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Post subject: Re: All the Answers will be Found: 'We Missed the Mark'
Posted: Mon November 21, 2022 2:39 pm
NYUCK NYUCK NYUCK
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That's what makes it sketchy to me. The court opinion is a small enough detail that it could be the result of a photographer gone rogue, some wannabe artsy weirdo trying to be edgy. But having the girls pose with teddy bears in bondage gear? There were marketing meetings about that. Somebody pitched that and someone approved it
Post subject: Re: All the Answers will be Found: 'We Missed the Mark'
Posted: Thu May 25, 2023 6:25 pm
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Seems like Target is in here now after overshooting Pride Month with too much Satanism.
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Post subject: Re: All the Answers will be Found: 'We Missed the Mark'
Posted: Thu May 25, 2023 6:54 pm
Misplaced My Sponge
Joined: Wed May 30, 2018 6:10 pm Posts: 6950
Bi_3 wrote:
Seems like Target is in here now after overshooting Pride Month with too much Satanism.
I can't find any articles showing that they sold anything promoting Satanism (not that I would care if they did)
The bigots definitely seem to be getting better organized lately. It's going to be interesting to see how this plays out because walking this stuff back is sure to anger progressives. Seems like these companies are getting themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Post subject: Re: All the Answers will be Found: 'We Missed the Mark'
Posted: Thu May 25, 2023 7:56 pm
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BurtReynolds wrote:
Their direction is pretty easy. Don't push politics to sell shit. Doesn't anger anyone except activists, who are broke losers anyway.
Yeah, but in fairness to Target:
1.) it's not clear that the allegations are true as reported but more like a mosaic of things put together for clicks 2.) they can do whatever they want so long as they accept the consequences of the market reaction
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Post subject: Re: All the Answers will be Found: 'We Missed the Mark'
Posted: Thu May 25, 2023 8:24 pm
An enigma of a man shaped hole in the wall between reality and the soul of the devil.
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Dove came out with a video game themed commercial that was shocking in it's poor execution. The general idea (I think) was to be some kind of anti-sexualization message, but they fucked it up. It ended up seeming to say fat is less sexual than being rather mid, while at the same time having her wear less armor in the "less sexualized" example. Pretty weird. Anyway no one liked it and it barely even generated any hate clicks, so I think this marketing gimmick is in its death throes.
Post subject: Re: All the Answers will be Found: 'We Missed the Mark'
Posted: Fri May 26, 2023 2:15 am
The Master
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BurtReynolds wrote:
Dove came out with a video game themed commercial that was shocking in it's poor execution. The general idea (I think) was to be some kind of anti-sexualization message, but they fucked it up. It ended up seeming to say fat is less sexual than being rather mid, while at the same time having her wear less armor in the "less sexualized" example. Pretty weird. Anyway no one liked it and it barely even generated any hate clicks, so I think this marketing gimmick is in its death throes.
Would you say she closely resembled your dream woman?
Post subject: Re: All the Answers will be Found: 'We Missed the Mark'
Posted: Fri May 26, 2023 2:23 am
An enigma of a man shaped hole in the wall between reality and the soul of the devil.
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:
Dove came out with a video game themed commercial that was shocking in it's poor execution. The general idea (I think) was to be some kind of anti-sexualization message, but they fucked it up. It ended up seeming to say fat is less sexual than being rather mid, while at the same time having her wear less armor in the "less sexualized" example. Pretty weird. Anyway no one liked it and it barely even generated any hate clicks, so I think this marketing gimmick is in its death throes.
Would you say she closely resembled your dream woman?
Post subject: Re: All the Answers will be Found: 'We Missed the Mark'
Posted: Fri May 26, 2023 2:29 am
NEVER STOP JAMMING!
Joined: Sun September 15, 2013 5:50 am Posts: 22671
moral of the story: don’t market
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Post subject: Re: All the Answers will be Found: 'We Missed the Mark'
Posted: Fri May 26, 2023 2:29 am
NEVER STOP JAMMING!
Joined: Sun September 15, 2013 5:50 am Posts: 22671
accept simplicity
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Post subject: Re: All the Answers will be Found: 'We Missed the Mark'
Posted: Fri May 26, 2023 2:36 am
An enigma of a man shaped hole in the wall between reality and the soul of the devil.
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:13 pm Posts: 39929 Location: 6000 feet beyond man and time.
I'm 90% sure someone who had no idea what was going on was like "can we make the 'sexualized girl' less attractive? And can we cover her up more?" thus defeating the entire purpose of the commercial.
The sexy female game character trope hasn't really been a thing for like 10 years anyway.
Post subject: Re: All the Answers will be Found: 'We Missed the Mark'
Posted: Fri May 26, 2023 11:35 am
Looks Like a Cat
Joined: Wed April 20, 2016 7:11 pm Posts: 14323
BurtReynolds wrote:
Dove came out with a video game themed commercial that was shocking in it's poor execution. The general idea (I think) was to be some kind of anti-sexualization message, but they fucked it up. It ended up seeming to say fat is less sexual than being rather mid, while at the same time having her wear less armor in the "less sexualized" example. Pretty weird. Anyway no one liked it and it barely even generated any hate clicks, so I think this marketing gimmick is in its death throes.
I do think that companies are second guessing the TQ part of LGBTQ due to pressure from right-leaning folx. Could just be that they don't want to get caught on the wrong side should Sleepy Joe lose next year's election.
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