We've all seen those round ups of old timey sexist and racist ads on the internet, like this one here, which for some reason is making me rethink my aversion to the "matures" section on You Porn which I usually avert my eyes from like a wrinkly eclipse:
But did you know people are still sexist? Even people who make and sell things? Like this ad up top, which is apparently for some sort of remote control device (via Nerve, via ), and is making people angrrry. Says Nerve:
Keep in mind the ad appeared in the latest issue of Lexington Life Magazine, which came out in April 2011, not 1911. And yes, lots of technologically-abled women are pretty pissed. Some companies have even pulled their ads from the magazine in protest and Ms. Magazine is sponsoring a petition against the company. It's so easy, even a slightly offended consumer (which should be anyone with functioning neurons) can sign it.
All good points, but have you ever seen your girlfriends try to operate the remote control without crashing the DVR fastforward off a cliff, or end up on some other dimensional channel you didn't even know existed? It's like watching a seal crash a tiny motorcycle into the pool at Seaworld. Cute at first, but a little goes a long way.
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My wife is a usability analyst, which is some dorky computer-related job, I guess, and she can build a web site, but I'm the only one in the house who can switch from HDMI Channel 1 to HDMI channel 2 so we can watch Netflix on PS3.
The butthurt over the 'stupid men' in the media meme in the comments on that article is amusing.
@anonymous2 Imagine being one of those dudes walking around all the time upset about men being portrayed badly?
@anonymous1 That sounds exactly right.
one night, while trying to ff a dvr'd program my lovely wife somehow managed to access a secret xfinity screen that had selectable options such as, "fly to the moon", "die in a fire", "kiss president obama", and "destroy the world".
hord. i would like to have those options.
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