Ads like this on DU make me think about moving on

[NewHampster]

I come to DU for Democratic chatter, good old fashioned flame threads and as a general escape from freepers.

Then I have to see this crap. An ad probably from a freeper company.

This really sucks.

[HughMoran]

1. Seems right in line with the attitudes toward Hillary here...

Don't you think?

[TahitiNut]

41. It's in line with all the disparaging remarks aimed at us Nuts!

Man! Talk about "insensitive"! :grr:

[HughMoran]

46. I don't understand your post

What are you saying?

[Nutmegger]

57. I agree 100%.

:mad::grr::mad::grr::mad::argh:

[NewHampster]

49. Maybe ads like that contribute to the attitude here.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. You can turn off the ads, you know...nt

[terip64]

27. How? n/t

[havocmom]

29. I believe you go to options then preferences

Been so long since I smacked off offensive adds I am unsure. Think that is where ya go

[CaliforniaPeggy]

43. Yes, that's correct...options, then preferences!

I just checked it out, and that's what you need to do...

[BrotherBuzz]

52. Member option only blocks the banner ads...

The side ads remain.

[Initech]

83. Or just download Firefox and use Ad Blocker.

That's what I do. I don't have to put up with that Google Ad shit on any of the websites I visit.

[Blashyrkh]

3. Did you read the warning where it says "Not recommended for people without a sense of humour"?

[NewHampster]

5. Im a Democrat

We are notorious for a lack of humor.

[Blashyrkh]

12. Lucky I consider myself progressive then.

[scarletwoman]

25. If you're a "progressive", why is it you can't see the blatant mysogyny of that ad?

I campaign against Hillary on DU every chance I get.

However, as a woman, I find the product being advertised on that ad to be unbelievably offensive and mysogynist. Making appeals to male neuroses about females is NOT "progressive" in my book.

That ad isn't "humorous", it's pathetic and juvenile and offensive.

sw

[Blashyrkh]

34. I can see that. I can also see how it portrays Hillary in a positive light. Can you?

I don't consider your premise valid. Nor do I consider this an issue worthy of more than a mention in passing.

I'm mostly amused by the predictable response.

[scarletwoman]

40. "Nor do I consider this an issue worthy of more than a mention in passing." Well, you made your

"mention" and are "amused". Bully for you.

[Bicoastal]

11. No, I agree with the OP--and I'm male.

Because it doesn't make fun of Hillary for political reasons.

It's just an insulting representation of one of OUR Senators, saying, in effect: she's an outspoken, she's driven, she's in-your-face--God, what a BITCH!

Please, can we criticize Hillary above the level of the FReepers?

[Blashyrkh]

16. Why can't it symbolise all the ball-busting Hillary is gonna do when she wins office?

I do not agree with your interpretation. The product clearly says "not for those without a sense of humour" and as it's obvious neither of you appear to have one you should probably just stop thinking about it.

[NewHampster]

21. This is not for people without a sense of humor

Like it?

[scarletwoman]

28. Sure, for the troglodytes who find jokes about "ballbusting" women real knee-slappers, I'm sure it

IS "humorous".

sw

[Raejeanowl]

56. Thank you n/t

[NewHampster]

20. Thanks

[PDittie]

63. And here I thought it was saying

she was a nutcracker. Or a ball-buster.

:shrug:

[Catherine Vincent]

4. Republicans psychos are idiots.

And I'll bet their mother, sister or aunt have thighs the same as HRC.

[Danger Mouse]

6. i've seen all kinds of ads, some of them offensive...

on du...some advertising ann coulter stuff (for some reason)
not a big deal to me, really, i just ignore them.
:shrug:

[MonkeyFunk]

7. DU doesn't

control the ads that are served.

[NewHampster]

9. I know, I'm a Web Guy

It just pisses me off so I don't turn them off, because I need to be pissed right now.

[fenriswolf]

8. im sorry

i think its hillarious, and if someone put something funny up about kucinich i would laugh as well as long as it was funny.

