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Re: Companies to avoid for "reasons". Confine hate postin' h

Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:02 am
by repoman
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Re: Companies to avoid for "reasons". Confine hate postin' h

Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 3:22 am
by 01010111
Just read this whole thread and that’s a pretty accurate summary

Re: Companies to avoid for "reasons". Confine hate postin' h

Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:53 pm
by nogodsnobedtimes
Good on D'Addario.

I get a kick out of people ranting about SJWs as if that's a definable thing and not some internet boogey man

Re: Companies to avoid for "reasons". Confine hate postin' h

Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 1:19 pm
by calfzilla
Aghartha wrote:Good on D'Addario.

I get a kick out of people ranting about SJWs as if that's a definable thing and not some internet boogey man
I think it was definable at one point, but like "hipster", it has far transcended the original intent.

Re: Companies to avoid for "reasons". Confine hate postin' h

Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 1:29 pm
by comesect2.0
crochambeau wrote:
repoman wrote:the internet is cancer
It's like we've got two really big Play-Doh Fun Factories placed right up against each other outlet port to outlet port, and two brawny kids who have been eating refined sugar and PCP all year are just pumping that shit right into the slot and it's distorting plastic and squeezing out the sides, and now they've run out of Play-Doh, so they're grabbing dirty underwear and raw eggs, and it's about to get fun again.
"Hey there, it's Dave from Sweetwater, just wanted to follow up on your trashcan order and make sure you're happy. I'm an avid trashcanner myself, so if you ever have any questions please feel free to call or email me! I'll call again in a couple days like a spurned ex-lover!"

aw man I cant go any further back :lol:

Re: Companies to avoid for "reasons". Confine hate postin' h

Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 2:52 pm
by PeterBregman
I don't know if this makes me a "commie" or an "SJW," but fuck sexism and the objectification of women. I saw this ad today, and I won't be buying from thetubestore.com ever again. I hate that shit.

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Re: Companies to avoid for "reasons". Confine hate postin' h

Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 2:58 pm
by Chankgeez
:lol: :cry: That is totally sexist.

That's what some ads in mainstream guitar media have looked like for a long time. Definitely not an excuse, but not surprising. What is surprising is that companies are still running ads like that in this day and age. :eek: :whoa:

Re: Companies to avoid for "reasons". Confine hate postin' h

Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 3:02 pm
by GardenoftheDead
Chankgeez wrote:What is surprising is that companies are still running ads like that in this day and age. :eek: :whoa:
It's cause musical instrument companies think women are only like 12% of the market, but as fender found out when they actually did real market research we're actually 50% shock of shocks.

and cause you know, the country is owned by wretched old white dudes who don't care if they're sexist or not cause they already have your money and your rights.

Re: Companies to avoid for "reasons". Confine hate postin' h

Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 3:03 pm
by comesect2.0
The model got paid though I would think...gotta pay bills somehow. who doesnt like tits...ive got a pair, but their hairy, and totally not sexy.
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now this I can say is fucking stupid.
..but yeah that^ ad is dumb...but this is america so fuck you.

Re: Companies to avoid for "reasons". Confine hate postin' h

Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 3:09 pm
by jrfox92
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I wouldn't go down this road, comesect.

Re: Companies to avoid for "reasons". Confine hate postin' h

Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 3:13 pm
by comesect2.0
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Sexuality is powerful and so are tubesamps is all.

Re: Companies to avoid for "reasons". Confine hate postin' h

Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 3:26 pm
by Ugly Nora
GardenoftheDead wrote:
Chankgeez wrote:What is surprising is that companies are still running ads like that in this day and age. :eek: :whoa:
It's cause musical instrument companies think women are only like 12% of the market, but as fender found out when they actually did real market research we're actually 50% shock of shocks.

and cause you know, the country is owned by wretched old white dudes who don't care if they're sexist or not cause they already have your money and your rights.

Maybe they are doing it for far less nefarious reasons, like it sells gear? You don't think a company is smart enough to know which of their ads generate the most sales? Music companies exist to make money, not to be champions of the liberal PC agenda.


In summary, as long as their ads drive sales, they are going to keep doing it. When it stops working, they will shift strategies.

Re: Companies to avoid for "reasons". Confine hate postin' h

Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 4:00 pm
by BetterOffShred
Ugly Nora wrote: In summary, as long as their ads drive sales, they are going to keep doing it. When it stops working, they will shift strategies.
This.. and I still can't figure out how to link images.. FML

Re: Companies to avoid for "reasons". Confine hate postin' h

Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 5:07 pm
by nogodsnobedtimes
Chankgeez wrote::lol: :cry: That is totally sexist.

That's what some ads in mainstream guitar media have looked like for a long time. Definitely not an excuse, but not surprising. What is surprising is that companies are still running ads like that in this day and age. :eek: :whoa:
Old dudes thinking sex still sells. Some blooz dads may look at that ad and say "boy I'd like a pair of those har har I'll buy my tubes there!" where the rest of us, and the women, and the younger generations are like :picard:

Re: Companies to avoid for "reasons". Confine hate postin' h

Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 5:11 pm
by nogodsnobedtimes
GardenoftheDead wrote: and cause you know, the country is owned by wretched old white dudes who don't care if they're sexist or not cause they already have your money and your rights.
Also that