Are there any other DU Females who find "Mo Wampum Tee's" Ads on DU

[KoKo]

really gross and offensive?

I know I won't get any answers...because it's TOO KOOL to trash women these days...but I find their T-Shirts and Logo's are so offensive I've now had to bypass and only read "right column" on DU's "Latest Breaking." UGH!

http://www.surrendermartha.com/

[intheflow]

1. Yes, I do.

The "I have nice boobs" is tame compared to "The way to a woman's heart is through her fucking ribcage" that's on their web site. Definitely disrespectful and rude, if not downright hostile and scary.

[mzteris]

2. I agree.......

I wonder if any men will step up agree?

[dbonds]

3. I am with you there.

Plus now if someone sees me reading DU at work, what stands out, the word boobs.

[GOPisEvil]

4. I'm a man and I find a few of those offensive.

[KoKo]

5. Here's some of their T-Shirt Stuff...really gross...and just a sample..

....etc., etc.
I HAVE NICE BOOBS, I Don't Need Tractor to Pull Hoes, I like to get Waisted and Fuck, 'THE BEST WAY TO A WOMAN'S HEART IS THRU THE FUCKING RIBCAGE' T-SHIRT, THE Only Bush I trust is my Own....etc., etc.

[Misunderestimator]

15. What the hell? A company that sells that is advertised here?

[blondeatlast]

23. On the homepage. I considered starting a thread last night, but I let Admi

answer to me first.

Word's out now, apparently. I won't discuss the response I received here...

[jonnyblitz]

73. LOL....those are pretty lame...

I don't need a tractor to pull hoes? LMFAO!! :rofl:

[efhmc]

6. Well of course I do but I am a woman and a feminist,.

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. Are these being advertised here on DU??

They are repulsive.

[seriousstan]

8. Yep, money appears to be everthing....even here

http://images.blogads.com/tljoofsefnpdsbujdvoefshspvoedpn/democraticunderground/3247983/thumb?rev=rev_13

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=latest_threads

[blondeatlast]

9. Homepage, no less. I e-mailed admins about them;

more than that I will not say at this point.

[tjdee]

11. Yes, but they are sponsors.

Looks like Skinner and co. need the bucks.
Perhaps Mo's t-shirt that shows up on DU could be something else? I notice they have some others that might be less offensive.

[proud2BlibKansan]

16. Well I say we propose a fundraiser

and get this crap off of this board.

[Catt03]

82. agree

donate every fundraiser for political discussion not to be insulted.

Disgusting

[Misunderestimator]

34. Let's advertise HUSTLER too while we're at it.

:eyes:

[FLSurfer]

10. I agree with you KoKo

I looked at the site this morning and left pretty quickly.
Sexist T's combined with the "Abu Ghraib gear" T's was unexpected.

[tjdee]

12. Yeah, the Abu Ghraib stuff seemed odd.

Considering where they're advertising.

[blondeatlast]

13. I suspect there are many men besides GOPisEvil that do, too.

Those are just sick as hell, IMHO.

[achtung_circus]

14. I saw only 1

Future Procratinators of Tomorrow which is, well, OK ish.

The rest are varying degrees of nasty.

[ismnotwasm]

17. Bloody idiotic most of them

I'm trying to picture them on people I know. The ones that would actually wear them vote republican. (offensive all by itself) But that's just the people I know

[KG]

18. lots of offensive shit there

'I GOT HUMPED AT ABU GHRAIB PRISON' how is that funny? :eyes:

[Misunderestimator]

26. WTF? This is ridiculous. Anyone think maybe they advertise here BECAUSE

they are RW and making fun of us? Or maybe this is some new thing... we actually are advertisting to our trolls... :shrug:

[KoKo]

29. I don't know...it seemed like Freeper Crap to me. "Tractor pulling hoe's?

I never thought I'd see this on DU... :shrug:

[proud2BlibKansan]

74. And that may explain

this evening's invasion of trolls.

[tnlefty]

19. Offensive, yes.

Yes, as a matter of fact I do. :hi:

[proud2BlibKansan]

20. Make a contribution!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x3729697

[Greyhound]

21. I can see your point...

:kick:

[stlsaxman]

22. As a DU Male- I find them offensive.

If i should see a woman wearing that shirt, I would laugh in her face.

Now if it said "I have nice brains", I might be inclined to ask her about them... ;)

[Zero Division]

24. I never even took notice of the adds, any of them

Am I the only person whose mind seems to have built up an uncanny ability to tune out side bar adds?

But now that you mention them, yes, they're pretty damn stupid. The fact that they're advertised here at DU makes it even worse.

[havocmom]

25. I find it to be in poor taste

Are there THAT many freepin lurkers that those things would sell well from an ad on this site? Hmmm, I suppose if it takes $$ from freepers...

Nope, still in poor taste.

[Bunny]

27. What the fuck?

Just...what the fuck? Well, it's certainly been a fantastic week for women here at DU. Wonder what would happen if we...oh, never mind.

[HEyHEY]

28. Then don't purchase one

[Misunderestimator]

31. Just ignore this thread... the t-shirts aren't objectifying you...

and you clearly don't care that they are objectifying the other half of DU.

[KoKo]

32. I wasn't planning on purchasing one....Were you?

:eyes:

[GOPisEvil]

33. This is a progressive site, and those shirts do not match the progressive

ideal.

I find it amazing that a site that sells crap like that is advertised here.

[Misunderestimator]

35. Thank you.

:loveya:

[GOPisEvil]

37. I'd be interested to see what the deal is.

I wonder if that's a hack job, or just a package of advertising or if the administrators have some control.

Depending on that, I'll decide how pissed off to get and at whom. :)

[KoKo]

39. I know....I kept thinking I wasn't seeing what I was seeing, but there

it was every day all throughout Latest Breaking Scroll. It finally got to me...I tried to deal with it...thinking that this is a "new world" and that maybe I didnt' have a sense of humor about "my Bush" and "Boobs" but it finally freaked me "over the edge." I don't understand it...:shrug:

[Bunny]

40. Thanks GOPisEvil!

I hope we get more real men like you that will speak up about this.

:thumbsup:

[blondeatlast]

51. Thank you! My sentiments exactly. nt

[proud2BlibKansan]

77. I agree

Never thought I would see stuff like that here.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

81. Davey

:hug:

You're the best!

[Misunderestimator]

30. I NEVER pay attention to the ads, but "I HAVE NICE BOOBS" ...

:wtf:

I just went to the home page and THIS Is what I see?

When did these first start appearing?

[KoKo]

36. I think about a week ago. n/t

[GOPisEvil]

42. It just seems really out of place.

I'm really interested at how it came to be here. Skinner doesn't strike me as the type who'd want to be associated with this, but I'd be interested in hearing from him.

[Misunderestimator]

44. I sent him a PM about it.

I'm hoping he's not even aware of what they sell. Actually, I'm assuming that for now.

[Bunny]

46. Yes, I also am amazed that Skinner would do this. I'm anxious to

hear what the story is. Maybe there is a reasonable explanation.

[blondeatlast]

53. I did hear from him. I won't comment...

here. nt

[Beaverhausen]

43. Yeah, that caught my eye too. WTF???

This isn't right. There have to be other more progressive companies that would do well to advertise here.

[jmm]

38. My "favorite"

[Misunderestimator]

48. Holy shit!

[Heddi]

49. No, these are MUCh better

'IF I WANTED TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY, I'D TAKE MY COCK OUT OF YOUR MOUTH'

PLEASE TELL YOUR BOOBS, TO STOP STARING AT MY EYES,THANK YOU'

'KLIT LIQUOR' BLACK T-SHIRT

pad 'I WENT TO PUBLIC SCHOOL, BITCH' T-SHIRT

I SCORE BETWEEN PERIODS' T-SHIRT

HEY, BITCH.' T-SHIRT

'I MAY NOT GO DOWN IN HISTORY, BUT I'LL GO DOWN ON YOU'

I HAVE NICE BOOBS' BOYBEATER TEE

'THE BEST WAY TO A WOMAN'S HEART IS THRU THE FUCKING RIBCAGE' T-SHIRT


PROPERTY OF ABU GHRAIB PRISON ATHLETIC DEPT.' T-SHIRT

I GOT HUMPED AT ABU GHRAIB PRISON' T-SHIRT

I DON'T NEED A TRACTOR TO PULL HOES' T-SHIRT


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Progressive!!!

[Misunderestimator]

52. How horribly disappointing this week is turning out to be here.

[CanuckAmok]

41. Well, everything can be offensive if you read it.

I find the best tack is to just be outraged all the time.

[Misunderestimator]

45. That's really constructive, thanks. I'm glad to know where YOU stand.

[Bunny]

61. Did you expect anything else?

It's been pretty obvious where some folks stand.

[Misunderestimator]

65. I can't keep track of them all, frankly.

Just unbelievable.

[CanuckAmok]

72. "You're either in favour of freedom of speech for everyone...

...or your not in favour of freedom of speech. I mean, Stalin was in favour of freedom of speech for the ideas he believed in, right?" - Noam Chomsky

[GOPisEvil]

78. No one's saying the shirts themselves should be banned.

However, this site has the right to accept or deny advertising as it chooses. In my opinion, this advertiser should not be advertising here, as their message is not in keeping with the stated goals of this site.

Added a couple of words for clarity.

