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- From: ballerup@diku.dk (Per Goetterup)
- Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
- Subject: Re: Sick and tired of cries of sexism (was Re: 9 1/2 Weeks)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.115724.20219@odin.diku.dk>
- Date: 30 Dec 92 11:57:24 GMT
- References: <BD.92Dec27093825@fluent.UUCP> <ksXHwB8w165w@Micor.OCUnix.on.ca>
- Sender: ballerup@embla.diku.dk
- Organization: Department of Computer Science, U of Copenhagen
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- panda@Micor.OCUnix.on.ca (Elizabeth Holden) writes:
-
- >bd@fluent@dartmouth.EDU (Brice Dowaliby) writes:
-
- >> No offense to gilbert, or even to tara lou, but I'm real tired
- >> of hearing this crap about sexist ads when in fact the
- >> objectification of men is just as prevalent as the objectification
- >> of women.
-
- >That isn't the point, not that it isn't a good point to make.
-
- >The point being made is that the advertisers expect their viewers to be
- >men, and they speak to men as consumers, and ignore women as audience.
-
- You might be forgetting some types of products clearly targetted at women as
- absolute primary consumer, like 'super/ultra' efficient washing powder and
- dishwashing fluids that spares the hands... (for the housewife) or shampoo/
- perfume commercials featuring unshaved/sweaty men - or the exact opposite -
- the yuppie (sharp dressed) man in suit and tie in the fancy sports car...
-
- There's just as many commercials targetted at women as there are at men.
-
- The point is that in many areas, men and women are very different as consumers,
- and it's very difficult always to target a commercial at both at the same time,
- which is why they select one of the sexes, thus almost unavoidably making the
- commercial borderline sexist, or at least playing on traditional stereotypes.
-
- We _are_ different and we just have to live with the fact that the advertising
- companies knows that - and uses it.
-
- But wouldn't life be boring if we were all alike...?
-
- Happy new year!
-
- Per.
-
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