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<p>This is not an issue of beiong tough-skinned! It is a matter of interpretation of the written word. Fwiw, the only person who knows what was mean is the … author. We, the readers, are left to interpret according to our views or bias. When I read it, I looked at the intended parallel between the trombone player and tooting your own horn, and most definitely not as a slight to marching bands out there. </p>
<p>Like it or not, this is not different how people react to commercials. A certain group of people might find an ad offensive, and another hysterical. Age, gender, race, sexual preferences, religion, and many others create a myriad of audiences with different tastes and reaction. </p>
<p>Back on this particular ad, if you are getting the Groupon feeds regularly, you must have noticed how biting their style is. Fwiw, their style is even less refined abroad, where some writers appear to be quite challenged by foreign language styles. There are plenty of sites that are irreverent and annoying … to some. The reality is that we get bombarded with tons of messages, and some of them are just making us say “***, what were they thinking!” I get massively annoyed when the title of an article has nothing to do with the story. This is unfortunately daily fodder at “media” organizations such as HuffPo, Daily Beast, and AOL. Probably a direct result of being a haven for morons. But after all, those outfits are not exactly the Economist or the Atlantic Monthly. </p>
<p>The reality is that if this ad was that offensive to YOU, all you need to do is unsuscribing. Well, if Groupon does not find a way to ignore you! And THAT might even annoy you more!</p>