If you liked the DreamStripper 3D video game, you’ll love Stripper Kittens, that “turn your car antenna into a stripping pole.” Sigh.
It’s not so much the existence of the dolls that I find so distressing--as is clear from our mudflap girl logo, using women as automotive accessories isn’t exactly new--it’s the dumb-ass doll descriptions that piss me off.
There are three different Stripper Kittens; there is a blonde, a brunette and a redhead (all white of course), and they all have riveting backgrounds that aren’t at all stereotypical or derogatory:
RAVEN - is a 21 single brunette from Seattle Washington. She is expecting her first child, although she is unsure of the identity of the father. She quit school in the 9th grade, confident of her rocker boyfriend's pending record deal.
Likes: "Slayer and Tequila, being a groupie."
DIAMOND - is a 26 year old blonde, mother of 2 who is proud to have completed the 11th grade, and is attending Las Vegas Junior College for the 6th year.
Likes: "Ferrari's and shopping at the Forum Shops in Caesars Hotel & Casino."
BRITINI - is an 18 year old red-head single high school graduate, studying to be a Beautician at in Las Vegas. She is dating the president of a fraternity at UNLV.
Likes: "I Live Everything!."
I guess mocking plastic dolls makes rejection from real women that much easier, right guys?
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Now if only i knew where to find a "Calvin-peeing-on-women" decal, my ride would be perfectly pimped.
Does the one who's expecting a child have a big pregnant belly?
False advertising. If I see the word 'kittens' next to a picture I expect to see actual kittens of the baby cat variety, thank you very much.
*Sarcasm* Ann--why do you need one ready-made? Just get the standard Calvin-pissing decal and then put one of those sitting-stripper decals over whatever Calvin's pissing on! *Sarcasm*
I might just do that with the word "Sexism."
Such adverts should also carry the disclaimer 'no baby cat was harmed in the making of this metaphor'
I thought y'all were in favor of advertising for "legitimate sex industry workers"!!
this isn't advertising sex work, it's mocking women.
As a feminist living in Las Vegas, I find the descriptions of the antenna strippers quite entertaining. Stereotypes abound...we Las Vegas feminists include strippers, students, service workers, mothers, daughters, etc, etc. Vegas always gets a bad rap, as evidenced by these plastic objects.
Stereotype? Nonsense I’m sure these biographies are based on extensive field research at the local ‘Gentleman’s Club’. Yes I’m sure they did field interviews with real strippers, who were telling them just what they thought their fragile little egos wanted to hear. Anything to keep the money flowing to the working women were it belongs.
What’s truly sad is the company making these probably paid a marketing firm an inordinate amount of money to come up with this drek. Even sadder is that it probably is exactly what will appeal to the men who will buy these.