Saturday, July 09, 2005

Commercial-ese

If we ever learn anything from TV commercials its that a woman's place is in the home. Or it seems that's what admen think. Practicably every commercial selling homecare products feature woman. They are either spraying a very clean roach infested kitchen or scrubbing an already clean sink-talk sbout obsesive compulsive behavior- and in their spare time they are getting together to race vacuam cleaners.they also carry around a box of tampons just encase a canoe springs a leak.and they borrow their sisters blouse party in it all night. Put it back and lie about it. But that doesn't matter because sis nose is broke. A blouse that's been partying all night is a blouse that's funky I care what deordorant you've been wearing. Commercials have always playup stereotypes remember the Frito bandito or how do get my shirts so clean mr chan ,ancient Chinese secret the Ajax laundry detergent guy on horse back that went around zapping people in diry clothes making them clean.what were they homeless people once dirty now clean?-zap you're clean go get a job-Mr clean would clean your whole house and every thing that's in it but did you notice that Mr clean only came around when hubby was away. Come to think of it brawny never comes around when hubby is home hmmm what's up with that.and how about the lady that hung her head in shame when it was pointed out that her husband has ring around the collar.every once in awhile they will show a man trying to houes work but its a woman who has to show him the bette.r way mommy to the rescue.like the old cigarette commercial says you've come a long way baby