deergravity:

mormondeathsquads:

sexistads:

mormondeathsquads:

sexistads:

“Maybe I’m oversensitive.”

No, you’re not.

I understand the importance of sports, that’s not the issue, what I hate is the lying. He can’t say, “Look I’m sorry, this game is wild!” like a mature adult.

Again, they’re saying “buy our product; be an asshole.”

(cliche time - I like sports! I’m a woman! It would have been a little less annoying if the roles were switched.)

what bothers me about this ad is both his immaturity and her dumb fucking oversensitivity

i dont really think its sexist as much as it is saying “everybody is an annoying asshole buy our stuff”

But she’s not being oversensitive - he can’t look at her for 30 seconds without checking his phone… and then he lies about it.

How is she supposed to feel?

but its not a big deal. hes not cheating on her, hes not texting his friends about what a bitch he thinks she is. he’s checking the game, and shes acting like hes doing something much worse

She’s not acting like he’s “doing something much worse,” she asks him if he’s watching the game while they are at dinner, conceivably a date they planned (based on her line about how it’s nice to get to spend time together). I see nothing intense or too much about her questions. This woman is not oversensitive. She reacts in a perfectly rational way to her partner acting strangely. And he is doing exactly what she thinks he’s doing. She does not cry, shout, or make a scene.

This commercial is playing into the cultural idea and silencing/derailing technique that women’s reactions are always over-dramatic. Any sign of emotion from a woman can be used to make their argument moot (see: tone policing and hysteria).

And that is kind of a big deal.

Thank you