Axe and Unilever strike again: Clinton as slavering brainless schoolgirl
Hey, you know that company that feminists are slavering over, because of all the wonderful work they’ve done for women’s self-esteem, especially average-sized middle-class conventionally-beautiful able-bodied women? The one that talks about how women can be strong, independent, and confident? The one that has a global campaign, “Beyond Stereotypes”? That one? Yeah. They did this. [...]
Unilever Ad Man Simon Clift Spells Out the “Joke” to Guerilla Cyber Feminists
The Times Online reports on blogworld controversy around Unilever’s contradictory marketing campaigns. On the one hand Unilever are pushing their Dove range with a “self-esteem” message, while on the other they’re airing the pornified, demeaning Axe and Lynx campaigns. We’re all part of an “internet guerilla attack”, apparently. The TOL does fail to pick up [...]
The Unilever Effect: Bow Chicka Wah Wow Your Daughters
Melissa and I have both been posting crankily about the evils of Unilever, in the face of breathlessly fawning blogospheric viral-marketing over the “Onslaught” ad. Now, via Shakesville, comes this inevitable mashup of Axe/Lynx and Dove ads. If anyone out there is a video editing wiz, I’d love to see one including Unilever’s ads for [...]
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