Via both Sociological Images and Hoyden About Town, I came across this little clip from British TV show That Mitchell and Webb Look and felt absolutely compelled to share. It’s a short but sweet take on gendered advertising — not hugely different from what our favorite lady Sarah Haskins does, but as one commenter noted, with a focus more on overall messaging than on tactics:
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Awesome! I love Mitchell and Webb.
Hahahaha that is the best thing I have seen in a very long time.
you gotta love something that’s short, sweet, and to the point. and all under one minute.
thanks for sharing this. it made my day!
[...] Mocking Gendered Advertising July 15, 2009 at 4:58 pm | In advertising, humor | Leave a Comment I’m not necessarily going to make a habit of posing links to things or arbitrary whining about whatever Rush or Ann are up to these days, but I couldn’t resist sharing a link to this hilarious video. [...]
Brilliant!
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LMAO!!!!!
Perfection. Loved the manicured hand on the guys chest.
So true! :-D
“And your children’s clothes are filthy!”
I love it. It’s like every episode of Target Women wrapped into a neat little ball.