Posts Tagged Business

By Vanessa • 16 years ago

Post-It Joins Man-Boy Movement


I received this as a forward yesterday with the message, “This is how a real man uses post-its.” It reminds me of oldie-but-goody Lakshmi Chaudry’s “Men Growing Up To Be Boys,” where she talks about consumer culture literally consuming more traditional concepts of manhood and spitting out a man-child.
So move over, beer commercials and manly meat ads; we’ve now entered the realm of sexist stationary. Sigh.
NOTE: We have found out that this is, in fact, a joke and not an actual post-it ad. At the same time, the fact that this is being disseminated very widely still perpetuates the same confused notions of American masculinity/man-boyhood we find in our everyday commercials and magazine ads. ...


I received this as a forward yesterday with the message, “This is how a real man uses post-its.” It reminds me of oldie-but-goody Lakshmi Chaudry’s “Men Growing Up To Be Boys,” where she talks about ...
By Vanessa • 16 years ago

Quick Hit: Our pro-choice storage company takes a vote


Remember the awesome pro-choice Manhattan Mini Storage ad that attracted a shitload of media attention?
Well, it looks like there’s been so much hoopla around the ad that they’re asking the public to take a vote on whether you think they should give “just the facts” or continue to bring the “edgy” advertising we all know and love? So go vote.

Remember the awesome pro-choice Manhattan Mini Storage ad that attracted a shitload of media attention?
Well, it looks like there’s been so much hoopla around the ad that they’re asking the public to take ...
By Ann • 16 years ago

Come fly the slut-shaming skies

Southwest Airlines is apparently now telling its female passengers how to dress. Kyla Ebbert was reprimanded and nearly kicked off a flight for daring to wear a tank top, miniskirt, and cardigan. (This picture is of the outfit she was wearing at the time. Scandalous, no? How dare she walk around in 100-degree weather wearing that?!)

They walked out onto the jet bridge, where [flight attendant/fashion policeman] Keith told Ebbert her clothing was inappropriate and asked her to change. She explained she was flying to Tucson for only a few hours and had brought no luggage.
“I asked him what part of my outfit was offensive,â€? she said. “The shirt? The skirt? And he said, ‘The whole thing.’ â€?

Southwest Airlines is apparently now telling its female passengers how to dress. Kyla Ebbert was reprimanded and nearly kicked off a flight for daring to wear a tank top, miniskirt, and cardigan. (This picture is of ...
By Samhita • 16 years ago

I never liked beer, sorry to all you beer lovers, I just never have.

But this is one of the reasons for sure. There is nothing weirder than the cyborg woman fetish. Well, except the cyborg woman who multiplies and exists to be gutted and filled with a beer keg. I am sure this ad campaign is supposed to be edgy and (post!) modern, but really it relies on some pretty standard notions of what the *purpose* of a woman is and that it is all good to watch her being cut up, spliced and reproduced like starfish or something. Clearly, anything but edgy.

Cara has more, including info on where you can lodge a complaint.

But this is one of the reasons for sure. There is nothing weirder than the cyborg woman fetish. Well, except the cyborg woman who multiplies and exists to be gutted and filled with a beer keg. I ...
By Samhita • 16 years ago

Why don’t women ask for raises?

A recent study found that women are less likely to ask for higher salaries because when they do the social costs are far greater than when men ask for raises. You know the usual–I don’t want to work with an aggressive, ball-busting bitch.
The study first done by a professor, who noticed that women Ph.d candidates were less likely to be teaching classes than men, decided to inquire.

When Babcock took the complaint to her boss, she learned there was a very simple explanation: “The dean said each of the guys had come to him and said, ‘I want to teach a course,’ and none of the women had done that,” she said. “The female students had expected someone to send ...

A recent study found that women are less likely to ask for higher salaries because when they do the social costs are far greater than when men ask for raises. You know the usual–I don’t want to ...
By Ann • 16 years ago

Biker chicks

I liked this story about Harley Davidson making bikes for women, because the changes they’ve made aren’t stupid things like makeup mirrors or pink paint. They’re mostly practical modifications that women riders actually need:

“Fifty percent of the population is female and there is pent-up demand,� said James L. Ziemer, Harley-Davidson’s chief executive. “We need to remove barriers.�
So they are producing more motorcycles that are low to the ground — so women can plant their feet firmly at rest — with narrower seats and softer clutches, and adjusting handlebars and windshields to make bikes more comfortable for smaller riders.

Ok, so they’re also selling rhinestone-studded merchandise and decorating with more plants. Gag. But thank god their marketing site for women ...

I liked this story about Harley Davidson making bikes for women, because the changes they’ve made aren’t stupid things like makeup mirrors or pink paint. They’re mostly practical modifications that women riders actually need:

“Fifty percent of ...
By Ann • 16 years ago

Talk about empowerment and feminism!


It’s not surprising that there’s yet another in the series of “babe chain restaurants,” which typically sell meaty entrees delivered to your table by nearly-naked women. This one, Hawaiian Tropic Zone, brings you both broiled meats and waitresses resembling the broiled beauties from suntan ads. It’s owned and operated by Dennis Riese, a total feminist — in the Pussycat Dolls sense, that is.

Nor is Hawaiian Tropic Zone a strip club. “No nipples,� Riese said. “You’re never, ever going to see a girl nude.� He continued, “I’m such a feminist. I love women and believe in them. And I’m not being P.C. by saying that men and women like to look at the woman’s form—it’s ...


It’s not surprising that there’s yet another in the series of “babe chain restaurants,” which typically sell meaty entrees delivered to your table by nearly-naked women. This one, Hawaiian Tropic Zone, brings you ...
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