Comments on: Dear Heineken, http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/08/28/dear-heineken/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:07:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: asfd http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/08/28/dear-heineken/#comment-1475 asfd Sun, 09 Sep 2007 23:29:43 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/08/28/dear-heineken/#comment-1475 -miss prism Why would she drink the beer, it came out of her own body? It would be like a woman drinking her own urine, maybe you're into that sort of thing. Also, it's a robot not a real woman so it isn't really sexist, actually it's less sexist. The hot robot does all the sexist things women like you are a opposed to doing like eating dicks...if anything you should be happy that they used a robot and not a real woman for this commercial. Maybe in a couple years there will be enough realistic hot robots to satisfy men to the point where women will not have to subject themselves to using their mouths to injest cocks. Then men will consider you to be real human beings because they no longer need you for sex, everyone wins. -miss prism

Why would she drink the beer, it came out of her own body? It would be like a woman drinking her own urine, maybe you’re into that sort of thing.

Also, it’s a robot not a real woman so it isn’t really sexist, actually it’s less sexist. The hot robot does all the sexist things women like you are a opposed to doing like eating dicks…if anything you should be happy that they used a robot and not a real woman for this commercial. Maybe in a couple years there will be enough realistic hot robots to satisfy men to the point where women will not have to subject themselves to using their mouths to injest cocks. Then men will consider you to be real human beings because they no longer need you for sex, everyone wins.

]]> By: Andreea http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/08/28/dear-heineken/#comment-1394 Andreea Sat, 08 Sep 2007 03:42:22 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/08/28/dear-heineken/#comment-1394 I think a lot of people need to calm down . . . both commercials are certainly directed squarely at a young male audience (which I agree, btw, is a poor choice), but I think it's a bit of a stretch to call either commercial "sexist." The VW commercial is stupid, sure, but sexist? Please! You'd be hard pressed to find a bigger feminist than me, but even I'm not that alarmist! And the Heineken commercial? That's about as sexist as betty friedan! Sure, if you infer some symbology regarding the robot as representing women as ideally beer-serving automotons . . . but nobody really watches the commercial and thinks that. With that kind of logic any commercial featuring any woman ever could be construed to be sexist! And for the record, I hate the VW commercial (it's just annoying and doesn't at all advertise the product) but I am kind of partial to the Heineken one . . . its silly, of course, but kind of fun. It's modern and trendy to appeal to a modern and trendy audience (twenty-somethings). I think a lot of people need to calm down . . . both commercials are certainly directed squarely at a young male audience (which I agree, btw, is a poor choice), but I think it’s a bit of a stretch to call either commercial “sexist.” The VW commercial is stupid, sure, but sexist? Please! You’d be hard pressed to find a bigger feminist than me, but even I’m not that alarmist! And the Heineken commercial? That’s about as sexist as betty friedan! Sure, if you infer some symbology regarding the robot as representing women as ideally beer-serving automotons . . . but nobody really watches the commercial and thinks that. With that kind of logic any commercial featuring any woman ever could be construed to be sexist!

And for the record, I hate the VW commercial (it’s just annoying and doesn’t at all advertise the product) but I am kind of partial to the Heineken one . . . its silly, of course, but kind of fun. It’s modern and trendy to appeal to a modern and trendy audience (twenty-somethings).

]]> By: Jen http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/08/28/dear-heineken/#comment-1092 Jen Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:12:21 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/08/28/dear-heineken/#comment-1092 Um, what everyone else said. Their first run of commercials--"bring this mini-keg to a party and you will get all the attention"--was nonsexist and kind of funny, and actually showed the proper application for a mini-keg (ie the perfect thing for a night in with the pals). Now this dreck? They should fire whomever made them switch advertising firms. And yeah I haven't had a Heinie in years 'cause it really does taste like shit. In NYC especially we have great local beers and an embarrasment of riches RE import options. Why drink this crap? FWIW, my sexist boss LOVES Heineken. Go figure. Um, what everyone else said.

Their first run of commercials–”bring this mini-keg to a party and you will get all the attention”–was nonsexist and kind of funny, and actually showed the proper application for a mini-keg (ie the perfect thing for a night in with the pals).

Now this dreck? They should fire whomever made them switch advertising firms.

And yeah I haven’t had a Heinie in years ’cause it really does taste like shit. In NYC especially we have great local beers and an embarrasment of riches RE import options. Why drink this crap?

FWIW, my sexist boss LOVES Heineken. Go figure.

