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Ah, there’s nothing better than your run-of-the-mill sexist "women as meat" ad to start off your Monday morning.

Posted by Vanessa - February 26, 2007, at 09:05AM | in Random , Sexism

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Warning: Microwaving your date may lead to an extended stay in prison. At no time should anything bearing the Rustlers name be eaten or looked at for more than fifteen consecutive seconds.

[0+] Author Profile Page carolina girl said:

Sexism and potential cannibalism in one shot? Ew.

Who the hell would buy, let alone eat, a microwavable burger called Rustlers? You know that is some nasty, nasty shit!

Gross.

Yet another commercial perpetrating the myth that a guys with Down's Syndrome facial features pick up hot chicks every day!

[0+] Author Profile Page Phlegmatic said:

Ive seen this bollcks, despite it being my tradition to avoid adverts by flicking to channels showing other programs.

Its a double whammy really. Shitty sexist advert - revolting floppy burger.

I really do hate that childish expression of pleasure that appears on the guys face as he "microwaves" his date. Makes me want to take a rusty cheese grater to it. And then to the faces of those responsible for this advert.

[0+] Author Profile Page Ivy said:

LOL. Man, you people need to relax. I did not see that coming in the commercial.

Truth be told, both sexes are portrayed in demeaning manners. Whether it's the sexualized female or inept male it's all just attempts to spark humor in the audience to make their products more appealing (i.e., you remember how happy you felt after laughing at the commercial).

"Yet another commercial perpetrating the myth that a guys with Down's Syndrome facial features pick up hot chicks every day!"

Agreed! ;)

Phlegmatic said it best: just don't watch. Commercials aren't portrayals of reality and the only power they hold is what we give them.

[0+] Author Profile Page mandevilla said:

The "you're so hot" bit kind of irks me. There went my thought the British were more sophisticated than us Americans (lol).

This one seems to go from kinda "ha ha funny" to fairly offensive depending on how seriously you read into it. I think I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt in terms woman-meat connection.

Yet another commercial perpetrating the myth that a guys with Down's Syndrome facial features pick up hot chicks every day!

Gah! Are you judging us men by our looks?! How dare you!

But what's with that, really? Movies, TV shows are the worst - hell, even animated ones!

Jeff, I've noticed that too, and I have no clue why it is. They keep sticking these hot red-headed women with stumpy, fugly, semi-obese men (Fred and Wilma, Lois and Peter on Family guy) and as a hot red-headed woman who's not married yet, I'm hoping there's more options out there for me.

I think anyone deluded enough to think microwavable burgers are a good idea would be the only person to really find this commercial sexy and/or funny. Ick. For so many reasons, ick.

Well, last I checked I wasn't stumpy, fugly or semi-obese, and I'd say I'm "pro"-hot read-headed women. So we're out there.

Although I have to say, in regards to microwavable burgers - I'd be tempted to try it. You know, so long as it's organic, grass-fed.

Ew. I am seldom offended by sexist advertising, it just doesn't bother me as much as, say, determined sexual stereotypes in EVERYTHING ELSE on TV

But this is seriously revolting

[0+] Author Profile Page Fear Love said:

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