Comments on: Burst Your Bubble: BK Burger Shots http://www.kerrikanelos.com/?p=79 Ramblings of a feminist writer... Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:26:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: BuddyPC http://www.kerrikanelos.com/?p=79&cpage=1#comment-32098 BuddyPC Sat, 04 Apr 2009 23:24:51 +0000 http://www.kerrikanelos.com/?p=79#comment-32098 My initial reaction was BK was reflecting the common phenomenon of girls, usually at the park, a downtown square, or wherever, fawning over some guy's puppy, as in baby dog. This has happened to me personally on three separate occasions, the last of which I admit I tried to milk for all it was worth. I don't think this works any perception of women being "weak" or "mindless", so much as, maybe, extra-sensitive, more sentimental, and overly emotional, compared to the usual lunkhead frat boy crowd which is the obvious target market for sliders. There are so many things to be justifiably irritated at BK's stupid recent ad campaigns (I'll hold the King down while you kick him), but IMO this isn't one of them. My initial reaction was BK was reflecting the common phenomenon of girls, usually at the park, a downtown square, or wherever, fawning over some guy’s puppy, as in baby dog. This has happened to me personally on three separate occasions, the last of which I admit I tried to milk for all it was worth.
I don’t think this works any perception of women being “weak” or “mindless”, so much as, maybe, extra-sensitive, more sentimental, and overly emotional, compared to the usual lunkhead frat boy crowd which is the obvious target market for sliders.

There are so many things to be justifiably irritated at BK’s stupid recent ad campaigns (I’ll hold the King down while you kick him), but IMO this isn’t one of them.

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.kerrikanelos.com/?p=79&cpage=1#comment-32094 Jennifer Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:45:52 +0000 http://www.kerrikanelos.com/?p=79#comment-32094 This commercial makes me want to punch the "King" in the face. Go to hell, Burger King. Portrayals of women in the media like this contribute to the idiotic view that women are weak and mindless. Anyone who brings up the "overly PC" argument is just as ignorant and careless as the market research (if there was ANY done) done by Burger King. I used to eat there when I wanted fast food. Now it makes me sick. STAND UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT BY REFUSING TO FUND THEIR SEXISM. Don't pacify yourselves with fallacious arguments. Blogging about this will hopefully bring more attention to this outrage - and people will see what they are encouraging when they eat at BK. This commercial makes me want to punch the “King” in the face. Go to hell, Burger King. Portrayals of women in the media like this contribute to the idiotic view that women are weak and mindless.
Anyone who brings up the “overly PC” argument is just as ignorant and careless as the market research (if there was ANY done) done by Burger King.
I used to eat there when I wanted fast food. Now it makes me sick. STAND UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT BY REFUSING TO FUND THEIR SEXISM. Don’t pacify yourselves with fallacious arguments. Blogging about this will hopefully bring more attention to this outrage - and people will see what they are encouraging when they eat at BK.

]]> By: Dan http://www.kerrikanelos.com/?p=79&cpage=1#comment-32067 Dan Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:08:43 +0000 http://www.kerrikanelos.com/?p=79#comment-32067 Oh please its just a commercial.. sure its stupid in its own way but its still just a commerical! This is exactly why we are such a PC society because people get all bent over such stupid things! My suggestion to you if it bothers you dont patron the place but blogging about it just brings more attention to it! Oh please its just a commercial.. sure its stupid in its own way but its still just a commerical! This is exactly why we are such a PC society because people get all bent over such stupid things! My suggestion to you if it bothers you dont patron the place but blogging about it just brings more attention to it!

]]> By: Marc http://www.kerrikanelos.com/?p=79&cpage=1#comment-5198 Marc Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:53:33 +0000 http://www.kerrikanelos.com/?p=79#comment-5198 Quite being a bitch. Not everything revolves around women. Quite being a bitch. Not everything revolves around women.

]]> By: amanda http://www.kerrikanelos.com/?p=79&cpage=1#comment-3295 amanda Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:27:38 +0000 http://www.kerrikanelos.com/?p=79#comment-3295 Just the name alone is offensive, like you said - who wants to be punched in the vagina? Maybe it's the prejudicial vegetarian in me but meat eating men are far more retarded than non-meat eating men. I'm sure all the burger king execs are meatheads. Hahahahaha. Hum. Just the name alone is offensive, like you said - who wants to be punched in the vagina? Maybe it’s the prejudicial vegetarian in me but meat eating men are far more retarded than non-meat eating men. I’m sure all the burger king execs are meatheads. Hahahahaha. Hum.

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