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    Image of AndPreciousLittleofThat AndPreciousLittleofThat
    12/03/09

    In reply to "Looking Away Supports Violence"
    I would have liked to be a fly on the wall during the conversation between the advertisers and apartment owners.

    "Wait, you want to put up what now? Here?"
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    Image of BeckySharper BeckySharper
    12/03/09

    In reply to "Looking Away Supports Violence"
    I am THISCLOSE to breaking Godwin's Law right now.
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    Image of bowleserised bowleserised
    12/03/09

    @BeckySharper: Don't, please. The people who brainstormed this ad, and most of the people who walk by it were born after 1945, or were only children then.
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    Image of BeckySharper BeckySharper
    12/03/09

    @bowleserised: Yes, that's true, which is why I'm refraining. The vast majority of the Germans who will see this are not the same Germans who looked the other way in the 30s and 40s.
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    Image of UrbanAchiever UrbanAchiever
    12/03/09

    @BeckySharper: I don't think the comparison would be appropriate here, anyway. This is not about ignoring/supporting the rise & impact of a fascist regime while regular citizens are carted off wholesale with implicit societal approval (we might compare that on a slightly more benign level to our previous administration, but that's a discussion for another post).

    This is about the violence citizens regularly perpetrate on one another.
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    Image of effgeevee effgeevee
    12/03/09

    @BeckySharper: Aaand you went there anyway. Booo.
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    BeckySharper promoted this comment effgeevee was starred effgeevee was unstarred
    Image of BeckySharper BeckySharper
    12/03/09

    @effgeevee: So sorry to have disappointed you. I hope you'll be able to carry on somehow.
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    Image of BeckySharper BeckySharper
    12/03/09

    @UrbanAchiever: It's the implicit societal approval that strikes me as relevant, i.e. when you know something bad is happening to your neighbor in the next house or on your block, but you choose not to help them.
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    Image of effgeevee effgeevee
    12/03/09

    @BeckySharper: I will struggle onward.
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    Image of bowleserised bowleserised
    12/03/09

    @BeckySharper: Domestic violence isn't exclusively a problem of the former Axis powers though.
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    Image of BeckySharper BeckySharper
    12/03/09

    @bowleserised: Of course not. Never said it was. Just think it's ironic that this nation is the one running this ad campaign.
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    Image of Ratinski Ratinski
    12/03/09

    @bowleserised: What I was going to say. It's not like it doesn't get ignored, oh, everywhere.
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    Image of bowleserised bowleserised
    12/03/09

    @BeckySharper: I think it's ironic to generalise and stereotype about a nation which, in the past, generalised about and stereotyped others with horrific results.
    What's "this nation" anyway, if most of the individuals weren't born in the 1930s?
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    Edited by bowleserised at 12/03/09 12:24 PM bowleserised was starred bowleserised was unstarred
    Image of BeckySharper BeckySharper
    12/03/09

    @bowleserised: History doesn't cease to be relevant as soon as the active players die out. Things that happened in the recent past--we're only talking one generation here--most definitely affect the culture of the present.

    I don't pretend that America's history of slavery, genocide, injustice and brutality no longer matters and no longer affects me simply because I wasn't alive when those things happened. Why should Germans?
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    Edited by BeckySharper at 12/03/09 2:52 PM BeckySharper was starred BeckySharper was unstarred
    Image of bowleserised bowleserised
    12/03/09

    In reply to "Looking Away Supports Violence"
    Notice the slogan is in English...
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    Image of clockwise contemplates going counter clockwise contemplates going counter
    12/03/09

    @bowleserised: Because English is WAY cooler than German. At least that's what most commercials are trying to tell me.
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    Image of andBegorrah andBegorrah
    12/03/09

    @bowleserised: "Schadenshocktacticundgetrigger" wouldn't fit on the window.
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    Image of bowleserised bowleserised
    12/03/09

    @clockwise contemplates going counter: I know! I can't get over the amount of English used in ads here.
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    12/03/09

    @andBegorrah: They could overspill onto the wall.
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    Image of clockwise contemplates going counter clockwise contemplates going counter
    12/03/09

    @bowleserised: A few months ago the "Spiegel" had an article about the hilarious misunderstandings that were caused by English advertising pitches, I wish I'd kept it.
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    Image of bowleserised bowleserised
    12/03/09

    @clockwise contemplates going counter: The toilet paper brand "Touching" is the best I've seen so far.
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    Image of clockwise contemplates going counter clockwise contemplates going counter
    12/03/09

    @bowleserised: Oh, there are unfortunate ones. I'm still in love with "come in and find out" translated into "komm rein und finde wieder raus".
    I'm also not sure what to think about this: [blog.lernziel.de]
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    Image of Coldwine Coldwine
    12/03/09

    @bowleserised: Don't forget "Happy End" toilet paper!

    Also, I think *this* version of the ad is in English because it's the one used as a submission for awards. I'll have to ask my friend who works in advertising...
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    bowleserised promoted this comment Edited by Coldwine at 12/03/09 12:20 PM Coldwine was starred Coldwine was unstarred
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    12/03/09

    @Coldwine and Clockwise: Oh my...
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    Image of Coldwine Coldwine
    12/03/09

    @bowleserised: And then there's "Pearls & Dents" toothpaste.
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    Image of pirukas pirukas
    12/03/09

    @clockwise contemplates going counter: Do you mean this article: [www.spiegel.de]
    I think the publish it once in a while, at least I've read it this year again somewhere.
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    Image of clockwise contemplates going counter clockwise contemplates going counter
    12/03/09

    @pirukas: Yeah, that's the article, thanks!
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    Image of Penny Penny
    12/03/09

    In reply to "Looking Away Supports Violence"
    I think that copy is the most brilliant part. Simple, and it drives the point home. Hard.
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    Image of Scout Scout
    12/02/09

    In reply to Things You Should Know About Being A Woman This Winter
    oh man...that was so boring. and I thought I was uber bored BEFORE I started reading. about nothing. and nobody.

