And in the spirit of setting back feminism by several decades ..

That stupid Crest toothpaste commercial.

"He could be the one, soul mate, husband, loving father to your children. But first, you’ve got to get him to say hello."

Really? REALLY?

And then there's this ....

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THIS bothers me because if women truly want to be treated as equals, they need to stop demanding special treatment!

I haven't seen the stupid commercial, but I think the lyrics should revert back to the original, "thou dost in us command" . Classy yet old fashioned.

Personally I never have taken issue with the whole man/woman term issue. To me the word man is a reflection of the term mankind. All of us.

I agree Sue, I do not find the use of the term 'man' to be offensive. In fact, going with gender equality in some cases has created words that grate my nerves. For example, you used to be a fisherman if you made your living yanking fish out of water. Now you're a fisher. Gack! That sounds wrong. Makes me think of a slinky critter, very weasel like.

Authentic...now, don't hate me. I have raised a daughter. She is, uh..what's the word I'm looking for? She is quiet, meek, ladylike, composed, contained? Hell no!

She's likely to walk up behind some guy who catches her eye, give him a shove on the shoulder and say something appropriate like " Hey, is that your long box out there with the 8 inch lift? What you got under the hood? Are those seriously only half ton diffs? My name is Bossy Face and I think I could take you in a bog. Want to have a go?"

I WISH my daughter was worried  about how white her teeth were, how fresh her breath was and how to get someone's attention without scaring them half to death. I watch that ad and sigh.....

Bahahaha uno! I think I would like your daughter. She sounds like she's got balls.

Sue, I am with you. I'm never offended by the word "man." HuMAN and all that. Unless someone wants to change that to hupersons now ....

Fisher, eh? Sounds rather weaselish. Unless...wasn't Christ a fisher of MEN! Hmmm.

Uno, I like the sounds of your daughter. Ain't nobody gonna push her around! I approve!

One ad (or group of ads) that really bothered me was the Axe body spray. All of them were basically the same. Guy uses Axe, then all women everywhere want to jump on him. One that really had me doing the facepalm featured a painting in the background that had a dog (we all know what a female dog is called) pouncing on a stag. ugh

I heard these were causing a bit of a problem in schools with a lot of teens reeking of the stuff.

If it was only true hey Fowler  

The Department of political correctness is On FIRE!  Bureaucrats making an effort to justify their reason for showing up 9 to 5 Monday through Friday.  WASTE OF MONEY!    



If ANY minority group, be it by race, gender, sexual orientation or what have you, wants to be taken seriously they MUST stop asking to be treated in a "special" manner.  As long as your behaviour is not harmful to yourself or others.... go for it!  I have a friend who becomes enraged if a man opens a door for her.... I watched her rudely tell an older gentleman that she was able to open a door for herself.  Poor guy, he was just being nice!  Same shopping trip a woman held the door open for her...she said "Thank you"  BLEW MY MIND!  While I'm ranting.... MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Uno I used to be your daughter. Not really but that was me back in the foolish days. Never in my life did I ever think I would settle down and drive a car that has 4 doors but I did. Don't change her. Men who can handle the confident, strong woman are the ones you usually want to take home to mom and dad you just don't know it.

1 time I was at a monster truck rally and managed to get down to the pits. I'm usually not down there for the drivers and it really thru off the Bounty Hunters team when I asked him what his horsepower was, and how many cubic inch it took to get that. After picking up his jaw he continued to tell me not many women ask him that and its blah blah blah..... I thought it was funny.

I usually spend most of my time with my husbands male family members talking truck. Big truck little truck some days it beats chatting about clothes and fancy store filled with blah blah blah....

I was not the most feminine girl when I was younger. Liked fast, hot cars and knew lots about many of them. Worked hard and played hard. Grew up doing farming stuff and was not afraid to get dirty.
I am still a little like that, not so much into the fast cars anymore though. Having said all that, I like having the door held open for me. Hubby is very good at the nice manners and polite things. He holds the door open for anyone, just nice that way.
Even though we work in the cold, and muck and sh*t, when we go somewhere or do something else he treats me like a 'lady' and I am so ok with that. Able to stand shoulder to shoulder when we need to, but be treated with respect and special at other times. I think that is the best of both worlds in my mind.

I turn the sound off in commercials too. It is crazy how they portray women as man hunters. Have never had to hunt one in my life. I think being strong and independent is as much of a turn on for guys as white teeth! If it isn't you are not the right guy for me that is for sure!!!

Uno, horsey daughter will find the right guy, it is a good thing she hasn't yet. She is still to young!!

coopslave wrote: It is crazy how they portray women as man hunters.  Have never had to hunt one in my life.  I think being strong and independent is as much of a turn on for guys as white teeth!     If it isn't you are not the right guy for me that is for sure!!!

Exactly!

I see all these teenage girls who think they have to look and act like bimbos to be attractive to the opposite sex. I want to shake them until their brains kick in.

I guess then the current P&G commercial that talks about the good their products do is a hit. The one that shows a young boy and then a young girl. The young girl is getting off a school bus, ready to learn, to grow and the voice over intones that she has confidence knowing she has nice hair.

Well, I do feel confident when I have nice hair.

Of course, I also feel confident when I am sweaty and covered in sawdust and wearing my most disgusting clothing.

Toybarons! I never knew , but now I do! It's my hair! All these years the problem has been my bad hair. I wish I'd known years ago and I'd be so much smarter now. Damn you, bad hair!

Knowing is half the battle =)

U girls are too good

I was also the biggest Tom boy In School!! I spent my time with the animals or with my feet sticking out of a piece od equipment or out from under a vehicle. My hair was tied in a ponytail, and if a guy wanted to talk to me about a date, it was usually F-you I don't have time for fools!! Then hubby pursued me, and 15 years later I am still shaking my head trying to figure out what happened! Lol. I actually told my hubby to f-off a few times, I could swear better then most sailors then, still can but control my toungue! I am so glad I learned the ins and outs of vehicles, equipment, and household fixing as I do a fair amount of that now!!!

smokyriver wrote:I was also the biggest Tom boy In School!!  I spent my time with the animals or with my feet sticking out of a piece od equipment or out from under a vehicle. My hair was tied in a ponytail, and if a guy wanted to talk to me about a date, it was usually F-you I don't have time for fools!!  Then hubby pursued me, and 15 years later I am still shaking my head trying to figure out what happened!

Does he use Axe body spray?