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ImproperDancing
06/06/09

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I would ride the shit out of that car.
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poires et poireaux
06/06/09

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What does it say about your city if "Ride the Rocket" is the slogan of the public transportation system?

[torontoist.com]
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poires et poireaux
06/06/09

@poires et poireaux: That link was hilariously wrong. [torontoseeker.com]
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hatepaperdoll
06/06/09

@poires et poireaux: What does it say about me that I've never even considered how dirty that slogan is? I guess that I am pure of mind.
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chritter is a nocturnal feminist mancatfish
06/06/09

@poires et poireaux: No pants subway ride? Oh Lady Gaga, what hast thou wrought?
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whats_in_a_name
06/06/09

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Would now be a good time to point out that there is a nascar driver (i can't remember which one) whose car is nicknamed the "Silver Bullet"?
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MarissaExplainsItAll
06/06/09

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Weird, I'm usually not wearing a gown and gloves when I'm riding my rocket
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Chamalla,barren crone
06/06/09

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Oldsmobile may do well to consider going into the other drivable rocket market.... I bet vibes are one of those products/services that actually become more popular in a recession. The car thing doesn't appear to be working out so well for GM, maybe it's time for a corporate re-do.... : )
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Jello Mix
06/06/09

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The rocket ride better be long than 88 seconds, no matter how super they are.
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MarissaExplainsItAll
06/06/09

@Jello Mix: But lets not let these rocket rides be super freaky long
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keldo
06/06/09

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If only it were a '69 this ad would have been a bit sexual....
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ellaesther
12/01/08

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While I agree that in the world as it stands today, women generally find themselves dealing with unintended pregnancies on their own (Usher? I love you!), but that is not how it should be, nor how it has to be. If society expected men to be in the lives of their children in the same way that they expect it of women, it would (by and large) happen (excluding fuck ups, of which there are many, of both genders).

As I believe I've already posted here, when my nine year old son said "Don't you have to be older than 18 to have a baby?", I not only gave him the "when-your-body-is-old-enough-to-have-sex-it's-old-enough-to-make-babies" talk, I also gave him the "always-wear-a-condom" talk, finishing up with the "and-if-you-get-a-girl-pregnant-it's-going-to-make-school-hard-for-you-too-because-I'll-be-walking-you-over-to-her-house-to-take-care-of-the-baby" talk.

And he cracked up! As a nine year old should. But he already has in his head the notion that a baby is the responsibility of the person who supplied the semen, too. And by me, that's a good thing.
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ellaesther
12/01/08

@ellaesther: Trying again...?

Mother says to boy: "When your body is old enough to have sex, it's old enough to make a baby."

Then: "Always wear condoms."

Finally: "And if you get a girl pregnant it's going to make school hard for you too, because I'll be walking you over to her house to take care of the baby."

There, will the goddesses of the intertubes accept my talkie-talk in this form?
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R-Star
12/01/08

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I wonder if there's another side to this advert. For example, in the same campaign, there are two ads where a guy is playing football and saying that he slept with a girl and wore a condom, and all his friends are really impressed. Then there's one with the exact same scenario, except he didn't wear a condom and his friends tell him he's an idiot. There's a similar dual-sided advert for women.

I'm not a big fan of this advert (especially all the vomit going into her mouth), but I wouldn't be surprised if there was a companion version aimed at men.
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Plum-Pie
12/01/08

@R-Star: I think there is a version with two boys discussing sex and one criticises the other for not using a condom. I may be mis-remembering.
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Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!
12/01/08

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They should include a 'Part 2' that has the drunken guy quitting school and starting a shitty job to support his one-night-stand drunk baby!
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PhillyLass
12/01/08

@HeatherNumber1: How likely is it that the drunken guy would quit school and take a shitty job to support his one-night-stand baby? It's much more likely that the mother would make sacrifices on behalf of the oops baby than the father. In that respect, the ad reflects reality. Perhaps it also reinforces the stereotype that unwanted pregnancy is a woman's problem. But the sad truth is that society has yet to hold both genders accountable.
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RhymesWithSilver
12/01/08

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Neither girl nor boy was thinking straight because they were both deee-runk! How is the drunk boy any more able to think rationally than the drunk girl? If anything, this is an ad against getting trashed, because there's no such thing as reliable consent or protection when you can't remember your own name.
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muddgirl
12/01/08

@RhymesWithSilver: Fine, where's the commercial that tells boys not to get drunk, as they may rape a girl without knowing it (or get raped themselves - it does happen). Unfortunately, those stories are unacceptable so they don't get told.
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gherkinfiend
12/01/08

@muddgirl: they did that ad about men drinking too much to ascertain consent and commit rape last year in the UK...
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devilchyld22
12/01/08

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I applaud the fact that they're at least teaching about condoms and not preaching about not having sex.

But, I agree with a lot of the comments, as much as it sucks us ladies get all of the crap and none of the glory.
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nellicat
12/01/08

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Because it's the woman's problem. Period. It may be just as much the man's "fault," but SHE has to live with the consequences a million times over what he has to live with.
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muddgirl
12/01/08

@nellicat: How many times can I say that it is society's problem? What a load of victim-blaming, "Oh, if we don't get drunk we won't get raped. Oh, if we wear ugly clothes we won't get raped. Oh, if we keep our legs crossed and our eyes down, we won't get raped." Unfortunately none of that is true.
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nellicat
12/01/08

@muddgirl: Huh? The woman is the one who gets pregnant. That is HERS to deal with. That's all I meant by "her problem." It's her problem, not her blame. Blame is a separate question.
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LaComtesse
12/01/08

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It's aimed at women and what women can do to make better decisions for themselves. I have no problem with this. We didn't complain about the French condom commercial with the little kid freaking out in the grocery store (Je veux les bonbbons!)saying "Why is the guy alone responsible for using condoms!!!"
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gherkinfiend
12/01/08

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The UK government believes the Daily Mail when it comes to women and booze...no matter what the consequences it's the fault of women who drink!

I'm surprised they haven't made an advert with Eve turning the apple into cider to really hammer home the point...
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