Spanish ads on english language chosen content
I see it on The Roku Channel, so I am reporting it. This has been happening for the past several months. Roku is responsible for The Roku Channel, so Roku needs to fix the issue.
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I canât stand it either. All tv services have required add channels for external languages outside of ENGLISH in the United States. I donât want to learn a different language through tv. Itâs redundant and annoying. 100% represent. Over it. Truthfully cultural integration is based off where you are not where you came from. This is the newcomers responsibility to learn the countries language predominantly spoken, not try to change a country that has existed before them.
Please STOP the Spanish commercials! This is ridiculous! We live in the USA and speak English! Would I go live in a spanish speaking country and 'force' them to start watching EVERY SINGLE COMMERCIAL IN ENGLISH??????? I don't think so.....
People should not be forced to "get used to it" That is the "entitlement" mentality and is just plain wrong and insulting!
ROKU is just too lazy. ROKU can easily develop software that can filter Spanish language content out for those users who have selected English as the preferred language. Also NO! Other platforms do NOT randomly provide Spanish language content. The other platforms know how to filter content correctly. So PLEASE ROKU, write your software to filter out Spanish language content.
The answer is obviously spot on because every single channel + Sling is now showing mostly Spanish commercials; I swapped to streaming to avoid commercials but still have to watch a bazillion commercials but now they are in a language I donât speak or understand. No offense but if I move to another Country Iâm going to try my best to use their language not expect the entire Country to cater to my language. Just sayinâ
Streaming has nothing to do with whether you have ads. Both business models are practiced on various delivery mechanisms. And you donât have to watch anything, including commercials. I can tell you that in the last year Iâve watched no commercials on Roku. (besides those homescreen ads which I find easy to ignore.)
That said, as one who doesnât like commercials myself, I think a commercial in a language I donât speak would be a âwinâ. Ie: it would indicate that I had received several minutes of my chosen entertainment absolutely free.
BTW I appreciate that youâd try to learn a local language in another county, but Americans in general have an extremely poor reputation for adapting to local conditions. Many of my silliest travel stories are about other Americans. In any case when the advertiser is paying for your amusement, they call the shots. Their target demographic may know English but the paying customer may feel his ad will be more effective in their native language.
The frustrating part is that I switched to streaming to avoid commercials (English or Spanish) and now most streaming services have adopted commercials anyway. Regardless if Americans choose to learn other languages or not (I personally would love to learn several) you are 100% correct that some Americans appear silly when they travel to other countries where English isnât spoken & they make a fool of themselves. That example points to the argument that I & others are trying to make, when Americans or any other language speaking people travel or move to other countries they should not expect the entire country they are visiting or moving to will change their language, tv ads, grocery store aisles, products, etc in order to appease English speaking visitors or transplants. I personally have lived in Germany & Turkey & know for a fact they would have laughed all of the Americans & other English speakers completely out of their countries if any of us would have expected everything to be changed in order for us to be able to read labels or understand everything people were saying. With all that being said companies, including streaming services, in America should keep product lines, streaming platforms, etc in line with the majority who live there & pay for their goods/services. Itâs just plain ole common sense.
Forgive me but, I just don't understand the anger from an ad in a different language. Me? I have at least 100 more important things to be concerned about. So an ad is in Spanish? I literally could not care less about it. You like ads that much? How about hit the TV's mute button. Then you don't have to hear it.
I see plenty of programming that sub music and landscapes for commercials. It's beyond wonderful to NOT hear someone yakking at you especially in another language.I pay attention to whatever is being advertised, and BOYCOTT them. They are trying every way possible to force this global garbage down our throats.
Think Bud light.
They just won't learn.
It's rather annoying when the channel isn't a Spanish channel
Amen!!
Maybe we need a petition for this? Those commercials are still being aired!
Yea stop the Spanish ads!!!
USA language is English !!
I am American and speak English, I don't want foreign language commercials
He said:
âLook at all the English speakers who think they were here first.â
He likes to argue it seems & is bothered by others commenting that they would prefer their content be in English. đđ
