B. If you have ever seen any of the commercials for Nasonex, you may have asked yourself the following questions.
1- Why does a prescription medication have a mascot?
2- Why is it being marketed on television?
3- Why is the mascot a Hispanic bee?
4- Why is Antonio Banderas the voice?
5- WHY WHY WHY??????
The basic gist of the commercial is that the above-pictured bee wants to get at this flower and mash up those pistils and stamens on some naughty shit, however his nasal allergies prevent him from engaging in the sacred act of cross-pollination. Then he goes to his farmaseutico, picks up his receta and with one simple spray of the Nasonex, he is all ready to engage in whatever the fuck it is bees do with flowers. Apparently, Nasonex is like fucking Viagra for insects.
How is it legal for them to market this in such a manner? Are nasal allergies a real problem in the Hispanic community? Do Hispanic people react to cartoon bee’s in a way that white people don’t (word to bumblebee man on the Simpsons, who seems like a great guy to have a couple of Coronas with)?
How is it legal to market prescription medicine on television anyway? I could shoot the TV, but then I’d have nothing to write about.
And while we are on the topic of bees, don’t even get me started on the racial stereotypes in the new Applebees commercial for their Italian dishes. I’ve been an Italian for over 24 years and never have I said the word "gone-o." Shit, even my WOP relatives don’t even speak like that. If I ever go to Applebees, someone is getting a swift kick in the reproductive region and it ain’t the Nasonex bee.
I’m gone-o!