[Bicoastal]

15. Well, then you're unique.

If Kucinich's short stature is even alluded to around here, people get all offended.

"The MSM has you brainwashed" and so forth.

[NewHampster]

18. Double standard

I'm a freekin Jew. I know humor.

This is sexist, double standard crap. It's the kind of crap I'm getting sick of on DU and I've only been back a few weeks.


Men Hillary
*** *******
Strong Leaders Bitch
Laugh Cackle
Suits "But I don't know about that jacket"
$400 Haircuts I'm not sure if like Hillary's hair this week.
Ride bikes, show muscle. How dare she show an inch of her femininity?

[scarletwoman]

10. I totally agree -- that ad is disgusting. And I'm one of the so-called "Hillary-haters" here.

I may vehemently dislike Hillary Clinton's politics, but I'll be DAMNED if I'm going to put up with denegrating her as a woman!

I had already planned to write a complaint to the admins before I saw your post. Thank you very much for speaking out!

sw

[PDittie]

64. But the product being advertised

is amazing. :teasing:

[Forkboy]

13. I did a double take when I saw it.

Not a pleasant ad, to say the least.

[MedleyMisty]

14. Haha, wow, misogyny! So funny it kills me.

Not.

Seriously, how is hatred of women funny?

[mcscajun]

17. Please contact mods/admin on any offensive ads so they can be removed.

A link would always be helpful. :hi:

The ads are served up by Google based on what we talk about here, not chosen by DU. The admins eliminate them as they are identified.

For example, the more we talk about a certain blonde, Republican commentator whose last name rhymes with "bolter", the more ads we'll see for those dreadful books she spews forth from time to time.

[NewHampster]

19. I use Google too

the domain can be blocked http://www.zamashop.com

[derby378]

22. That is definitely not nice...

I'm a Hillary critic, yeah, but that still isn't nice at all.

[Whisp]

23. I don't much care for Capitol *&*%$@! Hill

and her stand on many things, but agree that ad is offensive and doesn't belong here. It's sexist and just low brow stupid.

[tammywammy]

24. I suggest turning off the ads....

[BrotherBuzz]

53. How?

I have the banner ads hidden, but the side ads remain

[noamnety]

80. That's not an acceptable solution

That's like saying if you don't like hearing that Kramer dude make racist comments, change the channel.

The point is not that I personally don't want to look at it. The point is that we shouldn't tolerate misogyny on this site. It's not a democratic ideal.

[tammywammy]

81. My other suggestion is to send a note to the Admin

They can apparently get rid of it, according to some on other threads.

:shrug:

[NC_Nurse]

26. Wow, I didn't even notice it. I completely ignore all of the ads.

I only noticed the Rush thing because people kept complaining about it in threads.
I'm so used to ignoring ads on every website i go to - they don't even register in my brain!

Looks pretty stupid. Otherwise, I don't care.

[scarletwoman]

30. k&r -- I've written to the Administrators about that ad. It REALLY pisses me off! (nt)

[NewHampster]

32. Thanks Scarlet

the url is zamashop .com

[L0oniX]

31. Is this an exercise video for the Thigh Master?

:sarcasm:

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

33. If you're a web guy...

Then you know how the ads work. Rather than blaming DU, perhaps a letter to the ad pusher.

[NewHampster]

36. I did not blame DU

I apologize to Skinner etal if that is how it sounded.

The ad pissed me off and still pisses me off.

As to DU. I spend a portion of each week trolling the web for my competition so I can add their domains to my Google blocked list. Takes about 5 minutes.

[Canuckistanian]

35. I find this whole "nutcracker" concept disturbing

The only men who would find this humorous are the ones who have a warped sense of their own masculinity.

If you feel that cowed by a woman merely because she's assertive, aggressive AND a woman, it's YOU that has the problem.

