Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT Strips 3131 to 3135 (11-15 January 2016)
Detachable Felix:
--- Quote from: Akima on 12 Jan 2016, 01:13 ---
--- Quote from: BenRG on 11 Jan 2016, 23:07 ---FWIW, whilst I've met people who make gender-based assumptions about interests, I've never seen that extended to hardware purchases.
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I've experienced it purchasing tools and bicycle parts, though it wasn't quite as explicit as Chad in the comic. There's some comedic exaggeration sure, but not that much.
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Obviously you've never bought parts from MSY. went in with my sister to get stuff for her rig, and the staff kept ignoring her and asking me all the questions, not to mention being rude as hell to her when she did speak up.
I was literally only with her because I was driving, she knows way more than I do about PC stuff.
Suffice it to say, we don't shop there anymore.
osaka:
Just with Chad's first line I knew what was going to be up. Is it sad that about all of white bois are that predictable? I think it's sad. It's definitely sad.
I don't know, maybe it's just me, but if I were selling stuff and someone came with such clear intentions I'd just be like "Right over here sir/lady, would you like *related article* with that?". You're much more likely to sell more if you're not an ass.
EDIT: After reading my post 3 times I'm now wondering if and when I've been chad and now I'm more sad :'(
pwhodges:
Remember that this campaign ran for over ten years, with approval from the Advertising Standards Authority - it showed blatantly how entrenched sexism still was just recently.
BenRG:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 12 Jan 2016, 04:37 ---Remember that this campaign ran for over ten years, with approval from the Advertising Standards Authority - it showed blatantly how entrenched sexism still was just recently.
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My mother likes Yorkie Bars; I did ask once and she told me that she thought it was more than a little funny. She did not believe for a moment that it was an attack on her or women in general but thought instead that it was simply an example of trying to give a brand a 'personality' that did not in any way indicate a realistic attempt to specify a gender bar to sales.
USS Martenclaire:
I really liked the Yorkies in the pink wrapping. Much more aesthetically pleasing than the normal blue ones. But yeah, that ad campaign sucked massively.
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