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By: gender studies for dummies « Ruby Bastille

gender studies for dummies « Ruby Bastille — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:38:21 +0000

[...] yay, lists, questionpost by rubybastille Brittneigh isn’t sure what to think about this “mow the lawn” ad. It’s a little like “Watchmen,” in that you need to go through it two or three [...]

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:55:07 +0000

I feel almost the same as you do, actually. It’s offensive (I rolled my eyes so hard when I saw the Asian woman trimming a bonzai tree), and I think the punnery is a little… inappropriate for TV (if they’re running this at normal hours, especially), but it’s also clever. They talked about this on Glossed Over, too, if you’re interested: http://www.glossedover.com/glossed_over/2009/04/subtle-ad-for-hair-removal-products-promotes-mowing-the-lawn.html

By: Brittney

Brittney — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:14:20 +0000

See, that’s kind of how I feel!

By: amanda

amanda — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:09:36 +0000

I was pretty offended until “tulips on the mound!” Then I couldn’t stop laughing. Props for getting that past the censors.