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John Morris
Pella, IA
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John commented on the article |Wow, that is the smartest thing I've heard anybody say on here.
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John commented on the article |
I think THIS reaction is probably what they're aiming for... for people to be all pissed off and talk about it way too much. I mean, look... with all the really good causes on this site, an article about a BK ad is getting the most attention. I'm going to guess that's what they wanted... and, it's working. By continuing to talk about and be offended, you're just feeding their evil plan.
Because, the reality is... while this small subset of people will be offended by it, I think most people will just laugh or blow it off (pun kind of intended). But, those people would have probably never even seen the ad if we weren't making such a big deal out of it.
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John commented on the article |
@Juan Dude... talk about stereotyping and demeaning, bro. Can you stand for women's rights without blatantly attacking men?
Dude, it doesn't seem so, bro!!
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John commented on the article |Wow! That's all I can say right now.
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John commented on the article |Yeah, I think this one's a bit melodramatic. Is there some right that men have that women don't? As far as I know, we all have the same rights legally. Yes, you can talk about social injustices... but, those happen among us people. As far as the laws are concerned, it seems we're all pretty equal. And, if you'd like to celebrate your gender's Independence Day, I'm pretty sure you have the right to do that, too.
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John commented on the article |
I guess, for me, the women in my life are some of the... no, they are THE strongest, most courageous, and passionate people I know. My mom, my wife, my sisters-in-law... even my young nieces. And, from my experience, women tend to stand much harder and stronger than men for what they value. For example, my mom who raised six little boys, while working a full-time job, and taking care of my dad who had become paralyzed in a car accident.
What I see is... there's not an ad in this world that could stand in her way!!
And, I don't want women to fall into the trap of "victimization" like I see so rampantly happening in this country.
I guess when I hear a woman complaining about an ad like this and how it demeans them... in my mind, I think... "there's NO WAY in hell it demeans you... you are SO much more than your gender!
What I feel is an ad like this only demeans you if you let it... and, if you'll let an ad make you feel like less of a human... less of that courageous, compassionate, powerful person you are...
What about an abusive boyfriend or husband?
What about a sexist boss?
I don't want that for you.
I don't know that any of you are playing the victim in this scenario... especially not admittedly. However, I just feel if you see an ad and it makes you feel like less of a woman... in some small way *I believe* you're allowing it to victimize you... YOU are allowing it to demean you. And, with each instance, it becomes easier and easier to play the victim... until you find yourself in an abusive relationship... and, you can't seem to leave. Or, you have a sexist boss, and can't seem to quit.
Or whatever scenario...
I don't want that for you.
So, I guess, my thoughts on this whole thing are that the ad is what you make it. Is it dumb? YEAH!
Does it demean YOU? NO! You're still the powerful person you are.
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John commented on the article |
@Criss. It's not that the spelling thing is childish, it's that it's a logical fallacy. It's attacking the person instead of the argument... when, the fact is, a totally screwed up person who can't spell "the" is still capable of making a sound argument. In order to refute someone's argument, you must disprove the logic of it... either 1) that the premises upon which the argument rests are not all true or 2) the conclusion derived from those arguments is not valid.
Attacking the person for their spelling does neither of those and ignores the issue at hand. It's called rhetoric and it's a clever way of winning an argument without addressing the argument or topic at hand.
@Juan. I'm not offended by the way men are viewed traditionally. I think some of it is not accurate... and, I think that saying that being a "typical male" is somehow wrong is judgmental. More than anything, I'm bringing up the point that typically women want equality at the expense of men and who they are. If you want equality... that means equality for everybody... including typical males. If you have the right to be offended by the ad and want me to accept that... that means, I should have the right to LOVE the ad and you accept it. That's equality.
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John commented on the article |
Come on with the spelling corrections... those are cleverly disguised ad hominems. While you might be right about the aggressive nature of Nina's post, she brings up a very good point. It seems like so many people allow themselves to be victimized by stupid stuff like this ad. But, I'm sure you are a strong, fierce individual and no ad could ever make you inferior... so, why let it?
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John commented on the article |Wow! This is a moving piece. So many of us Americans complain about our lot in life... yet, we are some of the most advantaged people in the world. How poignant!
