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November 02, 2011
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Nauseating new razor ad campaign by Gillette

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Following in the footsteps of Dr. Pepper’s atrocious ad campaign, Gillette has a new “Don’t do it like a man” campaign which is encouraging women to use women’s razors by invoking all kinds of gender binary sexist stereotypes about men and women and problematically infantilizing women as “girls.” The banner on their youtube channel says “You’re a woman. Shave like one.” What the actual fuck, Gillette?

I used to have a Venus razor. You know what happened to it? I dropped it accidentally in the shower and the handle BROKE IN HALF. Why? Because it’s made of shitty plastic. So now I have a Gillette Fusion razor “for men.” It’s metal and will thus never break in half. I’m going to have to write them a strongly worded letter about this ad campaign and when it comes time to spend more money on razors I’m going to have to switch companies if they don’t rectify this disgusting ad campaign. Or perhaps I’ll just stop shaving altogether :)

I am getting so sick of this bullshit. At this rate, I won’t be able to eat or drink anything, nor will I be able to shave. STOP BEING SEXIST, ADS, I JUST WANT TO BE A WOMAN CONSUMER. IS THAT SO WRONG?!

If you have a moment, tell Gillette that their ad campaign is offensive, sexist, and really atrocious by calling them at 1-800-GILLETTE, or emailing them here. 

STOP BEING SEXIST, ADS, I JUST WANT TO BE A WOMAN CONSUMER.

Seriously. Because of unimaginative misogynist ad executives, I have had to stop drinking Dr. Pepper. Do you have any idea how much I love Dr. Pepper? I used to drink so much Dr. Pepper I’m surprised my boycott alone hasn’t shut down the company. I’m waiting for the day some asshole company just goes for broke and is like, WE HATE WOMEN. BUY OUR SHITTY WIDGET.

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August 24, 2011
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femonster: methodistcoloringbook: sparksummit: partyprofessor: One Thursday last month, during the lunch hour at H.D. Woodson Senior High School, half a dozen teenage boys have gathered to eat pizza and talk about hollering at women. “From where I come from, you holler at a girl,” one student tells the group. “A girl can’t be too upset when a guy is paying attention to her.” “It depends on the type of girl and whether she has respect for herself,” another says. “Some girls will say, stop. But they like it, for real.” “If she’s wearing short shorts, booty shorts, short skirt, with the thong showing, she wants it,” another guy says. “Can’t blame it on the boy. She knows what she’s doing.  “But what if it’s hot out?” This is Kedrick Griffin. He’s here to play the 37-year-old devil’s advocate on a subject that’s generally considered normal behavior for a teenage boy in the District of Columbia. This exercise has come almost at the end of a year-long District program called the “Men of Strength” club—MOST Club, for short. The same pattern is repeated with groups of boys in public middle and high schools across the District: Come for the pizza, stay for the deconstructions of masculinity. I can’t even begin to express how much I love this. it is so so so important that people are doing this. i’m grateful to all programs like this.  I’m so glad this is happening This is awesome. This is exactly what we need, someone telling boys and young men how not to act.

femonster:

methodistcoloringbook:

sparksummit:

partyprofessor:

One Thursday last month, during the lunch hour at H.D. Woodson Senior High School, half a dozen teenage boys have gathered to eat pizza and talk about hollering at women. “From where I come from, you holler at a girl,” one student tells the group. “A girl can’t be too upset when a guy is paying attention to her.” “It depends on the type of girl and whether she has respect for herself,” another says. “Some girls will say, stop. But they like it, for real.” “If she’s wearing short shorts, booty shorts, short skirt, with the thong showing, she wants it,” another guy says. “Can’t blame it on the boy. She knows what she’s doing.

 “But what if it’s hot out?” This is Kedrick Griffin. He’s here to play the 37-year-old devil’s advocate on a subject that’s generally considered normal behavior for a teenage boy in the District of Columbia. This exercise has come almost at the end of a year-long District program called the “Men of Strength” club—MOST Club, for short. The same pattern is repeated with groups of boys in public middle and high schools across the District: Come for the pizza, stay for the deconstructions of masculinity.

I can’t even begin to express how much I love this.

it is so so so important that people are doing this. i’m grateful to all programs like this.

 I’m so glad this is happening

This is awesome. This is exactly what we need, someone telling boys and young men how not to act.

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