]]> By: CLD http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/08/28/dear-heineken/#comment-1087 CLD Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:19:10 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/08/28/dear-heineken/#comment-1087 I saw the stupid Heineken ad last night and about crapped. Wow. They've now created a New! and Improved! female. She dispenses beer right out of her pornalicious bod. And -- she MULTIPLIES! Take one for yourself and pass the rest on! Pure shit. I saw the stupid Heineken ad last night and about crapped. Wow. They’ve now created a New! and Improved! female. She dispenses beer right out of her pornalicious bod. And — she MULTIPLIES! Take one for yourself and pass the rest on! Pure shit.

]]> By: MissPrism http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/08/28/dear-heineken/#comment-1082 MissPrism Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:17:25 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/08/28/dear-heineken/#comment-1082 I wouldn't have found the Heineken ad nearly so bad if the robot bint actually drank any beer. But no, she just poses with it. Women must not be seen ingesting! Mouths are for cocks! I wouldn’t have found the Heineken ad nearly so bad if the robot bint actually drank any beer. But no, she just poses with it. Women must not be seen ingesting! Mouths are for cocks!

]]> By: Incertus (Brian) http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/08/28/dear-heineken/#comment-1080 Incertus (Brian) Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:17:20 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/08/28/dear-heineken/#comment-1080 Heineken's crap anyway. It's deliberately skunked now to give it that "signature Heineken taste." Drink Anchor Steam instead. Heineken’s crap anyway. It’s deliberately skunked now to give it that “signature Heineken taste.” Drink Anchor Steam instead.

]]> By: belledame222 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/08/28/dear-heineken/#comment-1073 belledame222 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:50:34 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/08/28/dear-heineken/#comment-1073 *blinks* I dungeddit. Why is -anyone- supposed to look at that and go, "oh, hey! mechanical arms come out yer stomach and insert the beer directly into your abdomen! there to regurgitate it for one's mechanical ant-sisters! That's the beer for me!" and, what norbizness said. *blinks* I dungeddit. Why is -anyone- supposed to look at that and go, “oh, hey! mechanical arms come out yer stomach and insert the beer directly into your abdomen! there to regurgitate it for one’s mechanical ant-sisters! That’s the beer for me!”

and, what norbizness said.

]]> By: norbizness http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/08/28/dear-heineken/#comment-1064 norbizness Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:12:46 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/08/28/dear-heineken/#comment-1064 Well, zombie Simone de Beauvoir herself could shill for Keystone Light, and I ain't touching that pisswater with a 10-foot clown-straw. P.S. Is that Daft Punk in the background? Well, zombie Simone de Beauvoir herself could shill for Keystone Light, and I ain’t touching that pisswater with a 10-foot clown-straw.

P.S. Is that Daft Punk in the background?

]]> By: Stephanie http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/08/28/dear-heineken/#comment-1061 Stephanie Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:59:16 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/08/28/dear-heineken/#comment-1061 Yeah, I posted about the Heineken commercial <a href="http://avengangle.livejournal.com/299900.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> without posting a copy of it because I just didn't want people to see it. Also: <a href="http://www.heinekeninternational.com/contactus.aspx" rel="nofollow">here</a> you can send them a nasty letter telling them that they suck ass. I did. As a guy pointed out in a comment on my entry, "I think sex is a positive thing and feel that the general persuasion is a tad prudish... I certainly don't want us to get any more prudish, but it seems that the only time it is used is in fairly misogynistic fantasy fulfillment, and this has been going on for decades. Why can't we have a beer ad featuring an intelligent and strong woman... I'd be kegging that shit even if it tasted like shit." Yeah, I posted about the Heineken commercial here without posting a copy of it because I just didn’t want people to see it. Also: here you can send them a nasty letter telling them that they suck ass. I did.

As a guy pointed out in a comment on my entry, “I think sex is a positive thing and feel that the general persuasion is a tad prudish… I certainly don’t want us to get any more prudish, but it seems that the only time it is used is in fairly misogynistic fantasy fulfillment, and this has been going on for decades. Why can’t we have a beer ad featuring an intelligent and strong woman… I’d be kegging that shit even if it tasted like shit.”

]]> By: Red Stapler http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/08/28/dear-heineken/#comment-1060 Red Stapler Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:43:19 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/08/28/dear-heineken/#comment-1060 I confess to really loving the design of the Heineken ad. It helps that it's very easy to see (to me) where the ad can be changed slightly to make it not About A Fembot. The Volkswagon ad, though? Who thought THAT was a good idea? Yikes. I confess to really loving the design of the Heineken ad. It helps that it’s very easy to see (to me) where the ad can be changed slightly to make it not About A Fembot.

The Volkswagon ad, though? Who thought THAT was a good idea? Yikes.

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