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angelina jolie-laide is a gaudy tulip
07/26/09

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I hate to be a judgey mcjudgerson, but this comment made me want to vomit and die:

"Quite frankly I love this add. I can give a not so subtle nudge to my boyfriend and say 'Hey. Look what YOU get if I get what's on her nails'."
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VoxPopuli
07/26/09

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It makes a lot more sense when you realize that they're just promoting their latest color: teabag tearose.
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buzzgirl
07/26/09

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A nail polish blog?
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femputer
07/26/09

@buzzgirl:

Ha! That's exactly what I logged in to say (In answer to Hortense's query, It makes me think "nail polish blog?")
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gwaste
07/26/09

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Just incase anyone has forgot, this is a NAIL POLISH AD, you're supposed to notice the nails - an earth tone would of blended in and the nails would not of stood out. Not saying it's a good ad by any means, but some of you are seriously missing the point.
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angelina jolie-laide is a gaudy tulip
07/26/09

@gwaste: What about people who have suggested the nails be red? Obviously you can't have them blend in, but the color is visually offensive.
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Highsmith
07/26/09

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Funny how a product that appeals to women (apologies to the men using nail polish on here) STILL manages to stereotype women as sex objects to fulfill mens sexual needs.

And I should give you my money why??
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worrywort
07/26/09

@Highsmith:

Isn't it a stereotype to assume only men have balls?
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ali is a cranky whiner
07/26/09

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Are "humorous" and "offensive" the only options? If so, I'm throwing away my vote on a third party candidate. I'm torn between "dumb" and "ugly".
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angelina jolie-laide is a gaudy tulip
07/26/09

@ali is a cranky whiner: Yeah. Where's the humor in it? (I mean, the intended humor?) I don't even think it's that offensive, it's just stupid and hideous.
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LipstickLibrarian
07/26/09

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Her nails are obviously still wet.

How else is she supposed to get the fruit off that tree?
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wtfox?!
07/26/09

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Clearly Satan deceived her into crappy nail polish color as well as eating the apple. Come on, Satan, give a girl a break!
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aag
07/26/09

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The Garden of Eden did not have a nail salon. Before the fall, Eve came equipped with naturally exquisite hair, painted nails and a perfectly dewy mid-blow job dewy complexion.

You know, just the way Adam wanted her.
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Imogen Quest
07/26/09

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The only thing that truly offends me about that ad is how badly the nail color clashes with the rest of the photo. If it had been an earth-tone, I probably wouldn't have given it a second glance.
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wtfox?!
07/26/09

@Imogen Quest (was Percy Bishounen Shelley): Yeah, what is up with that? I suspect I wouldn't wear that color in general--that weird kind of violet/purple wouldn't be kind to me.
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superconnected (is it time to leave?)
07/26/09

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The Eve and apple thing got me thinking that perhaps they are going for the idea bright colour is tempting and often near forbidden in some of the more dour institutions of the workaday world, how we should yearn for a louder, more obnoxiously dressed and coiffed bourgeoisie, how our attention and spirits will be captured by the inspiration of something so titillating as the smell of fresh fruit in the summer time, to awaken our dulled senses and offend our delicate sensibilities...

And then I clicked.
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Edited by superconnected (is it time to leave?) at 07/26/09 12:37 PM

Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!
07/26/09

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Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa... There are nail polish blogs? Seriously?
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heatherdazy
07/26/09

@HeatherNumber1: Yeah and they're actually pretty entertaining. They give you color swatches, color comparisons and nail art step by steps.
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alouette
07/26/09

@HeatherNumber1: To be honest, that's what caught my eye as well. But I suppose there are blogs for eeeeverything.
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wtfox?!
07/26/09

@HeatherNumber1: There probably need to be a blog corollary to Internet Rule 34 regarding porn: If it exists, there is a blog about it.
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Elaken
07/26/09

@HeatherNumber1: Well I am going to peruse the blog in the hopes that it will tell me how to actually paint my nails properly. My skills are exactly the same as when I was 8, it is pretty sad.
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Le Coucher d'Yvette
07/26/09

@HeatherNumber1: I can't get over this fact in order to even think about the subject at hand.
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katie.scarlett.o'hara
07/26/09

@heatherdazy: I'm sort of addicted to Scrangie and a couple other polish blogs. Never thought I'd see the day that my love of nail polish coincided with my love of Jezebel.
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clevernamehere
07/26/09

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Who even notices the nail polish in that shot?

I'm starting to wonder if there is anything in the world that will not eventually be advertised with a allegorical blow job photo.

And I've realized what really bothers me about them. It isn't "Kids will seem them!" although that bothers me a little. Its that we pretty much never see an ad about cunnilingus. Its always, always about the peen and how much women love the peen. That's really the problem with the pornification of society- its not the sex it is the near total focus on the male fantasy of porn sex.

We don't just live an increasingly sexualized culture, we live an increasingly sexualized culture that only thinks about the male orgasm. Even products meant for women use the blow job image, as if there are all these women out there are denied the right to give head and a man eating pussy is some kind of fairy tale myth. The ladies should just be satisfied with their fake blow job orgasms!
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Alohamaid
07/26/09

@clevernamehere: Amen sister. I esp. notice this with porn and the countless scenes, advertising, films that focus on the BJ but finding a man going down on a woman almost never happens. Curious about this I tried searching the tags on XNXX and all the videos tagged with cunnilingus were lesbian oriented. And people wonder why women aren't bigger consumers of porn.
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Annabellie
07/26/09

@clevernamehere: Like this one?

http://www.jenisfamous.com/uploaded_images/lesbian_chips_lg-745599.jpg

Sadly I'm not smart enough to post pictures. I did try, though!
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superconnected (is it time to leave?)
07/26/09

@clevernamehere:
Any media that depicts cunnilingus, as often, or more often, than fellatio, is often progressive. (See: Six Feet Under.)

Someone needs to make a giant sign:
DEEP THROAT WAS NOT A DOCUMENTARY.
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Edited by superconnected (is it time to leave?) at 07/26/09 12:33 PM

whynotshesaid
07/26/09

@clevernamehere: I noticed the nail polish, but it's only because, as another poster noted, it completely clashed with the rest of the color scheme.

Also, I thought it was a take on Adam and Eve. Didn't notice the beej aspect until I read your comment, which is shocking, as I have an unparalleled ability to see the filth in even the most innocuous of tableaux.
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Eric Northman is mine
07/26/09

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Hmm, seems like tea bagging. Comment brought to you by Sex and the City.
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superconnected (is it time to leave?)
07/26/09

@Eric Northman is mine:
And popularization brought to you by the GOP.
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labyrinthine IS DOING THIS
07/26/09

@Eric Northman is mine: *applauds* well played!
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angelheadedhipster
07/26/09

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I'm honestly more distracted/offended by the crap-tactular font than the actual image/concept...
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Pandorasvoicebox
07/26/09

@angelheadedhipster: Seriously. Did they get that off a Goosebumps cover?
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LadyFabulous
07/26/09

@Pandorasvoicebox:For reals, yo. It looks a low-budget horror-love story movie poster.
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