Commercials

[AmberLeigh]

Do you think that the poker commercials that have been on television lately are a bit too sexist? There have been a few lately that seem like they are selling sexy women more than poker to me.

[Serenity]

Everything boils down to sex sells. It is a shame because it is exploiting women. It is also hard to gaurd your kids against commericals of any kind, It is sickening to watch really.

[FlyGirl]

On T.V. and on billboards and in the mags sex sells, I hate it really.But we live basically in a mans world and we know where thier brain in located don't we?

[Jenna]

Yes we do know where their brains are located. I think that we are better off to just accept the sexiness that is in these ads. We still live in a man's world and as long as we do there will not be any changes.

[FlyGirl]

I should feel bad my previous post.Is it wrong to bash the men for making it thier world but yet use it against them whenever we get the chance?I am speaking about myself of course.If I can get the upperhand using my sexuality I will

[Serenity]

Originally Posted by Jenna

Yes we do know where their brains are located. I think that we are better off to just accept the sexiness that is in these ads. We still live in a man's world and as long as we do there will not be any changes.

I will agree it is a man's world for the most part, however I think it is wrong for you to say we should accept it. Why should we? Especially when we have small impressionable children around.

I laughed 2 years ago when Janet Jackson had her wardrobe malfunction during the halftime show, why? Because the FCC and everyone else through a hissy fit because it was on national TV, yet they allow herpes commericals, tampon and sexy lingerie ads all over the TV. Even on childrens channels like Nick.

The gov't wants to stop online gambling and porn sites, yet allows tv commercials be blatently sexy. WRONG!

[Sparkle]

Although we feel strongly about selling sex, the truth is despite what we say, thats how its going to be, I mean we do have activist who spend years trying to break the wall to stop exploiting females, but its still the same.

[blueyedgal]

I don't know what Nick you are watching but the one here doesn't have any advertisements that are not related to kids toys and stuff. As far as accepting that sex sells, I also feel that we have no choice but to accept it and move on.

[bluebox]

It's not just the sexy women in the ads, but advertisers during poker tournaments are completely ignoring the female market, even though poker is becoming more popular among women viewers and players. Advertisements for the tournaments and the companies pushing their products present neutral objects as the property of cigar smoking macho men...the slogan for a beer commercial is "for a man's taste", and several of the other ads are all about manhood, virility...I think that companies are being sexist but also making dumb business decisions about the content of their ads, considering the purchasing power that women have in today's economy, and the rising visibility of women in poker

[PokerDiva]

I hate that advertisers think that having a sexy woman in the commercial will help it sell better. Don't they ever think that they could be losing their female demographic?