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    "The Magic Is In The Hole"

    Dangers Of Buying Your Man A Game Boy For His Birthday

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    Image of kityglitr kityglitr
    10/19/09

    In reply to "The Magic Is In The Hole"
    Honestly, my first reaction was all, "Yay! A woman with pubic hair! Waxing be damned!" and then I read the comments and realized I'm weird again. #badvertising
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    Image of sarasasa sarasasa
    10/19/09

    In reply to "The Magic Is In The Hole"
    Pubic hair does not make people want donuts, as far as I know. And what's with advertising donuts solely to men? I want donuts too. Well, not so much after looking at that picture. Seriously, no one wants to connect the food they're eating with pubic hair, even if it comes from a hot vagina (I'm not even going to say hot chick, they've made it very clear that the owner of said vagina is irrelevant).
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    NellMood promoted this comment Edited by sarasasa at 10/19/09 5:45 PM sarasasa was starred sarasasa was unstarred
    Image of NellMood NellMood
    10/20/09

    @sarasasa: Are they being advertised soley to men? This was an advertisement created for Bitch, a magazine with a predominantly female audience. And there are plenty of women who like women, of course. #badvertising
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    Image of sarasasa sarasasa
    10/20/09

    @NellMood: If it was specifically created for Bitch and not just offered to it like they would any other magazine, I actually find it more offensive. It's like they were operating under the good old fashion assumption that feminist=lesbian. Anyway, I don't see why an ad for junk food should be targeted according to sexual orientation, whatever that may be. And I still don't want pubic hair and food in the same mental picture. #badvertising
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    Image of NellMood NellMood
    10/20/09

    @sarasasa: I agree that pubic hair does not belong with food, definitely. I actually think this an ad for the underwear they sell at voodoo (it says doughnut apparel on the side, but it's hard to see). I definitely understand your reaction, but I see this more as a Portland business trying to support another Portland business. I think their message got muddled and isn't clear at all, but I also don't think that the owners of voodoo are misogynist assholes. #badvertising
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    Image of HidingInCanada HidingInCanada
    10/19/09

    In reply to "The Magic Is In The Hole"
    You know what? The first thing I thought when I saw that pic was "hurrah! That lady has pubic hair!"

    Hooray for pubic hair!!

    #pubichairisunderrated #badvertising
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    Image of egg cream egg cream
    10/19/09

    @HidingInCanada: Me too. It's a feminist statement! Come on!

    Actually, I don't really see what's "sexist" about this ad. They're implying that vaginas are good. And/or tasty. And/or appealing in their natural, hairy state. I would understand if Bitch had a policy against sex/sexuality in advertising in general, or against using slang words for genitalia, but I think you have to really reach to see this as "against [their] mission statement to be anti-sexist."
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    Image of Alohamaid Alohamaid
    10/19/09

    @egg cream is here, is second tier, get used to it: how about the objectification and dehumanization of a shot devoid of the woman's face ? Just a disembodied crotch implying its good says its the vagine itself not the woman that's worthy. #badvertising
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    Image of prismatism is Team Bella prismatism is Team Bella
    10/19/09

    @Alohamaid: What about advertisements for rings or bracelets? Where's the rest of the woman's body there?

    The picture would have to be really big, or the woman would have to be contorted into a really weird position, to be able to see the details of the underwear AND her face. #badvertising
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    Image of Alohamaid Alohamaid
    10/19/09

    @prismatism: But they're not selling panties #badvertising
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    NellMood promoted this comment Alohamaid was starred Alohamaid was unstarred
    Image of NellMood NellMood
    10/20/09

    @Alohamaid: I think they actually are selling the underwear- the (not very easy to see) text on the left side says Doughnut Apparel. #badvertising
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    Image of LaComtesse LaComtesse
    10/19/09

    In reply to "The Magic Is In The Hole"
    This was CLEARLY placed by Cosmopolitan, but not because they're sexist! For too long, they've been encouraging women to eat donuts off their boyfriend's cocks. Now they think it's time to nibble a kruller out of your girlfriends panties. They want to run it in their own magazine, but they're testing it out in Bitch first, to see how it will go over. #badvertising
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    Image of Grim Reaper of the Forest Grim Reaper of the Forest
    10/19/09

    In reply to "The Magic Is In The Hole"
    That just ruined chocolate doughnut holes for me. #badvertising
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    Image of Uncommon Whore Uncommon Whore
    10/19/09

    In reply to "The Magic Is In The Hole"
    I went to Voodoo Donuts when visiting my parents in Oregon, and I personally was offended by how mediocre their donuts were. #badvertising
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    Image of NellMood NellMood
    10/19/09

    @Uncommon Whore: When I was in college in Portland Voodoo had a donut with nyquil in it, but they had to stop serving it. I think that place is more about the weirdness factor- I never thought the donuts were that great. #badvertising
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    Image of Uncommon Whore Uncommon Whore
    10/19/09

