Comments on: Hello, and Check out the “Ugly” Chick

By: Set

Set — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:46:39 +0000

I must say, had I not read all the commentary, I’d certes have presumed the ad was just using sexy scantily clad women (as so many ads do) to sell food and that such was the complaint.

By: GR

GR — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:30:44 +0000

Um, I’m really torn here: I agree with Yellowhammer and I try not measure my *own* worth on the basis of my attractiveness – but speaking as a woman who is attracted to other women, I find the model to be lovely.
Don’t quite know where the compromise is here…but I try not to objectify.

By: New Bacardi ads show what real ugly looks like, and it’s not the women in the ads « The random musings of a 1973 Original

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:40:48 +0000

[...] “This is how the patriarchy and the beauty ideal collude: we are supposed to see these women and be so stunned that they aren’t thin, white, blonde, able-bodied, and perfectly symmetrical that we can only call them ugly. We’re supposed to look at these pictures and say “At least I’m prettier than her.” We’re supposed to view our female friends as accessories in our true life goal, which is to look hot for men. There are hot women, and there are ugly women, and if you’re not the hottest woman in the room, you’re automatically the ugliest. [...]

By: indigo

indigo — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:18:41 +0000

Some of us are built for comfort, not speed.

Honestly, do I want to be attractive to all men? Nah … But it’s a funny thing, if you get to talking with men, they tend to think they are attractive to all women. It’s really funny.

By: mysticheart

mysticheart — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 07:23:21 +0000

I think women’s sexuality should be celebrated. We are beings of spirit AND flesh. I find this lady to be HOT!

By: Jill

Jill — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 22:31:16 +0000

I am desperately trying to access the Suck It Special K project you referenced in the above post at Shakesville, but can get to neither the project nor Shakesville’s web site. I’ve been trying to find a way to share my disgust of the new “eat breakfast to lose weight” Special K commercial with friends. Do you know another way to get to it?

By: Yellowhammer

Yellowhammer — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:46:24 +0000

I’m trying to figure out why everyone is spending so much time arguing whether or not the woman above is attractive.

I think what we should be worried about mostly is why she is held up for us to judge in the first place.

I feel like woman are taught that their appearance is equal to how much they are worth as a human being. I believe many men- not all men–feel that is how a woman’s worth should be judged too, whether or not he’d go to bed with her.

I don’t care how many men out there would go to bed with me. I just want to be seen as a human being, no matter what my size. I don’t think I deserve to be called a whale, a cow, or any other dehumanizing name, nor does anyone else.

No one’s worth as a human should be measured by how many people would sleep with them.

By: BStu

BStu — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:08:40 +0000

If you’ve already saved it as JPG, resaving it as a GIF won’t make it look better. You’d need to go back to the original file. I have to say, though, I’m not sure GIF is best for that title graphic anyway. I think there are probably too many colors being used to get the advantages of the GIF format.

By: The Mad Penguin

The Mad Penguin — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:47:04 +0000

She’s ugly? No-uh!

By: kateharding

kateharding — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:36:54 +0000

Except… now it IS saved as a gif, and still looks just as bad. Oh well.