tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6909957245407067880.post8214972929698580594..comments2023-11-24T05:45:46.762-05:00Comments on kiss my black ads: The Pimpin' Power of Pine SolCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06008854814280963268noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6909957245407067880.post-24991373833149261532010-12-20T00:36:25.604-05:002010-12-20T00:36:25.604-05:00I'm Glad i ran across this blog.Added kissmyb...I'm Glad i ran across this blog.Added kissmyblackads.blogspot.com to my bookmark!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6909957245407067880.post-36127453567698906272010-06-23T13:23:08.989-04:002010-06-23T13:23:08.989-04:00lol. not a problem. i aim to please. or rant.lol. not a problem. i aim to please. or rant.FilthyGrandeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08939478425921080818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6909957245407067880.post-80677317799439197842010-06-23T10:11:55.220-04:002010-06-23T10:11:55.220-04:00FG! I gotta quote ya on the front page! (if you ha...FG! I gotta quote ya on the front page! (if you hate it I'll take it down!)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008854814280963268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6909957245407067880.post-72914936662038677152010-06-23T10:08:42.381-04:002010-06-23T10:08:42.381-04:00These men now pay her to come over from their high...<i>These men now pay her to come over from their high-paying, high-pressure jobs to trade it all for an $2000 dollar an hour Sadistic Sweeping and Masochistic Mopping sessions!</i><br /><br />nonsense! everyone knows that dashing men with ripped abs love to mop for the sake of mopping, not for any masochistic desire! although i'll give you bonus points for the alliteration. <br /><br />in all seriousness, i'm getting a little tired of these commercials where sex and cleaning are linked--think of the new Swiffer campaign. sorry, i am not in a relationship with my cleaning supplies. i will not lay in bed with pine sol. most commercials featuring women will often equate use of the product with sex. i'm sure we can recall more than one racy burger commercial. it's downright pornographic. although, on the same token, it's nice seeing a fat woman in a sexualized role, however brief. but then sexualization of a black woman is problematic too...damn, my head is spinning. moving on. <br /><br />i think the contrast in the white mopper vs. black mopper is very telling: white one has agency; he arrives, delivers the pine sol. he gets to speak. he begins mopping with shirt sleeves rolled up. even his tie is still on. the black mopper is already in her home. he's essentially a prop. he gets no speaking lines. his shirt is off, giving us full view of his body (black masculine hypersexualization anyone?) for our consumption. this is not equality in advertising.FilthyGrandeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08939478425921080818noreply@blogger.com