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CrispyQ

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11. I saw the motorcycle parody & thought it failed for exactly that reason,

Reply to ismnotwasm (Reply #10)

Sun Mar 16, 2014, 11:38 AM

Mar 2014

that the men were of average size or overweight & not some unattainable standard for most men. It didn't occur to me that they did that thinking the average male would get the message better than if they used buffed out guys. What do you think?

In the end, that'll be the day when they put an average sized or overweight woman in an ad.

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This Is What Happens When You Replace The Women In Ads With Men [View all] ismnotwasm Mar 2014 OP

they guy mercuryblues Mar 2014 #1

Yup ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #2

Or at least Chris Hemsworth a la Thor buff. historylovr Mar 2014 #4

and spray-tanned... hlthe2b Mar 2014 #8

That's exactly what I was going to say. cui bono Mar 2014 #6

Okay, now I'm gay AND I want a cheezeburger. Thanks a lot! Deep13 Mar 2014 #3

LOL ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #5

You know what's really funny? The 'hot girl and nerdy guy' reversal. Look Nay Mar 2014 #7

Exactly... n/t hlthe2b Mar 2014 #9

Buzzfeed, the source will occasional do these or something like them ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #10

I saw the motorcycle parody & thought it failed for exactly that reason, CrispyQ Mar 2014 #11

Part of what I'm thinking about these ads ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #12