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(68,057 posts) Thu Dec 25, 2025, 08:34 PM Thursday

"You're My Present This Year": An Oral History of the Folgers Incest Ad

Wesley Morgan
‪@wesleymorgan.bsky.social‬

Timothy Simons (cameraman for auditions and callbacks): “It’s not something I have a lot of memories about, outside of the fact that ultimately the commercial kind of seems like the brother and sister are going to have sex. That’s why we’re talking, right?”

https://www.gq.com/story/folgers-incest-ad-oral-history

“You’re My Present This Year”: An Oral History of the Folgers Incest Ad
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11:19 AM · Dec 24, 2025

Timothy Simons (cameraman for auditions and callbacks): â€œItâ€™s not something I have a lot of memories about, outside of the fact that ultimately the commercial kind of seems like the brother and sister are going to have sex. Thatâ€™s why weâ€™re talking, right?â€

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— Wesley Morgan (@wesleymorgan.bsky.social) 2025-12-24T16:19:12.248Z

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"You're My Present This Year": An Oral History of the Folgers Incest Ad (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Thursday OP

Seriously? I've seen that ad many times... 3catwoman3 Thursday #1

Same Here ProfessorGAC 18 hrs ago #2

I always thought this ad was rather sweet. 3catwoman3 17 hrs ago #3

I completely missed that ad, hilarious! betsuni 11 hrs ago #4

And this is why I consume Eight O'Clock coffee Niagara 2 hrs ago #5

3catwoman3

(28,505 posts)

1. Seriously? I've seen that ad many times...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Dec 25, 2025, 11:13 PM

Thursday

...and never had that interpretation. Sheesh!

ProfessorGAC

(75,723 posts)

2. Same Here

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 26, 2025, 07:53 PM

18 hrs ago

The interpretation says more about those who jumped to that conclusion.
As someone who had a sister much younger than me (she was in 3rd grade when I graduated from college), I find the interpretation creepy.
Anyone who goes beyond the innocence of a reunion should be ashamed of themselves.

3catwoman3

(28,505 posts)

3. I always thought this ad was rather sweet.

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 26, 2025, 08:37 PM

17 hrs ago

betsuni

(28,646 posts)

4. I completely missed that ad, hilarious!

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Dec 27, 2025, 03:09 AM

11 hrs ago

It's the brother's close-up, his gaze too intense for early morning Folger's with his sister.

Niagara

(11,408 posts)

5. And this is why I consume Eight O'Clock coffee

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Dec 27, 2025, 11:49 AM

2 hrs ago

No, I never picked up on this strange Folgers ad insinuation. Not all siblings fight and bicker.

My brother and I get along very well. If he was still alive I would tell him that I'm glad that he's my brother. There's zero incestuous thoughts or anything with that either.

It's very weird how people want to spin things.

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