Last night’s Super Bowl ads were (insert angry sentiment about how Super Bowl ads “aren’t what they used to be! WHERE’S THE SEXY GODADDY COMMERCIALS!?!?”), but last night’s “Foot Washing” commercial checked every single box to piss off just about everyone.
A mention of Jesus to anger the hard left? CHECK!
A depiction of a priest washing the feet of a gay, black man? CHECK!
A depiction of a woman outside an abortion clinic having her feet washed? CHECK!
Here is the ad in its entirety.
And boy, did everyone have a meltdown about this one.
Some juicy meltdowns, courtesy of the far-right:
There’s a reason the “He Gets Us” commercial didn’t show a liberal washing the feet of someone in a MAGA hat, or a BLM protestor washing an officer’s feet. That would’ve been actually subversive.
Because they were strictly following oppressed v oppressor intersectionality… pic.twitter.com/R1ZS1wkTQ4
— Joel Berry (@JoelWBerry) February 12, 2024
“Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.”
— Galatians 6:7Those who funded, created, and distributed the #HeGetsUs advertisement will be judged by the God they claim to know.pic.twitter.com/mtzJykupVl
— Ben Zeisloft (@BenZeisloft) February 12, 2024
The “He Gets Us” commercial might seem harmless to some, but it’s obviously part of a psyop to trick Christians into thinking Jesus is fine with sin & apostasy. It’s the opposite of what our world needs right now.
— Ryan Visconti (@ryanvisconti) February 12, 2024
The “He Gets Us” Super Bowl ad was a complete perversion and mockery of Christianity.
Jesus washed the feet of his Disciples, not the Pharisees. He came and died for all of us but he was a servant to those willing to be served by Him—not those who opposed Him.
“Do not think…
— Isabella Maria DeLuca (@IsabellaMDeLuca) February 12, 2024
What leftist organization is behind these ‘He gets us’ commercials? Was
watching with the family and it landed bad with the whole room. Weirdest commercials of the night so far, hands down.— Josh Power 🇺🇸 (@JoshPower80) February 12, 2024
This was an actual Super Bowl ad pic.twitter.com/HemymtGoKR
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) February 12, 2024
#HeGetsUs is an actual example of the political idolatry Russ Moore Evangelicals are always wailing about, remaking Christ in their preferred Progressive self-image.
Remember, everything liberals accuse Conservatives of is what the liberals are doing. pic.twitter.com/yTAyrs6ulY
— Jeff Wright (@merelyjwright) February 12, 2024
The psychological conditioning of Christians in America continues.
Too many Christians in America are weak and will defend the faith of others while allowing their own faith to be publicly mocked and ridiculed by the media.
There can be no doubt that seemingly never-ending… https://t.co/AYxQ62WeZU— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) February 12, 2024
Not your cup of tea?
How about some tolerance from the far-left:
Imagine spending a BILLION dollars trying to make people forget all the atrocities you’ve committed in the name of Jesus.
The “He Gets Us” ad during tonight’s Super Bowl aims to change public perception of the Christian faith
Meanwhile, donors like Hobby Lobby still spread hate pic.twitter.com/tvUCEb7Jqa
— Casey (she/her) (@MamaSissieSays) February 12, 2024
I laughed harder than I should have at this. #HeGetsUs pic.twitter.com/BTuYESWLAk
— Enoch (@CalifInspector) February 11, 2024
Friendly reminder that “He Gets Us” helps to fund anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ legislation
— Tracy (@atraceofcool) February 11, 2024
Wait a min
Hobby Lobby billionaires behind the “Jesus—He Gets Us” ads who spent millions of dollars pretending to be kind
Also spends millions policing our vaginas & destroying our bodily autonomy?
Also spends millions hating gay ppl?
Also stole Biblical artifacts?
Got it🤦🏻♀️
— Lindy Li (@lindyli) February 12, 2024
#HeGetsUs is a campaign created by the very hateful Evangelicals who least get Jesus and who are doing everything antithetically to his teachings.
A bait-and-switch of the worst kind.#SuperBowl https://t.co/rmlYTmBmI0 pic.twitter.com/BQcIgwFIwN
— John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz) February 11, 2024
PHEEWW!!!
For some background, the ad is part of the “He Gets Us” campaign, which promotes that “(Jesus) didn’t let pro-this or anti-that opinions prohibit him from seeing the value in all people. The campaign exists to remind us of the example that Jesus set while inviting all to explore his teachings so we can all follow his example of confounding, unconditional love.”
Although not readily available on their website, He Gets Us was, until early 2024, primarily funded by the Servant Foundation, a non-profit, donor advised fund that has donated $65 million to the Alliance Defending Freedom, a legal advocacy group whose mission is to curb LGBTQ+ rights, and severely limit or eliminate abortion access to women. One of the Servant Foundation’s largest donors is Hobby Lobby co-founder and CEO, David Green, whose company’s name is attached to a landmark Supreme Court decision that allows private companies to deny employees health coverage for certain medications, specifically contraception.
After severing ties with the Servant Foundation, He Gets Us has been run by a newly formed non-profit named Come Near, which is headed up by former Domino’s Pizza and Wendy’s exec, Ken Calwell.
As far as the ad goes, I find it ludicrous just how many people are up in arms about this ad. It’s insane to me that an actual depiction of what Jesus DID, in fact, do with known men whom He knew have fell and would fall short and a depiction of what Jesus commanded those same men to do, can be something used to stoke the angers of people who only see red when they see the word “woke.” The same Jesus that dined with sinners, and said that love is His greatest commandment reduced to talking points about despising the other side.
Ludicrous that somehow, people who are devout to a faith that expressly commands them to truly love others, are seen as less than, bigots, or uncharitable when, in reality, faith organizations spend billions in humanitarian aid that even includes providing food and shelter to local communities and refugees.
Everyone just participating in divisive theater to dunk on the other side. A social trench warfare of never giving an inch that because any depiction of empathy or understanding is seen as some sort of loss, entirely devolved into an insane tribalism that a simple commercial enflamed.
Sure, He gets Us, but we sure as shit don’t get each other.
