"I might be stupid but I'm not crazy"

[DaveJ]

First of all, what do you think about that painful cliche? I think it's kind of disturbing, in that being either stupid or crazy would be devastating.

Secondly, what do you think about that being Wal-mart's slogan in their latest over the air TV commercial (at least it's the first time I've seen it)? They changed it to "I might be a lot of things, but I'm not crazy," but I think that the modification is negligible, and the original saying takes precedent in the message that gets across.

The way I see it, Wal-mart is implying that everyone must either be stupid or crazy. The stupid people shop at Wal-mart. The people who don't are crazy liberals.

BTW, here is a link to the commercial.
http://walmart.feedroom.com/?fr_story=83525b9161bbfd6590d1d3de228993f2082e2aea

They are saying that because Bush is stealing from us through gas prices, the natural solution is to shop at Wal-mart to save our much needed money.

[mzteris]

1. I've always heard/said it as

"I may be crazy, but I'm not stupid".....

Makes way more sense that way.

imo crazy opinion, of course. :shrug:

[DaveJ]

3. You're right -- it was the other way around

I think the saying did go the other way around in most cases. It probably has become so old and un-PC that most people don't use it much. But the marketers at Wal-mart are clever enough to know it lives in society's collective unconsciousnesses and capitalize on it.

I'm just wondering why they need to split people down the middle, saying we must be either crazy or otherwise.

As the other poster says, it's extremely improper to say that anyone who doesn't shop at their store is crazy.

[The Vinyl Ripper]

2. I may have fallen off the turnip truck..

But it wasn't *yesterday*..

Seriously, that sounds awfully insensitive to those of us living with less than perfect mental health.

I hope a lot of advocates for the mentally ill complain/demonstrate/whatever..

[DaveJ]

4. Wal-mart may want to institutionalize people

They're saying in a serious tone that anyone who doesn't shop at their store needs to be institutionalized. It's incredible what they get away with.... They'll play the commercials a few times, have the effect they want, and then move on to some other low blow against America.