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  • #comicrelief

    Sarah Haskins Targets Scary Home Security Ads

    We covered the shrill, fear-based badvertising commercials for home security systems in December 2008, in August 2009 and October 2009. Today, Sarah Haskins tackles the same damsel-in-distress ads. More »
    11/13/09
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    By Dodai
  • #todayincatalogs

    Lilly's Kids: What's Christmas Without Reinforcing Gender Stereotypes?

    There are many lessons to be learned in the Lilly's Kids Holiday catalog, with stuff for kids ages 2 and up! For instance: Some toys/jobs are for girls, while other toys/jobs are for boys. More »
    11/09/09
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    By Dodai
  • #comicrelief

    "As The Internet & TV & Movies All Become One Scary Machine In Your Living Room, It’s Important That We All Have Some Level Of Media Literacy."

    "Advertising is so ridiculous because it's trying to still use some of the traditional gender roles, while also trying to match the changes in the past 40 to 50 years." — from an interview with Sarah Haskins. [NY Post]
    11/04/09
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    By Dodai
  • #commenterquips

    Reader Roundup

    It's a freakin' fabulous Friday: More »
    10/16/09
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    By Dodai
  • #comicrelief

    Sarah Haskins On Bizarre Beauty Contraptions & Why Marketers Don't Get Women

    In addition to the latest hilarious Target: Women, there's an interview with NPR, in which Sarah Haskins talks about mocking badvertising and crappy marketing toward women: More »
    10/16/09
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    By Dodai
  • #comicrelief

    Sarah Haskins: Hot Chicks Love Smells

    Ever noticed how many commercials prove the effectiveness of the product by how many sexy ladies it attracts? Sarah Haskins has. Please note: These are not regular women. These are hot chicks. More »
    10/02/09
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    By Dodai
  • #badvertising

    "Shrink It And Pink It" Gets Slaughtered By The Femme Den

    The Femme Den, a female focused offshoot of Smart Design, aims to change how products are sold to women by using a rarely deployed strategy: research. More »
    09/28/09
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  • #comicrelief

    Sarah Haskins, Is Like, Totes Ready 2 Go Back 2 Skool

    So, which Disney star designed your rhinestone-studded jeans? More »
    09/18/09
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    By Dodai
  • #couchsurfing

    Slob-On-Couch Archetype Officially Jumps Shark In This Hot Dog Commercial

    I tried to get outraged about this Farmer John commercial, with a sloppy husband making his hot wife play the organ while he chows down on a frank. But really, I just thought: the Slob on the Couch is Over. More »
    09/02/09
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    By Anna N.
  • #kittykorner

    No One Harmed At Cougar Convention

    It's tough being critical of the Bay Area Cougar Convention, when, from the looks of the photographic evidence, everyone had a fantastic time. But there's still a problem: More »
    09/01/09
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    By Dodai