Roger H asked people to comment on the following and got some great answers (especially mine) before YA deleted it saying it violated community guidelines. Of the 10 or so answers, two were angry. Does that justify deleting the question? Roger H appealed, but to no avail.
Title: "Boys are stupid. Girls Rock!"
There are two men and a woman in this T Mobile commercial. Watch the You Tube video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFjVZizLVE4. The older man is a stereotypical, greedy capitalist. The young man is such a complete dunce, despite his cocksure demeanor, that the smart, beautiful woman can't help but laugh at him.
Ads, to varying degrees, hold a mirror up to wider social beliefs. Does this article sums up how women as a class treat men as a class in our modern, enlightened society? It's only natural that ads would echo these attitudes.
The following comment under the You Tube post of the T Mobile ad sums up not just this ad, but the way American television marketing portrays the genders: "Love this commercial, the girl (T mobile) looks so weak compared to the stronger man (I phone 4). Yet, she is the one who is stronger and smarter. The shritless guy is to look stupid and weak. Awesome! Girls Rock!"
Roger H put some time into the question unlike some of the banal crap we see here, and some of up responded thoughtfully. I'm angry. Why would YA delete this?
Title: "Boys are stupid. Girls Rock!"
There are two men and a woman in this T Mobile commercial. Watch the You Tube video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFjVZizLVE4. The older man is a stereotypical, greedy capitalist. The young man is such a complete dunce, despite his cocksure demeanor, that the smart, beautiful woman can't help but laugh at him.
Ads, to varying degrees, hold a mirror up to wider social beliefs. Does this article sums up how women as a class treat men as a class in our modern, enlightened society? It's only natural that ads would echo these attitudes.
The following comment under the You Tube post of the T Mobile ad sums up not just this ad, but the way American television marketing portrays the genders: "Love this commercial, the girl (T mobile) looks so weak compared to the stronger man (I phone 4). Yet, she is the one who is stronger and smarter. The shritless guy is to look stupid and weak. Awesome! Girls Rock!"
Roger H put some time into the question unlike some of the banal crap we see here, and some of up responded thoughtfully. I'm angry. Why would YA delete this?