[emilyg]

37. I had the same reaction.

[Kurovski]

38. Don't anyone faint, but...

I personally don't find it funny enough to override the sexist connotation.

On a positive note, the copy reads "she will pulverize any nut that stands in her way...", and since many supporters of Sen. Clinton claim the anti-Hillary forces to be "leftist nuts", well...

But you know, different strokes and all that.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

39. DU doesn't get to pick the ads

Turn them off (user options/edit preferences/display google ads), or get FF (free) and install the Adblock Plus plugin (also free) for those w/o a star.

I agree, the ad is disgusting and tacky. :puke:

[scarletwoman]

42. What good does MY turning off the ad do? That's alot like covering your eyes and believing you're

invisible because YOU can't see.

I don't give a shit about whether *I* can see the ad or not, I give a shit that such misogynistic crap is being broadcast on DU.

sw

[NewHampster]

44. I was trying to think of how to say that

Thanks again Scarlet

[Raejeanowl]

58. Me, Too

I sent them an email tonight in complaint, for whatever its worth. Maybe we can turn off the ad individually, but that's not the solution or the point. It's obvious from the several threads I've read tonight that a large contingent just don't "get it." Don't even have the first clue what sexism is.

I personally don't plan to sit in the back of the bus on DU, of all places.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

69. I don't disagree

Find out where the ad comes from and complain to them?

[Truth2Tell]

79. Why not just speak out against it

and discredit it. You'd be surprised how many people simply aren't conscious of the misogyny everywhere until it's pointed out to them (myself often included). Use it as an opportunity to teach. Censoring the ad is more comparable to covering ones eyes and pretending invisibility, IMO.

The best antidote to offensive speech is more speech.

[dysfunctional press]

50. neither of those options do it.

i've got firefox w/adblock plus installed, and i have "no" chosen for 'display google ads', and i can still see the hillary nutcracker ads.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

70. That's odd

It works fine for me.

[tnlefty]

45. Okay, I'm not thrilled with Sen. Clinton, but that is offensive

and I'm glad that I didn't see it before! God forbid that an intelligent, strong woman be seen as anything short of a ba**buster...not cool, just REALLY not cool.

[IDemo]

47. These work for me

Firefox

Adblock Plus with Adblock Plus: Element Hiding Helper

[NewHampster]

48. Blocking the AD does not

get rid of it. Blocking is hiding from something that others are still being exposed to.

[IDemo]

51. Like I said, it worked for me

I have no power to affect the operation of DU or its advertising policies.

[TahitiNut]

54. Au revoir!

:hi:

[Kurovski]

55. Could it crack a TahitiNut?

I somehow doubt it! :D

[Cha]

75. Or a KurovskiNut or a

zidziNut, either! No Way No How.

[Kurovski]

85. No tampering

of our precious nutmeats! Never, I say!

[DeepModem Mom]

59. I had a photo of this Hillary item e-mailed to me a while back by a conservative --

and it wasn't meant as a compliment to her. I didn't reply. Now it shows up as a liberal ad? What's up with that?

[riverdeep]

60. It actually relflects the cons thinking quite well.

They hate women. Plain and simple. Women are to be subservient to the man of the house. A woman that is outspoken is a ball buster. How odd that these men think their strength and character lie in their scrotum. And that women have the power to steal it. There is some weird, dark, sexual dysfunction going on there.

Even their women hate women. A couple weeks ago watching 'The Daily Show', I saw a Samantha Bee piece where she was interviewing a woman who said she doesn't think women should be president because they don't exude authority like men. I wonder if she complained about Margaret Thatcher, the 'Iron Lady'. Or maybe since Maggie was spouting right wing puke she gave her a pass.

[Riktor]

61. It's "tradition"....

A key element of conservative thinking is if something is "traditional", it is good, so I don't think hatred is really the right word to describe their relationship with women. They have an anachronistic outlook on the position of women derived from the misguided social structures of the past, which they paint in a ridiculously romantic light. They hate feminism because feminism challenges the tradition of a male-dominated society, but I wouldn't say they hate women, or at least not all of them do.

