Stupid Masculinity

My Letter to La Quinta

Monday, April 16th, 2007

Here is the email I sent to La Quinta:
 Last night I saw your advertisement containing this verbiage: “Your wife is escorted off the plane.” This text was followed by “You get the window seat.”
Is La Quinta suggesting that their core customer is an idiot man who relishes in the fact that his wife has been […]

Ridiculous Advertisements About Men

Monday, April 16th, 2007

One of my peeves are the numerous advertisements depicting men as idiots. Unlike my conservative counterparts, I do not blame feminism for this trend. Rather advertisers seem to have concluded that men-as-children sells product.
The latest, and by far one of the most offensive to date, depicts an airplace leaving the runway. “Your wife was escorted […]