    @NellMood: Okay, what? Nyquil? You're right, it is about the weirdness. Nyquil doesn't taste good, period. And neither does Tang sprinkled on vanilla frosting, or stale cocoa puffs. I will withhold judgment on the bacon maple bar, however. #badvertising
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    Image of NellMood NellMood
    10/19/09

    @Uncommon Whore: Yeah, I never tried it. Apparently you can't serve medicine in restaurants, so they got rid of it. It's a fun place to stumble into at 2am after drinking all night, but not something I would necessarily seek out sober. #badvertising
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    Image of utensil42 utensil42
    10/19/09

    @NellMood: Hmm...I distinctly remember the Ritalin donut, but not the NyQuil one. #badvertising
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    Image of NellMood NellMood
    10/19/09

    @utensil42: I think they also had a pepto bismol donut at the same time as the nyquil one? Pretty gross. #badvertising
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    Image of hannapdx hannapdx
    10/20/09

    @Uncommon Whore: Voodoo is overrated. their doughnuts, often times, are stale and not that great. I live in Portland and will take guests there. Good but I would rather have other doughnuts. #badvertising
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    Image of sweetbeans sweetbeans
    10/19/09

    In reply to "The Magic Is In The Hole"
    So that's what a cruller is..... #badvertising
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    TransFat promoted this comment sweetbeans was starred sweetbeans was unstarred
    Image of colormeroutine colormeroutine
    10/19/09

    In reply to "The Magic Is In The Hole"
    I would wear these. #badvertising
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    Image of o-line o-line
    10/19/09

    In reply to "The Magic Is In The Hole"
    You'd think maple bacon doughnuts would sell themselves.

    #teambacon #badvertising
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    Image of jillianrickerd jillianrickerd
    10/19/09

    In reply to "The Magic Is In The Hole"
    I don't mean to sound like a prude... But I read Jez at work, and this pic is NSFW... Maybe tone it down for pics on the main feed?
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    Image of HannahBethD HannahBethD
    10/19/09

    @jillianrickerd: If you're using firefox, get adblock plus and block the image. #badvertising
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    Image of BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit) BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
    10/19/09

    In reply to "The Magic Is In The Hole"
    It's all fun and games until you discover the bear claw down there. Or so I heard. #badvertising
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    BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit) was starred BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit) was unstarred
    Image of futuremouse futuremouse
    10/19/09

    @BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): Donut Dentata. #badvertising
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    Image of FroderickFronkensteen FroderickFronkensteen
    10/19/09

    @BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): Yeah but it's always a nice surprise when it turns out to be an apple fritter! #badvertising
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    BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit) promoted this comment FroderickFronkensteen was starred FroderickFronkensteen was unstarred
    Image of Schrodinger's Cat Schrodinger's Cat
    10/19/09

    @BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): And head to your GYN immediately upon discovery of a cheese danish.

    . #badvertising
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    Image of two minutes two minutes
    08/26/09

    In reply to Dangers Of Buying Your Man A Game Boy For His Birthday
    My boyfriend and I broke up in January because he chose WOW over me. We are back together, and I am still furious about it.
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    Image of springhaze springhaze
    08/26/09

    @two minutes: WOW was one thing that contributed to the breakup with my ex. I would come over and that's ALL HE WOULD DO, even when being blatantly offered sex. Kind of similar to this ad, I guess...
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    Image of ngoandy ngoandy
    08/27/09

    @springhaze: A raid could require up to 40 people to get together at once.

    Unless you are having an orgy with 38 other people, it is easier to reschedule the sex than reschedule the raid.

    I was a wow addict and that was the viewpoint.

    Also, you can't abandon your teammates mid-raid.
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    Nuckin Futz for you promoted this comment ngoandy was starred ngoandy was unstarred
    Image of Nuckin Futz for you Nuckin Futz for you
    08/27/09

    @ngoandy: No but you can get some action in between down periods. My guy and I totally got guild tagged as "bones in raid" for getting quickies in while everyone was regrouping.
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    Image of Nariel Nariel
    08/26/09

    In reply to Dangers Of Buying Your Man A Game Boy For His Birthday
    I don't get it. Were they about to have sex and then he heard his Tamagotchi crying or something?
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    greengrey promoted this comment Nariel was starred Nariel was unstarred
    Image of Rooo sez BISH PLZ Rooo sez BISH PLZ
    08/26/09

    In reply to Dangers Of Buying Your Man A Game Boy For His Birthday

    Tsk. Gotta do something with that image.
    There. Fixed that for you.
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    Image of Eleanor Ramilly Eleanor Ramilly
    08/26/09

    In reply to Dangers Of Buying Your Man A Game Boy For His Birthday
    My boyfriend bought me a Nintendo DS for Christmas two years ago. Does that make him the one tied up in this ad?
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    Image of NewsBunny NewsBunny
    08/26/09

    @Eleanor Ramilly: My husband bought me a PSP when I had to go into the hosptial for four days this past Spring.

    I got THINGS to do in Liberty City, man.
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