Sun-Maid Girl Gets a Makeover

Saturday, 05 December 2009

Sun-Maid Girl Gets a Makeover

If you haven't see the new Sun-Maid Raisins commercial yet, you'll notice something different. The Sun-Maid got a new 21st century makeover. The new commercial shows the Sun-Maid going into Hollywood to promote a healthy lifestyle is sparking some controversy. Many people are outraged that the sweet innocent raisin maiden doesn't look so innocent anymore.

It looks like the Sun-Maid jumped from 12 to about 20 years and got some surgery done. But of course, it doesn't really change anything about the raisins, though I did notice the shrink-ray has got to them.

You can watch the commercial below.
What do you think of the "new" Sun-Maid Girl?

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What, boobs automatically means slutty? Enough already with the outrage. It's not like they stuck her in a bikini or mini dress. Granted, I don't understand why they didn't just hire an actress or something, but I see nothing inappropriate about the commercial.
- 12/5/2009 9:38 PM
- just_the_average_jane@xanga (message)
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I'm just not feeling it. Why does even a cartoon image of a woman have to be sexualized (even if this is only mildly sexualized)? Guess even in animated form women can't catch a break from being exploited.
(Also, the flimsy looking computerized image is offending to the eyes. That's the best they could do?)
- 12/5/2009 9:45 PM
- salvatruca_stalking_havok13@xanga (message)
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Well it is kind of like, if Green Giant turned into the Hulk. Many similarities between the two, but they just aren't the same no matter how you sugar coat it. I'm not understanding why the controversy. Okay, so she lost some weight and earned a figure. It's not unrealistic or demanding anyone to be pressured into losing weight. It seems like the old graphics would be conveyed very weirdly and they made it easier for themselves to just make a 'mold' character. Oh well. Now if they take that Copper Tone baby and give her a make over as an adult, I might be a little upset seeing a blonde with a dog pulling on her thong bathing suit...
- 12/5/2009 9:47 PM
- merelycaitlin@xanga (message)
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wtf is up with her tiny waist and giant hips? that's weird looking.. gah, it's animation.. they need to fix that shit
- 12/5/2009 9:51 PM
- HollowTendencies@xanga (message)
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@just_the_average_jane@xanga - Exactly.
Now if she were in booty shorts and shaking her thang and dangling grapes down her shirt, that would be a bit much. This, no. Though their CGI is awful. She moves like C3PO wearing the skin of some girl he killed and skinned. They should have just hired an actress, I agree.
I like the way the new girl looks though, in the drawing.
I think they need to update the Green Giant guy too. Less scary, more hunky. I don't know what they'd do about the green though.
- 12/5/2009 10:02 PM
- arenadi@xanga (message)
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she just looks like farm maid barbie. awful animation but the concept isn't bad.
also: the original sun-maid was based on a 23 year old woman named lorraine collett petersen, not a 12 year old child. it may not show as well in the faded picture but this is the logo from 1916 wherein the background was blue: http://phillips.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/425sunmaid1916.jpg it doesn't look like they've enhanced the bust on the new version at all
- 12/5/2009 10:19 PM
- ArtByV@xanga (message)
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I don't really see the controversy... although I agree that the animation could be better.
- 12/5/2009 10:53 PM
- black_lie@xanga (message)
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xD!!!
- 12/5/2009 11:23 PM
- nepenthium@xanga (message)
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Uh, didn't this "big change" happen a few years ago? I've seen the same exact commercial, minus the Hollywood propaganda quite a few times.
Sounds like a mountain made out of a molehill.
- 12/6/2009 2:45 AM
- imyourstargirl@xanga (message)
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HAHA I love how she wears sunglasses when she's on the red carpet at night, but when she's walking the sunny fields in the day she takes them off!
- 12/6/2009 11:16 AM
- x__BeautiifulxDiisaster__x@xanga (message)
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ok, just for posting that i'm not buying anymore products from them....

Just kidding, the commercial is kind of awkward actually. If anything, it makes me not care to buy them because I don't want to be "famous".
- 12/6/2009 1:05 PM
- jazziegal97@xanga (message)
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I have nothing against the newly revamped girl, but what I dont get is how this commercial makes any sense? Raisins and Hollywood have nothing in common, yet that's what their marketing strategy is? I think this is just a straight up bad sales pitch.
- 12/6/2009 2:13 PM
- DeathzDezign@xanga (message)
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Her movements look really awkward...
- 12/6/2009 2:50 PM
- a_drunken_cellist@xanga (message)
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We've already had similar uproars with Betty Crocker and Aunt Jemima. Who's next -- the Morton Salt Girl?
- 12/6/2009 3:37 PM
- chocolatescifi@xanga (message)
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she's got some big titties and her arm movements make them look super stiff
- 12/6/2009 3:59 PM
- teddynsnoopy@xanga (message)
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I just think it's a terrible commercial. Why wouldn't they hire an actress?

I'm going to keep on buying SunMaid Raisins though. My mom always bought them so I do the same, and I like the picture cause I thought the SunMaid girl was pretty when I was little.
- 12/6/2009 4:51 PM
- Gwenivere_16@xanga (message)
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so stupid
"if you eat this, you'll be famous"WOW uncreative and annoying. boycott sunmaid.
- 12/6/2009 4:52 PM
- Kaiser_Taz@xanga (message)
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@chocolatescifi@xanga - That would make for a sexy silhouette .... though I can't imagine how they can make a girl in a fully covered rain coat "sexy". lol
And wow. Who cares? I just want my raisins.
- 12/6/2009 5:15 PM
- naguyin@xanga (message)
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You took a picture from 1916 and compared it with the recent commercial.
If you looked at the girl on the box from the last ten years and compared it with the commercial, you wouldn't find such a difference.
- 12/6/2009 5:30 PM
- likenvrbefore@xanga (message)
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Hahaha, I don't think she looks "not innocent" per say, but she does look ridiculous. She looks like she should be in one of the 3D Barbie movies. They need a good mix between the two.
- 12/6/2009 5:36 PM
- Arabbella@xanga (message)
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I don't see how she's slutty or whatnot, but I do think she looks like a barbie doll. They could have done a much better job, and I personally think that the CG didn't exactly take care of her very well. Maybe take a different angle at animating her?
- 12/6/2009 5:58 PM
- ravingninja@xanga (message)
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lol i like her
- 12/6/2009 6:48 PM
- Stalinn@xanga (message)
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Does anyone else think she looks like a character from the sims? xD
- 12/6/2009 7:14 PM
- ChelseaSmilesMore@xanga (message)
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Why doesnt anyone make a deal about the salt girl with the umbrella? Or Tony Chachere? Has the Pilsbury dough boy gotten fatter? Skinnier?

Frankly, I dont care. Ima still buy it. Nuff said.
- 12/6/2009 8:19 PM
- Miss_Skateboard_P@xanga (message)
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@just_the_average_jane@xanga - To be honest, I don't even see that much boobage anyway. Her boobs aren't even SHOWING, and they're not even big enough to make it seem as if they're prodding out of her shirt! I don't get the controversy either.

But what I did find to be annoying was that.. eating raisins might make me a hollywood star? That part was really annoying. Annoyingly corny.
- 12/6/2009 8:23 PM
- winningbylosing@xanga (message)
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