Monday, April 20, 2009

Misogyny Watch: Mercedes Benz, Nissan, BMW (Video)


Speaking of the eternally adolescent male culture, I stumbled across the following ads over at The Illusionists (there are more). She writes:

Before you go any further, please just stop for a second and contemplate the fact that these ads, like any ads, were produced after a series of meetings in between the ad agency and the client. . . These ads didn’t simply come out of the blue. Everything was deliberate and at no stage did anyone raise an objection strong enough to stop the ads. Because sexism and objectification are fun, right? Had the ads discriminated against a racial minority, with racist stereotypes, the people at the ad agency would have likely been crucified. But women are a whole other target. Misogyny is so deeply ingrained in our culture that some of the most prestigious car manufacturers can get away with this.

Dumb Blondes Don't Buy Mercedes Benz


Nissan: Objectification is Funny