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    HistoricUpstart: Wow, a lot of the comments in this thread are discouraging me greatly. I think I'm giving up on Jez for the day. Holy troll invasion, Batman! more »
    GildaKorn: None of the ads in those photos are sexist. You could replace the women in them with men. You might have to market them in different magazines (perhap... more »
    Traveshamockery: Offensive to me as well is the ubiquity of "Stupid Man" ads - the ones with the stupid dad, or stupid husband, doing something incredibly stupid while... more »
    Cam/ron: I miss the old ads that placed phallic images onto icecubes in a glass of Scotch. My psychology class had an extra credit assignment where students ha... more »
    Kali Mama: A subdivision of the Slutz category is the ethnic / exotic mandingo / yellow fever token person of color. I'm afraid railing against these things is a... more »
    iheartapocalypse: Sex sells to men because of biology. Sex sells to women because of thousands of years of institutional cultural brainwashing. more »
    The HZA.: Advertising I do like? Free Credit Report Dot Com! more »
    Flackette Goes Retro: The BMW ad is just disgusting. Equating a woman with a car - a possession to ride, own and enjoy? Blech. more »
    thelawschooldropout: I also think it's important to acknowledge that presenting women as sexually available objects in alcohol ads is dangerous especially considering the ... more »
    sportz.star: How does that BMW ad relate to cars at all? It's creepy and makes highly hetero me feel dirty because of the thoughts it's supposed to put into the mi... more »
    Beauregard: She adds: "Any woman that sees those shoes instead of that message deserves those shoes." Oh, seriously, Leo?!?! You HAD to state that someone deserve... more »
    ineffable.me: Calling that Dolce & Gabbana ad "gang rape" seems a little extreme... its a gang bang maybe, but prolly just some voyeurism. more »
    happysquid: All I has to say is that sexist advertising makes me very very sad. Can't we do cute critters? Or just random weird stuff, like those celebrities that... more »
    TurtleSpeak: That Nikon ad is beyond disturbing. The girls look like 15 years old, and there's a man watching them from behind a curtain. Um. Sick.Is anyone even t... more »
    everfade: I think the D&G ad is gorgeous. The perfect lines of her body drawing awesome parallels with his torso and arm is fantastic. Nice sheen to the ski... more »
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    Why Won't Sexist Advertising Go Away?