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Kurska

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43. I really don't get it, are all expressions of human sexuality supposed to be sexist or something?

Reply to UnrepentantLiberal (Original post)

Wed Apr 3, 2013, 07:05 PM

Apr 2013

I'm a gay guy and I like salad dressing. I also liked the ad.

Some people are wound way too tight.

Reminds me of a quote.

Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.

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Sexist salad dressing [View all] UnrepentantLiberal Apr 2013 OP

Oh this thread should be interesting Floyd_Gondolli Apr 2013 #1

this ad does not seem newsworthy to me Enrique Apr 2013 #2

If I buy Kraft Italian dressing, can I be zesty too? nt EOTE Apr 2013 #3

I believe that is the idea they are trying to convey. MindPilot Apr 2013 #48

Yum, salad! HappyMe Apr 2013 #4

lol. he is kind of cute. Whisp Apr 2013 #5

I use olive oil and vinegar BainsBane Apr 2013 #52

He looks like one of those guys Whisp Apr 2013 #57

When they say people talk about their product treestar Apr 2013 #60

The kinds that bother me the most is advertising for Whisp Apr 2013 #62

Yeah, telling you to ask your doctor about it treestar Apr 2013 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #66

More importantly, have they improved the taste? LondonReign2 Apr 2013 #6

I bet women don't even know what was in the ad The Straight Story Apr 2013 #7

well... shanti Apr 2013 #86

"shirtless hunk"-- a t-shirt doesn't count? niyad Apr 2013 #8

Watch the whole ad Maeve Apr 2013 #22

He's adorable and the ad's kind of funny. polly7 Apr 2013 #9

I like that ad too. HappyMe Apr 2013 #10

that's Frank's hot sauce Whisp Apr 2013 #11

LOL! Does it? I guess I can quit looking then. TY! nt. polly7 Apr 2013 #13

tastebuds vary tho! Whisp Apr 2013 #15

We don't have a lot of variety in our little polly7 Apr 2013 #19

Tastebuds definitely vary - I LOVE Frank's EvolveOrConvolve Apr 2013 #28

LOVE LOVE Sissyk Apr 2013 #38

You would think that something sizzling hot Whisp Apr 2013 #58

Nice looking guy and something to do with salad. undeterred Apr 2013 #12

Oh no! Is this a Miracle Whip thread??? Bake Apr 2013 #14

speaking of which, has anyone heard from Jberryhill? BainsBane Apr 2013 #87

What is pipi_k Apr 2013 #16

If I thought buying it would make me look like that, I would get a truckload The Straight Story Apr 2013 #18

No doubt pipi_k Apr 2013 #51

Your second to the last sentence treestar Apr 2013 #61

This is just so typical. nt theKed Apr 2013 #17

I don't get Jamaal510 Apr 2013 #20

I make my own Aerows Apr 2013 #21

LOL! nt. polly7 Apr 2013 #23

I didn't have a problem with it. UnrepentantLiberal Apr 2013 #37

you have me intrigued BainsBane Apr 2013 #54

Kraft salad dressing taste like garage. KittyWampus Apr 2013 #24

What does garage taste like? Bay Boy Apr 2013 #30

WD40? Sissyk Apr 2013 #39

Someone has confused "sexy" with "sexist". MadrasT Apr 2013 #25

One person's sexy is another person's sexist. HappyMe Apr 2013 #33

They are synonymous at DU. 11 Bravo Apr 2013 #49

That's what I was thinking BainsBane Apr 2013 #53

right. When I like it, it's sexy. When you do it, it's sexist. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #64

Want me to buy salad dressing? Fawke Em Apr 2013 #26

What's the problem? They use tits to sell everything from toilet paper to cars. talkingmime Apr 2013 #27

I wonder if that's the point they are trying to make... octothorpe Apr 2013 #31

I believe you are correct. HappyMe Apr 2013 #32

Fair's fair. Tits sell, men's buns sell. Buldges sell. Sex in general sells. talkingmime Apr 2013 #34

The comodification of sexuality is something we should all fight against. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #40

They use guys too. It's just human nature. I don't see that ever ending. talkingmime Apr 2013 #47

To be frank, sex has always been a commodity to trade and sell, at best... Humanist_Activist Apr 2013 #70

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #71

Are you still talking? If you don't think it's a problem, go away. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #75

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #77

Room temperature, indeed. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #79

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #82

I'm embarrassed to say I think it just twitched... Bay Boy Apr 2013 #29

what's hot is the way he cut that pepper... snooper2 Apr 2013 #35

I'll save you some money -- it doesn't work. Buns_of_Fire Apr 2013 #63

teehee FirstLight Apr 2013 #36

Rec. Glimmer of Hope Apr 2013 #41

It's all in how you market your OP. William769 Apr 2013 #42

In GD that might have gotten my OP hidden. UnrepentantLiberal Apr 2013 #44

I really don't get it, are all expressions of human sexuality supposed to be sexist or something? Kurska Apr 2013 #43

+1 Phlem Apr 2013 #84

What is sexist about this? smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #45

Wow..this is totally sexist HipChick Apr 2013 #46

Someone explain to me how this is sexist BainsBane Apr 2013 #50

Theres a fine line between clever and stupid zaireeka Apr 2013 #55

Damn! Beat me to it! mikeytherat Apr 2013 #56

What's wrong with that, it caters to women for once! treestar Apr 2013 #59

It's a decent ad. A bit derivative of old spice guy, but not bad. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #65

Just asking, is there any mystery sh** ingredient they're trying to hide? alp227 Apr 2013 #67

It's Kraft, so it's probably up to the gills with High Fructose Corn Syrup. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #72

wait- you can flambe with salad dressing? I had no idea! bettyellen Apr 2013 #69

As with salad dressing, drain cleaner companies face a similar dilemma. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #73

Ahh.. memories... opiate69 Apr 2013 #80

If it's good for the goose, it's good for the gander. Quantess Apr 2013 #74

I don't mind a little eye candy. It doesn't mean I'm going to buy Cleita Apr 2013 #76

What's sexist about it? nt Deep13 Apr 2013 #78

What the executives are missing here Warpy Apr 2013 #81

Helping with domestic tasks should be a prereq, not an occasional gift. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #83

so true BainsBane Apr 2013 #85