This is an ad for a diet pill called SlimQuick:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66oZY3NcxLA[/youtube]
Comments 6
ShellyD — April 13, 2008
God, I HATE this commercial.
Dave — April 23, 2009
I agree, it's a PROFOUNDLY sexist ad. It's not that easy for ANYONE to lose weight. It's a little easier for us men only because we're not stressed out by bitterness and jelousy....like the gal in this commercial obviously is.
Sociological Images » Pepsi For Men: Wolverines, Pepper Spray, Vikings, And Venom (Of Course) — May 13, 2009
[...] of course, points to the fact that dieting really has been for women all along (see posts here and here for examples). In fact, it denies that diet-soda-for-men is about dieting at all: note the slogan [...]
Gendered Diet/Nutrition Marketing » Sociological Images — May 21, 2010
[...] German ads for Men’s Health, eat Special K so you’ll be hot, men are fat and happy but women are just fat, and Weight Watchers targets men. var object = SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title:'Gendered [...]
Kiki — March 16, 2011
i remember seeing this ad a few years ago in middle school and, even at the time, being intensely peeved at the obvious sexism, and being extremely confused as to why my parents weren't seeing it when i pointed it out to them. uggh
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Comments 6
ShellyD — April 13, 2008
God, I HATE this commercial.
Dave — April 23, 2009
I agree, it's a PROFOUNDLY sexist ad. It's not that easy for ANYONE to lose weight. It's a little easier for us men only because we're not stressed out by bitterness and jelousy....like the gal in this commercial obviously is.
Sociological Images » Pepsi For Men: Wolverines, Pepper Spray, Vikings, And Venom (Of Course) — May 13, 2009
[...] of course, points to the fact that dieting really has been for women all along (see posts here and here for examples). In fact, it denies that diet-soda-for-men is about dieting at all: note the slogan [...]
Gendered Diet/Nutrition Marketing » Sociological Images — May 21, 2010
[...] German ads for Men’s Health, eat Special K so you’ll be hot, men are fat and happy but women are just fat, and Weight Watchers targets men. var object = SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title:'Gendered [...]
Kiki — March 16, 2011
i remember seeing this ad a few years ago in middle school and, even at the time, being intensely peeved at the obvious sexism, and being extremely confused as to why my parents weren't seeing it when i pointed it out to them. uggh
hate this ad. — April 27, 2020
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