Even if it were a bleak ironic joke, the perfect mix of contempt and need in his eyes would make it too grotesque to be funny. But this was an actual ad running for Bloomingdales, and it has apologized for it.
Fascinated that throughout the editing process, nobody suggested this Christmas ad is a bad idea #Bloomingdales pic.twitter.com/zUaNJnlK7y
— Lara DiamondPhillips (@Laradp) November 11, 2015