    Are these women on some sort of contractual agreement that they must do a certain number of magazine covers per year? Sorry, I'm just tired of the same people staring out at me from magazine shelves.
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    Image of yvanehtnioj yvanehtnioj
    12/02/09

    In reply to Things You Should Know About Being A Woman This Winter
    The more I look at that Natalie Portman cover, the more amused I am by the extreme crazyface. But props where they're due: finally a neckline that isn't completely unflattering! (I reserve the right to assume that the dress ends 4 inches above her ankles, though.)
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    Image of femme-bot femme-bot
    12/02/09

    In reply to Things You Should Know About Being A Woman This Winter
    Britney...? Britney who?
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    Image of yvanehtnioj yvanehtnioj
    12/02/09

    In reply to Things You Should Know About Being A Woman This Winter
    Kate Hudson looks like Hayden Panetierre (I cannot even begin to believe I spelled that correctly. The cheerleader from Heroes, is who I mean) on that cover. RE Britney's cover, I like little kids in suspenders. Awww cuteness.
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    Image of Scout Scout
    12/02/09

    @yvanehtnioj: and now I'm hungry for a piece of toasted Pannettone
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    Image of hortense hortense
    12/02/09

    In reply to Things You Should Know About Being A Woman This Winter
    The same six actresses have swapped covers amongst themselves again.

    For real. With the exception of Lady Gaga and Britney holding her kids, you could have told me these were covers from 5 or even 10 years ago and I would have believed you.
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    Image of Ratinski Ratinski
    12/02/09

    In reply to Things You Should Know About Being A Woman This Winter
    Uh, Natalie, I did go to high school parties, and I managed not to touch alcohol until college and still haven't touched pot.

    Of course, where I come from, cow tipping is a semi-standard party game, so YMMV.
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    Image of ucelluccia ucelluccia
    12/02/09

    @Ratinski: COW TIPPING. That brings up some sad and fun memories for me.

    Also, I agree; I went to high school parties and, while I drank occasionally, never overindulged. I also dated druggies and even a pot dealer, but never felt the urge to try their product m'self. Generalizations FTW!
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    Image of EndangeredRed EndangeredRed
    12/02/09

    @Ratinski: Hi. I think we're from the same town. Cow tipping! Do you know lots of people think it's an urban legend (or more correctly a "rural legend" I guess)? They think it's just a really successful rumor. I had the longest, most drawn out fight about this with a boyfriend in college. IT'S REAL. WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO.
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    Image of cinematheques cinematheques
    12/02/09

    @Ratinski: I never went to a single party in high school and didn't touch alcohol or pot til I was 19. Does this mean I get to be a spoiled actress that insults all the peasants?
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    Image of Ratinski Ratinski
    12/02/09

    @EndangeredRed: I do know that! The Londoners and New Yorkers in my office will not believe me when I say it's for real.
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    Image of Ratinski Ratinski
    12/02/09

    @cinematheques: Only if you also compare eating pork to tolerating rape while simultaneously having your name on a petition to free a fugitive rapist.
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    Image of JerseyGrrrl JerseyGrrrl
    12/02/09

    In reply to Things You Should Know About Being A Woman This Winter
    Please tell me some poor soul had to sit around the offices of Harper's Bazaar and count 562 items in this magazine. Really?
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    Image of bluewine bluewine
    12/02/09

    In reply to Things You Should Know About Being A Woman This Winter
    Sorry to edit, but I believe you mean January 2010.

    I can't believe it will be 2010!
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    Image of Zombie Ms. Skittles Zombie Ms. Skittles
    12/02/09

    In reply to United/Nations: Ghida Anani On Addressing Violence Against Women
    I hate that being forward or standing up for myself is seen as being pushy or bitchy. So if I ever attempt to advocate for myself, I risk doing myself harm.
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    Image of BuffySummers BuffySummers
    12/02/09

    @Zombie Ms. Skittles: Nail on head.Also, I'll add: I hate knowing (some of the) men in my workplace will always I'm dumber than they are, no matter what.
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    Zombie Ms. Skittles promoted this comment Edited by BuffySummers at 12/02/09 4:58 PM BuffySummers was starred BuffySummers was unstarred
    Image of Cassidy_Bayou Cassidy_Bayou
    12/02/09

    @Zombie Ms. Skittles: This is number one for me. Take the abuse, or be socially ostracized for being "an opinionated bitch."
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    Image of curiousgeorgiana curiousgeorgiana
    12/02/09

    In reply to United/Nations: Ghida Anani On Addressing Violence Against Women
    What do I hate most?

    Knowing that I will often be held to a different professional and social standard than my male counterparts.
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    Image of PilgrimSoul PilgrimSoul
    12/02/09

    In reply to United/Nations: Ghida Anani On Addressing Violence Against Women
    "that I should be the one defending the country or bringing food to the table"

    Hmm. So I don't disagree that gender roles are binding per se, but, umm, sometimes I hear things like the above from men and sort of think they are only interested in gender inequality insofar as it means that they won't have to "shoulder the burden" or whatever.
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