Seriously, though, Trix ads were a great example of psychological manipulation. They don’t try to convince you that Trix is desirable—because of course everybody wants Trix—instead they frame the question: Does the rabbit get any? It was an example of the Thinking Past The Sale technique.
How about we let the rabbit have the Trix by saying “silly kids, Trix can be for rabbits!”?
It’s not about Trix for those kids… It’s about mocking the rabbit about the privilege they have and which is forbidden to the rabbit.
The cruelty is the point.
There’s a sick satisfaction in denying an animal food. Especially a happy, friendly one.
Edit oh wow somebody took my statement seriously in a post about cartoon rabbits.
Yes. There’s lots of solutions. Those kids were just psychopaths.
