Take your plastic elsewhere

Has anyone been watching television lately? If so, have you noticed a certain trend developing as of late in the Tupperware commercials? The once infamous coach of IU's acclaimed basketball team is showing up in a disturbing ad for kitchenware. And can it be that in this ad for Tupperware the infamous coach of Texas Tech is wearing…red? Could this be a reference to his new team the Red Raiders or a nostalgic glance back to his turbulent stint at this great nation's No. 1 party school…and place of higher learning? I know that I can't be the only Hoosier watching television who is appalled by this recent ad campaign. Granted there are other athletes and celebrities who have sold their souls to the evil Tupperware giants, but now we have seen just how low some people will sink to make a buck. I guess Tupperware is a masculine product -- one any athletics coach could proudly put his name behind. Does this mean that Gatorade and Nike are going out of style for those celebrities looking to put their name behind a product? Or is this just someone not caring what they associate their name with as long as there is a buck behind it? Kitchenware, it's a fickle, fickle subject to broach.\nFor those of you who have not seen the commercial it involves a distraught coach Knight whose generic plastic containers have melted in the microwave, grrrrr! Low and behold who pops up, but the Tupperware lady with the Tupperware solution. After the quick sales pitch, Knight spins the Tupperware container (basketball style) on his finger while the Tupperware lady shoots a Tupperware container behind her back to make a basket (to Coach Knight's surprise) in the basketball hoop hanging conveniently in coach Knight's kitchen. But what would have happened if that quirky little spokeswoman had missed the basket? Would a fuse have been blown from the side lines? There are a lot of dangerous objects that can be hurled in a kitchen. Maybe she would have been cut from the spot? But then again, that could be a good thing, as she's annoying as hell. I think that is what we need in an ad campaign. If a spokesperson provokes anger and violence from consumers the corporation could pull them from the team. Maybe then we could finally get rid of Carrot Top from those irritating 1-800-CALLATT commercials. I purposely use 1-800-COLLECT in the hopes that my collect calls will put Carrot Top out of a job. I urge others to do the same. Maybe we can thank the collective protests of yore for the ousting of former CALLATT front man David Arquette. But I guess in this situation one bad turn deserves another. \nI think advertising has hit a ridiculous low with celebrity tactics. Their appearances in commercials are about as subtle as a kick in the head. And it doesn't seem like many of them know how to act, although Coach Knight was a convincingly angry guy in that Tupperware commercial. It's a bit obvious he's had some experience with unhealthy bursts of fury. But who am I to talk -- if I was offered a large sum of money to appear in some asinine ad campaign I probably would. Except hemorrhoid creams: I think I can say with total certainty I wouldn't want to be that spokesperson. And come to think of it, I think I'd opt out of a chance to promote medicine for any type of venereal disease, wart cream and tampons. I wouldn't mind a Band-Aid spot though.