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shaayecanaan

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11. Would she be objectified less if she was flipping burgers instead of modelling?
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 07:56 PM
Jun 2012

Do you admire the intellect of the person who assembles your Big Mac any more than the model who is spruiking makeup on TV? Or do you simply overlook them as the cogs in the giant machine that spits out food on demand?

I would say that the majority of women who work in low-paid service jobs (along with the majority of men who work alongside them) would probably prefer the model's job, and for reasons (better wages, better conditions) that are fundamentally sound.

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Someone thought they were being cute and they weren't. randome Jun 2012 #1
It would have been funnier if they wrote it this way... TheWraith Jun 2012 #5
It is a nice looking rear... high density Jun 2012 #2
Whether the model minds is irrelevent DaveJ Jun 2012 #4
so much pearl clutching.... TalkingDog Jun 2012 #8
Would she be objectified less if she was flipping burgers instead of modelling? shaayecanaan Jun 2012 #11
more power to them Skittles Jun 2012 #19
The pair of responses to your post which preceed mine sudopod Jun 2012 #13
Failure, Failure. I'm heard many women talk about a man's "sexy butt". BlueJazz Jun 2012 #3
show me a company tweet referring to a man's sexy butt Skittles Jun 2012 #20
Part of the price you pay to do business with Asia, which lags in women's rights. McCamy Taylor Jun 2012 #6
Whether explicitly stated in words or not, cosmicone Jun 2012 #7
Ah..I don't believe you. You'll have to show me exactly where this disgusting ad ... BlueJazz Jun 2012 #10
I really don't see the issue here. unreadierLizard Jun 2012 #9
it is pretty horrifying wial Jun 2012 #12
They are "men" not "geeks". They are not emotionally starved... reACTIONary Jun 2012 #18
I do not see a problem with this particular image/tweet. (nt) w4rma Jun 2012 #14
I think they should send out a second one with a male model Papagoose Jun 2012 #16
Wait, what, this is brilliant, this ad agency has discovered that sex sells! Warren Stupidity Jun 2012 #15
OMG.. sendero Jun 2012 #17
Locking, sorry, this isn't breaking news. Rhiannon12866 Jun 2012 #21
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