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From: seifert@ihuxl.UUCP (D.A. Seifert)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Advertising with bikini-bait
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Date: Fri, 26-Oct-84 14:02:41 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 26 14:02:41 1984
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> It seems to me ... that if I were a man I'd be pretty insulted
> by the bikini-clad bait posing next to a box of bolts.  It's
> like saying: here you animal you--we know we can
> fool you into not thinking about the real quality of our product.
> 	L S Chabot

Well, Lisssssa, you're right, some of us *are* insulted
by these ridiculous ads.  These ads are written by and for
the lower IQ types. (there, *that* should get some flames started :-)  )

Sometimes these ads are placed in a magazine which doesn't normally
have them, causing a nice uproar.  _B_i_c_y_c_l_i_n_g had this happen a few
years ago, with one side claiming that the young lady's outfit
was totally unsuited for cycling, while others defended the
ad, pointing out, for instance, that pedals don't contact the heel
of the foot, thus one could indeed go bike-riding in high heels.
Currently, an ad for wheels in the _R_o_u_n_d_e_l is threatening to
cause a similar uproar.  People are saying "Hey, you make a good
product, don't insult us with these stupid ads."
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