Comments on: Guest Post: Lone Star Litter… And Values

By: Botes de basura inteligentes para mantener limpio el Centro Histórico. « El Arte de la Mercadotecnia

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 03:44:56 +0000

[...] hábitos de las personas, donde para su creación se buscó entender la mentalidad de las personas (se creó un personaje ficticio llamado Bubba, al cual se asignó un perfil sobre el cual se edificaría la campaña). La idea fue el hacer que [...]

By: jojosephine laguerre

jojosephine laguerre — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:49:27 +0000

i awl

By: In other blogs

In other blogs — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:14:17 +0000

[...] sell t-shirts that tourists could believe to be authentic expressions of Texas-ness. Not so much, according to the blog Sociological Images. Turns out the phrase was the slogan of an anti-litter campaign [...]

By: Guest Post: Dithering and Talking Points » Sociological Images

Guest Post: Dithering and Talking Points » Sociological Images — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:36:37 +0000

[...] fourth guest post on Sociological Images. He has previously allowed us to re-post his insights on littering, spousal homicide, and teddy bears. In this post, also published at his blog, MontClair [...]

By: stan

stan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:01:54 +0000

blue stater = prius driving, recycling, educated, clean cut. likely to use a Mac

By: Sad42

Sad42 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:03:31 +0000

The transportation fleet will go more and more electrical. ,

By: Maxx44

Maxx44 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:43:32 +0000

Friends who are smarter and savvier and more outgoing than I am. ,

By: mllesatine

mllesatine — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:44:38 +0000

Me neither.

By: JT

JT — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:08:27 +0000

How does my comment make me an ass? It was just an observation.

By: Doctress Julia

Doctress Julia — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:16:13 +0000

NOT ANYMORE! :D

Ass.

By: meerkat

meerkat — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:44:41 +0000

Wow, I had no idea “Don’t mess with Texas” had anything to do with litter.

By: JT

JT — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:05:11 +0000

In 1985, every state but Minnesota was a red state. :P

By: Matt K

Matt K — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:02:13 +0000

Aw, those heteronormative white males have it so rough, eh?

I think the original message is clear — this isn’t meant to be an attack on conservatives, whites, men, Texans, or what have you. It’s an interesting story about the ways in which the ways in which a message is delivered can have an impact on its interpretation by a particular audience. I don’t think anyone wants to deny that a particular brand of masculinity exists which shuns anything perceived as feminine or weak. Thus, phrasing an anti-littering message in any way that could be interpreted as such is bound to be less effective than one that appeals to the core values of that masculinity.

Of course, there is a point to be made about the ways in which a message like this can reinforce that existing toxic masculinity, but I suppose the concerns of those involved were highway littering, not the deconstruction or expansion of gender roles.

By: Jay Livingston

Jay Livingston — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:44:17 +0000

I’m the original poster, and I did not intend for the “slob” to be included in the “red stater” stereotype. I should have phrased it differently rather than just putting it as a new sentence — something like “Bubba (this was the stereotype and name that the ad guys used), besides cleaving to red state virtues, was also a slob,” etc.

As for Montclair (@George), I am on the faculty at Montclair State University. Its population is not the same as that of the town itself.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:39:40 +0000

Also, VERY offensive to people nicknamed “Bubba”. ;)