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DutchLiberal

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36. 'Sex sells', but we've known that for a long time and honestly, I don't see anything wrong with it..

Wed May 9, 2012, 12:03 PM

May 2012

I didn't know that particular commercial, so I looked it up on YouTube. Is it stupid? Yes, it is definitely very, very stupid. But is it any different from most other commercials, which promise you fame/glory/success/status just by buying a shitty product? Essentially, no.

I've never been off tv, so nothing much shocks me these days. Certainly not sexy girls in a commercial targeted at men. In essence, it makes sense. A commercial targeted at men has to appeal to what men like. What do men like most? Pretty girls. Voilá, there's your commercial. If only the 'storyline' and execution wasn't so mind-blowingly stupid.

"Advertising sings, they con
You into thinking you're the one
That can do what's never been done
That can win what's never been won
Meanwhile life outside goes on
All around you"

- Bob Dylan, 'It's Allright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)'

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On the Sexualization of Young Girls [View all] redqueen May 2012 OP

Good lord! cyberswede May 2012 #1

I remember that video WhoIsNumberNone May 2012 #2

Heartbreaking! LASlibinSC May 2012 #3

I agree it is heartbreaking. redqueen May 2012 #5

It does, and it has for a very long time. PDJane May 2012 #38

That's just grotesque! Speck Tater May 2012 #4

I suppose part of it is just capitalism. redqueen May 2012 #6

I just don't get it. Speck Tater May 2012 #9

Some really good points buried under a lot of moralistic and prudish conservatism... DutchLiberal May 2012 #7

Couldn't have possibly said it better myself. AverageJoe90 May 2012 #10

What?! Somebody actually read all 3 pages worth of arguments I wrote? DutchLiberal May 2012 #11

I did.. SemperEadem May 2012 #13

Wow, great points, but I should ask, would this be an accurate shorter statement? alp227 May 2012 #14

I think you miss the point .... DaDeacon May 2012 #18

Thanks, and you got it almost all right! DutchLiberal May 2012 #20

You think that's my position? Or you mean that's the position I'm criticizing? DutchLiberal May 2012 #19

The position you were criticizing. alp227 May 2012 #21

I agree there is some overreaction. However, MadrasT May 2012 #25

I don't disagree with the premise of the video entirely. DutchLiberal May 2012 #28

Capitalism and corporate LASlibinSC May 2012 #8

part of the problem SemperEadem May 2012 #15

IMO there is more to it than lazy parenting. redqueen May 2012 #16

I recall very vividly at age 11 going through it SemperEadem May 2012 #17

we do not have a tv Tumbulu May 2012 #27

If Fijians were cut off from television SemperEadem May 2012 #12

i think the video is pretty clear, and parents, especially with daughters can easily seabeyond May 2012 #22

"Fashion" magazines are the Worst Sarcasticus May 2012 #23

Perhaps that's how it started? redqueen May 2012 #24

No, some people are trying to ignore and reject biology because it doesn't fit their narrative. DutchLiberal May 2012 #29

Now I'm REALLY glad we don't watch TV. E-FUCKING-GADS! That's just so wrong. HopeHoops May 2012 #26

Yes, the dolls were particularly bad. DutchLiberal May 2012 #30

The "slut dance" contest at the beginning was rather disturbing too. HopeHoops May 2012 #31

The "slut dance" is problematic for more than one reason. DutchLiberal May 2012 #32

When guys do it, it's more of a "dork dance", but the video was "girls". As for "toning it down"... HopeHoops May 2012 #33

I couldn't agree more. DutchLiberal May 2012 #34

It's also the movements, looks, and attitudes. I'm not for FCC censorship, but parents? HopeHoops May 2012 #35

'Sex sells', but we've known that for a long time and honestly, I don't see anything wrong with it.. DutchLiberal May 2012 #36

Yeah, it is really stupid. But you hit another point - Gray Poupon? HopeHoops May 2012 #37

Kick Sarcasticus May 2012 #39