[Misunderestimator]

80. It's about DU advertising them, it's not about freedom of speech...

PUHLEAZE.

[KoKo]

50. In these times the "attacks" seem to come from ALL SIDES....

it's hard to maintain "outrage" over offensiveness and stay healthy...At some point you start to get paranoid. If your friends turn into "enemies" then what does one have left? :crazy:

[RevolutionaryActs]

47. I find some of them quite funny actually

Crude, but funny.


I like this one for the boys:
http://store1.yimg.com/I/achdirective_1855_8417735

[BikeWriter]

55. Hey, wait a minute... You're right, that one is funny.

But only in that it's sexism aimed at men, and we are seldom offended by that. ;-)

[Misunderestimator]

56. How about "I GOT HUMPED AT ABU GHRAIB"

I can't BELIEVE YOU would see anything funny in these (borrowed from Heddi's post above), which all appear on T-SHIRTS there:


'IF I WANTED TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY, I'D TAKE MY COCK OUT OF YOUR MOUTH'

PLEASE TELL YOUR BOOBS, TO STOP STARING AT MY EYES,THANK YOU'

'KLIT LIQUOR' BLACK T-SHIRT

pad 'I WENT TO PUBLIC SCHOOL, BITCH' T-SHIRT

I SCORE BETWEEN PERIODS' T-SHIRT

HEY, BITCH.' T-SHIRT

'I MAY NOT GO DOWN IN HISTORY, BUT I'LL GO DOWN ON YOU'

I HAVE NICE BOOBS' BOYBEATER TEE

'THE BEST WAY TO A WOMAN'S HEART IS THRU THE FUCKING RIBCAGE' T-SHIRT


PROPERTY OF ABU GHRAIB PRISON ATHLETIC DEPT.' T-SHIRT

I GOT HUMPED AT ABU GHRAIB PRISON' T-SHIRT

I DON'T NEED A TRACTOR TO PULL HOES' T-SHIRT


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[BikeWriter]

58. Those have no place here, no.

[GOPisEvil]

60. Even the URL is offensive. "Surrender Martha"??

Not ALL of them are offensive, but a lot of them are.

[RevolutionaryActs]

64. I said I found some of them funny

Not all of them.

I'm sorry if it offends you that I have a some what twisted sense of humor.

I belive most of those shirts are purly for shock value. And that's how I'm treating them, as something to get a rise out of people.

[Misunderestimator]

66. Well, I'm sorry that you don't see the PROBLEM with a progressive site

advertising such EXTREMELY sexist merchandise. It's amazing to me that you don't actually.

[RevolutionaryActs]

I'm leaving this conversation

I can't get into this with you, you obviously are worked up, and I DO understand why. I really do. I was just making one small comment, I'm sorry about that.
I don't want to fight with you, I like you, you are one of my favorite posters. So I don't want to piss you off more then I have. So I'll just leave this thread now.

[Misunderestimator]

83. Worked up? Yep... seeing this crap definitely is cause for concern.

[progmom]

54. I do.

x(

[gmoney]

57. Yeah, these aren't good...

I know the host site can reject an advertiser if they want to, so I'd urge SkinnerCorp to take another pull on the handle and see if something less offensive turns up.

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

59. I think they're awful.

And am not happy about it at all.

[VelmaD]

62. This is unacceptable...

and I want an explanation from one of the admins.

[xultar]

63. I don't mind and I have nice boobs too!

[blondeatlast]

70. "The way to a woman's heart is through her ribcage???"

Okaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy...

[johnnie]

67. Hey..look at all these replies

"I know I won't get any answers...because it's TOO KOOL to trash women these days". I guess you were wrong.
I find it offensive that those generalizations are thrown around here almost every day, and there are many of us who don't find it "kool" to trash women at all.

[Carni]

68. Personally I think this one's a real charmer

'IF I WANTED TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY, I'D TAKE MY COCK OUT OF YOUR MOUTH' T-SHIRT

Now WTF would wear that?

I don't know if I am offended or completely *stupified* by these shirt mantras.

I think tacky right wingers would be more likely to wear these things JMO

[proud2BlibKansan]

69. Recommended for greatest

[uppityperson]

71. I don't like them. Too obviously misogynistic

Get political ones, not females are for fucking ones. Please. We are a progressively liberal site, remember. Thank you.

[meti57b]

75. kick and recommend for greatest

[smbolisnch]

76. I absolutely do.

Unreal.

[VelmaD]

79. I started a thread on this in GD...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4199240

This needs to get spread far and wide.

[Finder]

84. It is gone

for now it seems.

[The empressof all]

85. Locking

The moderators have alerted the Administrators to this thread. I would encourage you all to take this up with them per the rules and contact them directly.

In the meanwhile we're locking this thread.