As for the product in question, it is quite ridiculous. However, I don't believe that if one finds base humor entertaining, they are necessarily a misogynist, or should be condescended to. There are plenty of people who can sit through, and enjoy, a Kevin Smith movie or an episode of South Park without emulating the attitudes or behaviors of the characters they portray. The product is obviously a low blow, in attacking Hillary's personality over her readily-attackable record, but I would think people around here can appreciate the satire of it without generalizing to women as a whole. Now, I haven't been here too long, but I suspect if a good chunk of the DU regulars generalized this low brow interpretation of Hillary Clinton to women as a whole, there would at least be a few attacks on a similarly strong, outspoken, female politician, such as Barbara Boxer.

[PDittie]

65. Excellent post

and welcome to DU.

[gateley]

62. DU deserves the advertising revenue. This is not our church where we have

a whole lot of say in what we allow inside our hallowed halls.

Be thankful that DU's getting the revenue, and ignore it or turn it off.

[MethuenProgressive]

66. Most DUers have already placed their orders.

But there's *no* sexism there, oh no, none at all...
:eyes:

[MethuenProgressive]

67. That sexist ad is on our journal sites too!

Not funny.
What will carry the next DU endorsement?
Talking Richardson dolls? (Ugh! Me want Wampum!) or Obama Fried Chicken? (It's good, m'f'er!)
Oh, what? That's not funny? My posts "aren't meant for those without a sense of humor,"

[Lerkfish]

68. there was also a Michelle Malkin ad a while back, but I have to say

I worked on website, and you sign on to an ad service to make money and you don't always have control over the individual ads that come up.

[ret5hd]

71. Don't those ads pay DU "per click"? Regardless of any purchase?

I say "CLICK AWAY!!!"

[Froward69]

72. I haden't noticed it till this thread pointed it out.

it gave me a chuckle. (I am divorced) I didn't think of hillary in a disparaging light. I Thought of my ex wife. After reading the whole thread. it occurs to me that In our "Free" society. offensive material is entirely in the eye of the beholder. I like to tell jokes, I even tell disparaging penis jokes. If I were critical of them I would not repeat them. However they make the ladies laugh. Humor goes both ways. Truthfully, if one is offended by something meant to be humerous, they hold that subject disparaging to themselves.

[youthere]

73. *waves goodbye*

[Bake]

74. I just love the smell of sanctimony in the morning ...

I really do.

Bake

[Drifter]

76. Are you Joking ? ...

If that ad makes you think about "moving on", then please stop thinking and just move on.
You are of no use to the cause.

If you can't laugh at yourself, how to you expect anyone to take you seriously.

Cheers
Drifter

[renie408]

77. Well, it did say it wasn't for people without a sense of humor. n/t

[truebrit71]

78. What is it about the phrase "Not recommended for people without a sense of humor"....

..you don't understand?

Oh, the irony....:rofl:

[Rhythm and Blue]

82. Freeper company? If you click on it, it's all anti-Bush and anti-Republican stuff.

I think it's funny, for what it's worth.

[depakid]

84. Oh good grief, lighten up

and spare those of us with a sense of humor all the PC nonsense.

It gives progressives- and feminists a bad name.

[hfojvt]

86. I usually click on ads I don't like

I understand that it costs them money if I do so. There was one advertising a 'beautiful poster of Ann Coulter'.

[noamnety]

87. So has the ad been formally pulled?

Or it's just in a rotation?

Anyone know?

[Raejeanowl]

88. Yes, It Has Been Pulled n/t

[file83]

89. That was funny!!! Thanks for pointing that ad out.

I never saw it because I block ads using the "No Script" plug-in with the Mozilla Firefox web browser.

If you hadn't pointed that out, I wouldn't have chuckled.

So, thanks!

[nadinbrzezinski]

90. The problem is that DU does not choose them

but google generates them automatically