Sarah Haskins in Target Women: Carl's Jr

Yaaaaay! You actually did it! I'm so happy!

The only thing more awkward than watching Paris Hilton eat... well, anything, is having car washing as the premise for a fast food commercial. I'm going to write a commercial where I take my Jet Dry-ed champagne flutes to my mechanic for a celebratory toast. Carl Sr will help with the production costs.

If there's one thing worse than fast food, it's douche-bags EATING fast food.

Another classic pod from Sarah Haskins & InfoTV. She's right, douche-ness takes another level with CJ's commercials. I'm surprised when I watch them - I laugh - and they remind me why I don't eat fast food anymore.

i like the part where sarah falls off the car because that's realism.

Oh have you heard the latest album by Douche Kings of the Douche-a-Trons, it sucks.

Sarah Haskins you are my idol!

I hate machines..

ha ha ha - douche-baggery 101!

why is that guy's girlfriend out of the kitchen anyway? the guy shouldn't need to be eating out.

Sarah Haskins is absolutely amazing!

I wonder how many people get their arteries while eating a Carl's Jr. hamburger midway.

douchebro in training...
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Sarah Haskins.
My name is Sarah jackson, I have three children and a mass amounts of debt.
but will you Marry me?

Ouch. I see you do your own stunts, Sarah.

When did Sarah start looking so hot? I mean she's always been attractive, but somethings different now. Hair, weight? She's looking really hot lately!!!

LOVE SARA. Although if i wasn't gay, i would probably find her highly offensive.

Commercials often try to sell to women by appealing to their need to love, nurture and please people (as we saw on Sarah's cleaning segment) but forever seem to be appealing to a guy's inner duchebag. Are guys really more likely to spend money when their worst qualities are celebrated? So sad... Thank you, Sarah, for calling them out on this in such a funny way.

my milkshakes brings all the boys to the yard.... i don't see how hand-rolled icecream milkshakes make a diffrence really. but why would anyone want to drink a milkshake after watching an ad that implies handjobs?

Sarah! I'm a big fan. Glad you're finally questioning the increasing misogyny of Carl's Jr.

This being said, I don't think your pieces critically examine things in as nuanced a way as they used to. Your "yogurt" piece was actually validating to me as a woman who grew up on those ads, always confused why my body needed more than yogurt.

For instance, in this piece the repeated use of the word "douche" struck me as ironic, and not in a good way-- a douche is something that is used to clean out vaginas. Why is something associated with vaginas a terrible thing? Now, I'm sure you weren't using the word literally, and I appreciate that, but most people don't use the word "pussy" or "bitch" quote-unquote literally, either, but it's still offensive.

Anywho, I love your stuff, love the way you criticize media, I just hope you can be more critical in the future. For instance, something in this piece about why Carl's Jr. even thought to associate ice cream with handjobs as a viable marketing strategy could have been useful. Is eating food seen as a masculine exercise? Are women associated with food because both are supposed to satisfy men's urges?

Thanks for everything,
Yocheved

Damm....nice...thank god!!!!

Sarah is THE BEST.

I love Sarah, she is a goddess!

they're advertising to younger men so you really have to wonder why this would be something that Carl's Jr. is betting would be appealing enough to guys that they would buy their "food" more.
lol... it is a little funny but how many guys that look like models eat there anyway? ;p

You, Sarah, are amazing! I'm glad you exist to keep me in check! ;P