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clevermanka) wrote2011-07-20 11:02 am
clevermanka) wrote2011-07-20 11:02 am
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Hail to the ....whaaaaaaa?
Despite the social grief and physical difficulties that go along with being a woman, I like it. For the most part, I enjoy being a girl. Sure, I'd like to change my sex for a short period of time, just to play around a bit, but I'm (fortunately) quite happy with the sex and gender I lucked into.
That said, being a woman results in being pissed off at something 99.9% of the time. Even when I'm in the best mood ever, everything's going my way, and blue skies are shining, there will always be something that'll cause some rage. We all groan and (sometimes) laugh at those horrible mid-century ads that reduce a woman to her role as mother, wife, home-maker, baby-maker, whatever. But then something comes along to remind me that we haven't come a long way, baby. We've come a teensy little tiny distance, and it's been two steps forward one step back the whole time.
Check out these recent ads from Summer's Eve. Racist and misogynistic at the same time! If only they'd thrown in some some references to income, we could've had classism for a triple crown. There are so many things bad and wrong and despicable about these ads, I can't even begin to start. I do have to admit to liking the phrase "Hello from Vaginaland," but probably not for the reasons the creators of the ad intended.
Ugh. Just ugh.
Now, to cleanse your palate, here are some fucking awesome women doing amazing things.
That said, being a woman results in being pissed off at something 99.9% of the time. Even when I'm in the best mood ever, everything's going my way, and blue skies are shining, there will always be something that'll cause some rage. We all groan and (sometimes) laugh at those horrible mid-century ads that reduce a woman to her role as mother, wife, home-maker, baby-maker, whatever. But then something comes along to remind me that we haven't come a long way, baby. We've come a teensy little tiny distance, and it's been two steps forward one step back the whole time.
Check out these recent ads from Summer's Eve. Racist and misogynistic at the same time! If only they'd thrown in some some references to income, we could've had classism for a triple crown. There are so many things bad and wrong and despicable about these ads, I can't even begin to start. I do have to admit to liking the phrase "Hello from Vaginaland," but probably not for the reasons the creators of the ad intended.
Ugh. Just ugh.
Now, to cleanse your palate, here are some fucking awesome women doing amazing things.
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Good luck with that. Short of putting her on a desert island, I think your best option is to make sure she knows those messages are wrong. Make sure she has lots of exposure to World Cup Women fabulousness to counteract the advertising demons. =)
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