March 17, 2009 at 2:13 pm (ethical buying choices, exploitation, feminism, men hate you)
It’s cheating because I hate beer anyway, but I’ll still do it.
Ok I know beer ads have a long anti women history. I know. And see Corona, I get that you think you were being equal when you tried to have two posters, one with a woman, one with a man. But you failed.
February 17, 2009 at 9:59 pm (arsehats, ethical buying choices, feminism, idiots, men hate you)
A problem with changing jobs is not knowing where the good coffee is. I drink, on average, three cups per day, so it’s quite important to me to know where to buy a decent cup of coffee. Service is important too; I refuse to pay for anything at a store where they’re rude.
Today I found a store close to my new work where they sell a brand of coffee I particularly like, and are quite nice people too. Yay, bonus, score etc etc right? Wrong. I was oh so very wrong.
September 30, 2008 at 12:37 pm (Books, ethical buying choices, exploitation, feminism) (ethical buying choices, exploitation)
Making Money is not the best Discworld novel I’ve ever read. But it is good. better than most novels out there. Until you get to this bit:
“Yes, I suppose all he can do is ogle the young ladies.” There was some sniggering from the students.
“So? They’re paid to be ogled at,” said Moist. “They are professional oglees. It’s an ogling establishment. For oglers.”
REALLY Pratchett?! It’s ok to objectify women as long as they’re paid for it? It’s ok to force an entire half of the population (more than actually) to be objectified and degraded and to have some of that half be put in a position where the best option they have is to wrap a bikini clad body around a pole for money?
Your lack of insight saddens me. You’ve created an entire world full of strong female characters, weak female characters, strong male ones and weak male ones. There were angles to all of them and your books are brilliant. But I doubt I’ll be paying for them from this point on. As with Ryanair, the cost is too high.
September 29, 2008 at 1:54 pm (equal opportunity, ethical buying choices, exploitation, feminism, men hate you, Rapists) (equal opportunity, ethical buying choices, exploitation, men hate you, Rapists)
Corona is joining the list with Ryanair and Nestle.
It’s cheating because I hate beer anyway, but I’ll still do it.
Ok I know beer ads have a long anti women history. I know. And see Corona, I get that you think you were being equal when you tried to have two posters, one with a woman, one with a man. You failed.
I wish I could link to the two posters, but I can’t find pictures of them anywhere. It’s a shame. If anyone reading this is going to be at Ciampino airport anytime soon, take a photo for me please? thanks.
So, the posters. One is of a man in board shorts with a Corona in his hand and his top flying off him in pieces as if it’s been ripped.
The other is of a woman in a top with her jackets doing the same thing as the man’s and two corona bottles being clicked together in front of it.
They both say “Corona: it’s only the beginning”.
so you can clearly see the effort to not bee seen as offensive. Note, they didn’t try not to be offensive, just not to be seen that way. The woman was even left with her top on, all private parts completely covered up.
But there are two bottles in hers. Her strip show is for someone. There is a gaze on her toasting another bottle to the fact that her clothes are coming off. And women being drugged, or purposely fed alcohol to get them blind drunk so they can be raped is a very real and common problem. This ad is not cool. It is also not on the same wavelength as the men’s ad. Not even close.
Nice try Corona, but I see through it. And in my sleep deprived brain at 6am, I still managed to see through it and analyse it out enough to know what disturbed me about those ads. And I’ve never been used in that manner. You failed.
Go join your two new best friends. You won’t be welcome in my house anymore.
September 29, 2008 at 1:04 pm (arsehats, ethical buying choices, exploitation, feminism, men hate you) (arsehats, ethical buying choices, exploitation, men hate you)
My plane trip from Rome to Frankfurt was the first time I’ve ever flown Ryanair. It will also be the last. Besides being utterly and unforgivably rude to their customers, they are misogynistic. A calendar of their air hostesses in their bikinis? Are you freaking kidding me Ryanair? I don’t care how cheap your tickets are, the cost is too high.
And I don’t care how cheap the services are, being rude to paying customers is unforgivable and uncalled for.
You are now officially on my Grrrlcott list. Say hello to Nestle while you’re there.
July 8, 2008 at 3:15 am (ethical buying choices) (ethical buying choices)
Go there. Learn about the companies you’re buying from and why you shouldn’t buy from them. Very very awesome website for Australians who want to make informed choices with their money.
I found out I can no longer purchase Advil as Wyeth (the producing company) is guilty of pushing formula in third world countries and contributing to infant deaths.
Anyone know any other good relievers of horrible gruesome migraines? Preferably fast working ones.
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