Labels Against Women

theskepticalidealist · 2013-12-08T11:21:19+00:00

I am offended by this horrible cover of Mad World.

skinnybignose · 2013-12-08T12:35:49+00:00

Some of the comparisons didn't come across as being equivalent to me. Take the 'persuasive' guy, he actually looked like he was being persuasive but the woman had a much more aggressive look making the 'pushy' label justified. It would have worked if they kept the expressions the same.

Also 'selfish' and 'vain' are in no way exclusive to women. In fact, I've never once heard a guy describe another guy as being 'neat' (that's not to say they don't), but I've heard plenty say vain. I'm not even too sure I've heard 'vain' used towards a women; when you consider that women spend a lot more time looking in the mirror than men (due to make up) it just seems normal for women to be looking in the mirror a lot. It's usually when men spend as much time in the mirror that they get called vain.

That said, men and when do suffer from their own labels, so the ads principle, I have no problem with. That's just my 2 cents :)

EDIT: Spelling

SRSLovesGawker · 2013-12-08T12:00:35+00:00

I can understand some of the annoyance. The idea that any woman who asserts herself is going to be labelled "bossy" (or otherwise negatively) whereas a man would be labelled "assertive" (or otherwise positively) discounts a whole host of factors, not the least of which that many people, men and women both, don't know how to be effective leaders and EARN those negative labels like "bossy" or "micromanaging".

Some women may well be unfairly labelled when they don't deserve to be, sure, but other women have fully earned those labels and will never make the effort to improve because they can fall back on that mean ol' Patriarchy being the cause of all their woes.

As to the video itself, I'm with /u/theskepticalidealist... the incredi-shitty cover of Mad World annoys me more than anything else.

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Silgrenus · 2013-12-08T12:51:11+00:00

I think you are a little bit. I can see where you're coming from, but at the same time, in a country like the Phillipines, there is a certain idea about female business leaders and the like. Personally, I think it's equally important to discuss why it's seen as acceptable for a father to work instead of being with his kids as it is discussing why it's not for a woman. Gender roles, yo.

SirSkeptic · 2013-12-08T11:12:35+00:00

No, it's just a very sexist commercial - especially since shampoo commercials almost never show 50% of their consumers. This one has finally shown men and portrays them in a sexist manner.

sens2t2vethug · 2013-12-08T18:52:45+00:00

I've not watched it but if it's a commercial, as someone else said, then it's possibly designed to piss you off. You've certainly shared it with more people and got them talking about it. :)

Frankenstien23 · 2013-12-19T17:50:30+00:00

ugh no it pissed me off too

hugged_at_gunpoint · 2013-12-08T11:33:28+00:00

Yes, you are being irrational. Women do suffer from labels in the business world. That isn't to say men don't suffer from labels elsewhere, and this commercial does not imply anything negative about men.

Ivan_Fackoff · 2013-12-08T20:43:34+00:00

Boss/Bossy

Assertive and aggressive are not the same thing, it's a pity women don't generally recognize the difference.

Persuasive/Pushy

More of the above.

Dedicated/Selfish

What? This one seems like they just invented it for the commercial.

Neat/Vain

He's just taking care of his face, she's putting on a mask, these are obviously different.

Smooth/Showoff

The suit was designed as a uniform, to blend in, a fluffy dress is clearly the opposite of that.

Title	Labels Against Women
Author	Ivan_Fackoff
Upvotes	7
Comments	26
Date	December 8, 2013 11:02 AM UTC (12 years ago)
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