^^so all women are princesses or tiara wearing beauty queens? That's basically what you're saying.
Obviously, that's not what I'm saying, just like all dudes aren't saws that mutilate ripe bananas.
The commercial makes gender roles binary, when they are not. It doesn't leave all this wiggle room that we seem to be imagining. Brains make connections when we watch commercials like this, and like it or not, the obvious conclusion that one can make is that all women are princesses and all dudes are tanks.
This was the only Droid ad the offended me in the slightest, but we need to realize that commercials do things to our subconscious that we don't even know about.
Brains make connections when we watch commercials like this, and like it or not, the obvious conclusion that one can make is that all women are princesses and all dudes are tanks.
No, YOU came to that conclusion. Our own life experiences, biases, inner feelings can help shape our interpretations. I didn't see any of that nor did it make me look down on women. However I did look down on the iPhone, lol.
omfg lol int: hope you like dark beer cuz that's all they have here lol (i luved the commercial myself)Tell that offended feminista to go get me a beer
I think it's a great commercial, actually.
Not that this makes me any more qualified than other people, but I have a BFA degree in advertising. As a student, I was always encouraged to use irreverence as a tool to catch the attention of your target audience. I think that this Droid commercial is doing just that.
IMHO, the iPhone and other "i" products have been marketed as not just useful, but fashionable. The Droid is not being sold as a fashionable accessory, but as a tool. It doesn't need to be pretty, because it is made to work. It is being marketed as the "AntiPhone".
Now, I have owned apple products in the past, and I still do (iPod). I have always liked their products, but I've never been a "fanboy" of anything when it comes to electronics & gadgets.
Now, some people out there are taking this iPhone vs. Droid thing WAY too seriously. They're both smartphones, which means that they're both competing for the same customers. Competitors will always take a swing at each other. One is not better or worse than the other, but one will fit a persons lifestyle better than another. I got my Droid because it fits my life. The iPhone does not.
Finally, this Kara Swisher character is reading WAY to far into this. Then again, some people love to be offended and then complain about being offended. Whatever. I'll stick with my gay-bashing & woman-hating Droid...
LOL Oh my gosh--I've seen that at least a dozen times and didn't think about it having "sexist" overtones until I just read your post, CK. LOL I mean, seriously, don't people have more important things to do other than get upset (or have the time) about a commercial?... My gosh, what times we live in...
- Mega
EDIT:
I'm a dude, and my wife sometimes calls me sexist--even though she agrees with me 90% of the time. So basically I'm your typical average American male who's a MAN and not ashamed for being so. My gosh--what's this world going to be like in 10 years if we continue on the same path of this political correctness and sensitivity B.S.?