tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504469498403243043.post4373209533547493474..comments2023-11-05T05:05:55.923-05:00Comments on Unapologetically Female: A return to blogging and a storyTraceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16772379845428202751noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504469498403243043.post-14866337731274023172007-12-19T17:20:00.000-05:002007-12-19T17:20:00.000-05:00Welcome back to the blogging world...I think it's ...Welcome back to the blogging world...<BR/><BR/>I think it's also interesting that, to the extent that advertisers were trying to target men, they succeeded with your boyfriend (whether or not he bought the products might be a different story). Sounds like he generally fits into what they see as a male demographic of tv programming, and watches what advertisers think that men watch. That we are all so easily pegged is part of the problem, too, I think. If we were 'allowed' more often to diversify our interests more, then advertisers wouldn't be as successful at targeting.Jeff Pollethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789663140920958914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504469498403243043.post-58775593860604938402007-12-18T02:42:00.000-05:002007-12-18T02:42:00.000-05:00Targeted advertising, I'm afraid.Guys tend to be w...Targeted advertising, I'm afraid.<BR/><BR/>Guys tend to be worse with money - we'll piss it away on pretty much anything shiny - whereas women are more likely to buy essentials.<BR/><BR/>Sure, it's annoying; but I'm not sure it's <I>deliberate</I> as much as it is <I>thoughtless</I> sexism.<BR/><BR/>Red Queen -<BR/><BR/>Moosehead beer ad: guys on departing ferry realize they left some beer on the dock with their girlfriends/wives/sisters/whoever they are. They call down, and like a good little girl, one woman sprints down the dock to get them the hooch... before keeping it herself with a "yeah, right!" look.<BR/><BR/>Not great, but an improvement!Thursdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13716639373048900646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504469498403243043.post-18935305403245583722007-12-17T19:00:00.000-05:002007-12-17T19:00:00.000-05:00I would give my left ovary to see a commercial wit...I would give my left ovary to see a commercial with a guy scrubbing a toilet or a girl enjoying a beer (instead of the girl being the magical gift guys get when they drink the right kind of beer).The Red Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878357454951384602noreply@blogger.com