No Comment: PETA Doesn’t Want You to Wear Your Own Hair, Either
November 8, 2011 by Mimi Seldner · 48 Comments
Many of the issues we deal with here at Ms. are very cut-and-dry. Legislation to let a woman die on the hospital floor? Anti. The female orgasm (and woman-positive sex education)? Pro. Affording fetuses ...Read More
No Comment: “Use Your Natural Charm”
September 21, 2011 by Sarah Richardson · 9 Comments
In three new ads featuring model Gisele Bündchen, Brazilian lingerie company Hope urges women to take off their clothes before breaking “bad” news to their male partners. The ads rely ...Read More
No Comment: A “Younger, Hotter” Virgin
September 12, 2011 by Emily Musil Church · 4 Comments
Just in case we hadn’t fully internalized the message that women are most valued for their youth and beauty, Virgin America has introduced a new “younger, hotter” advertising campaign with ...Read More
No Comment: Zazzle’s Pro-Anorexia Kids’ Tees
August 16, 2011 by Christie Thompson · 6 Comments
Last week, the online retailer Zazzle–which “empowers” customers to create custom T-shirts, cards and other paraphernalia–ended sales of a kids’ T-shirt and onesie that ...Read More
No Comment: “Always”‘ Transphobic Drag Queen Ad
August 11, 2011 by Christie Thompson · 9 Comments
[Update: It seems the viral video was either a spoof or a potential ad that Always decided not to run. We apologize to Always, but still find the ideas behind the video--whoever made it--pretty offensive. ...Read More
Victory! Goodwill Removes Billboard
August 4, 2011 by Bree Davies · 13 Comments
Denver’s branch of Goodwill Industries, the thrift-store chain that has always positioned itself as a helping hand to diverse communities across the U.S., recently launched a new series of ...Read More
No Comment: Molson Coors Knows What Women Want–Pink Beer
July 27, 2011 by Christie Thompson · 16 Comments
It seems ad execs at Molson Coors were looking for a new way to alienate include women. With only 17 percent of Molson Coors’ sales coming from women, company heads knew they had to do something. But ...Read More
No Comment: Summer’s Eve Gives Your Vagina A New Monologue
July 20, 2011 by Christie Thompson · 11 Comments
Summer’s Eve has launched its “Hail to the V” campaign, a new series of print, online and television ads telling women to spend more time taking care of their “wunder down ...Read More
No Comment: Duke Nukem Forever
June 28, 2011 by Christie Thompson · 8 Comments
It’s no surprise when new video games are bloody and overtly sexist. Grand Theft Auto drew outrage when players realized they could not only solicit sex but also kill the sex worker (after she’s ...Read More
No Comment: “Give Us Your Cash, Bitch”
June 15, 2011 by Annie Shields · 23 Comments
Just when you think you’ve seen it all, along comes “Give Us Your Cash, Bitch,” the frontrunner for the most racism and misogyny ever combined in one political ad. In it, Los Angeles ...Read More
