While we really can’t get too up-in-arms about this one, it’s important to notice how many times women are used as accessories. In this case, they’re kind of background props. They just threw 3-4 bikini-clad women in there for fun. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn7RfQU1MJg[/youtube]
Teleflora reminds men they are stereotypes, not people with feelings
Oh, Faith Hill, why would you lent your likeness to a commercial that reminds men (again) that they only like “nice racks”? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqDH2v5sgr8[/youtube] And what if he DID express what’s really in his heart? That wouldn’t make him very manly, would it. We love men and wish this commercial — and many others during this… Continue Reading →
And then, yeah, slamming Roseanne Barr with a log is funny too.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrf35qYeyTY[/youtube] This is just the teaser for now, but let’s put it this way: Telling someone he’s acting like a complaining (Jewish, male) comic (Richard Lewis) but then slamming the female one (Roseanne Barr) with a log is sorta… misogynistic? It’s a play on the Betty White ad from last year, which also struck us… Continue Reading →
GoDaddy.com — serves ’em right?
Here’s a typical, objectifying GoDaddy.com ad with a twist: Danica Patrick and the other GoDaddy girls (i.e. tight black tank tops, bustin’ out all over the place, short shorts), announce that the new GoDaddy.co girl is…. Joan Rivers. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J83EQ7LubwE[/youtube] “Ha ha ha,” we’re supposed to laugh, “Everyone thought she was hot, but she’s just that… Continue Reading →
Let the blogging begin: Super Bowl XLV (2011)
Welcome to one of our favorite things to do here at About-Face: blogging about Super Bowl commercials as they air. We’ll do our best to keep up with all the good, bad, and well — worse — ads this year. Then, later, this post will include links to all our Super Bowl posts for the… Continue Reading →
Banned Super Bowl ad takes PETA from controversial to pornographic
PETA, I just…I can’t. Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to witness what happens when an ad campaign goes from controversial (yet debatably tasteful) exhibitionism to straight-up, soft-core pornography. A word to the wise: do not view this video at work, around small children, or in the presence of anyone with an ounce of respect for women… Continue Reading →
Buy your tween anti-aging products at Wal-Mart
Finally! A cure for those prepubescent fine lines and wrinkles! Yes, seriously. Hoping to officially crush the innocence of childhood, Wal-Mart has rolled out a line of anti-aging cosmetics geared toward 8- to 12-year-olds. The “youth preserving” line is called “Geo-Girl” and has 69 products ranging from exfoliators (to scrub off those gross, dead, OLD… Continue Reading →