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Topic subjectYoung girls cursing to support feminism
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12734661, Young girls cursing to support feminism
Posted by atruhead, Tue Feb-24-15 11:19 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqHYzYn3WZw

I get it.

But it's clearly scripted and Im not sure how I feel about using kids to make adult points.
12734666, i'm worried that those girls will grow up to be unruly women
Posted by SoWhat, Tue Feb-24-15 11:22 AM
instead of graceful ladies.

12734669, lol
Posted by teefiveten, Tue Feb-24-15 11:25 AM
.
12734680, that wasn't where I was going
Posted by atruhead, Tue Feb-24-15 11:34 AM
the cursing is for shock value

it's just a cheap tactic (to me) using kids to tell adults things we already know, especially when kids cant fully grasp what they're saying
12734683, I actually think SoWhat is being facetious.
Posted by Niq96st, Tue Feb-24-15 11:35 AM
...right?

12734689, I think pearl clutching on my end was assumed.
Posted by atruhead, Tue Feb-24-15 11:39 AM
12734686, what if those kids DO grasp what they're saying?
Posted by SoWhat, Tue Feb-24-15 11:37 AM
what if those girls actually understand that 1 out of 5 of them will be raped by a man?

the video asks us to decide which is more offensive - little girls saying ugly things or the fact that the ugly things they're saying are true?

which is worse - little girls dropping f-bombs or 1 out of 5 women being raped?

12734706, these weren't original ideas the kids came up with
Posted by atruhead, Tue Feb-24-15 11:48 AM
in particular, none of them have an actual understanding of men making more than women. they were (hopefully) paid to repeat someone else's thoughts.

>what if those girls actually understand that 1 out of 5 of
>them will be raped by a man?

that's fantastic. having kids curse to say "rape, sexism and misogyny are fucking worse than me saying fuck" is a cheap way to make that point
12734711, i agree it's cheap. and i'm sure those kids didn't write the content.
Posted by SoWhat, Tue Feb-24-15 11:51 AM
but i understand the point and when i thought about it i decided i'm more offended/bothered by the facts the girls were spewing than the fact that they were cursing.
12734936, yeah..this is where i am with it too...
Posted by Seven, Tue Feb-24-15 02:18 PM
when i thought about it i
>decided i'm more offended/bothered by the facts the girls were
>spewing than the fact that they were cursing.
12734671, corny.
Posted by SHAstayhighalways, Tue Feb-24-15 11:29 AM
12734676, Hate it.
Posted by Buddy_Gilapagos, Tue Feb-24-15 11:32 AM

**********
"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"One of the most important things in life is what Judge Learned Hand described as 'that ever-gnawing inner doubt as to whether you're r
12734691, This is so disrespectful.
Posted by Case_One, Tue Feb-24-15 11:41 AM

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"Today is your day to have a better life -- it's your right."
12734699, more disrespectful than women being paid 23% less than men?
Posted by SoWhat, Tue Feb-24-15 11:45 AM
more disrespectful than 20% of women being raped by men?
12734710, I should have predicted this
Posted by atruhead, Tue Feb-24-15 11:50 AM
not from you per se (then again Im not surprised), but it's predictable nonetheless

I cant say I'll be replying much more to this post
12734713, i sure hope you won't be.
Posted by SoWhat, Tue Feb-24-15 11:52 AM
and yes, you should've predicted that someone here (likely me) would agree that the facts the girls were spitting are more offensive than the curse words they used.
12734721, nowhere have I said Im offended/outraged that the girls were cursing
Posted by atruhead, Tue Feb-24-15 11:59 AM
whatever scenario you need to present to keep an argument going, feel free

I simply presented a link and called it cheap
12734735, right on.
Posted by SoWhat, Tue Feb-24-15 12:11 PM
12734737, i kinda feel like
Posted by hardware, Tue Feb-24-15 12:12 PM
he was replying to CaseOne
12734732, How is it either/or?
Posted by Buddy_Gilapagos, Tue Feb-24-15 12:09 PM

**********
"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"One of the most important things in life is what Judge Learned Hand described as 'that ever-gnawing inner doubt as to whether you're r
12734736, b/c it is.
Posted by SoWhat, Tue Feb-24-15 12:11 PM
both bother me - one bothers me more than the other. much more, actually.
12734717, how come only certain groups are allowed to use "the children."
Posted by Joe Corn Mo, Tue Feb-24-15 11:57 AM
Is the ad playing up the shock value of kids cussing?
sure.

but so what?

"The children" get used as pawns to make dumb points all the time
and ppl seem to be okay with it.

The war on drugs is justified because think of the children.
We mustn't see gay ppl on tv because think of the children.
We mustn't have obamacare because think of the children.


I think ppl that don't have dumb arguments should start using children more.

It seems to be effective.
12735275, ^
Posted by SoWhat, Tue Feb-24-15 06:51 PM
12735415, Right. Because NONE of this gets met with ANY criticism. EVER.
Posted by Cold Truth, Tue Feb-24-15 11:28 PM
>Is the ad playing up the shock value of kids cussing?
>sure.
>
>but so what?

Well, by an large, the adverse opinion is pretty much the same. Nobody is exactly going hard against it.

>"The children" get used as pawns to make dumb points all the
>time
>and ppl seem to be okay with it.

Plenty of people are probably OK with this one too. Plenty of people probably aren't. You can't really play this whole "why is it only _____ and _______ are allowed to do it?" card. We all know how some of the demographics play out for shit like this, independent thinkers included. Let's not act like this is some sin to dislike this stupid ad.

>The war on drugs is justified because think of the children.
>We mustn't see gay ppl on tv because think of the children.
>We mustn't have obamacare because think of the children.

Yeah, same exact thing. Plenty of that shit gets criticized.
12735452, Because "certain groups" would complain
Posted by Binladen, Wed Feb-25-15 06:28 AM
12734724, Couldn't get past 3 seconds.
Posted by initiationofplato, Tue Feb-24-15 12:03 PM
Pink, girly, glittery?

No thanks.
12734728, the cursing doesn't bother me
Posted by lfresh, Tue Feb-24-15 12:06 PM
its badly produced
meh
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When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries.
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You cannot hate people for their own good.
12734801, A little more nuance, & better production, & this would be way more powerful.
Posted by placee_22, Tue Feb-24-15 12:54 PM
12735207, Yeah.
Posted by soulpsychodelicyde, Tue Feb-24-15 05:32 PM
The whole thing is undermined by the production. That aside, I totally dig it and like the approach.
12737345, Yes, it's a good idea with a poor to middling execution.
Posted by mc_delta_t, Fri Feb-27-15 08:28 AM
12735451, Lmao @ 2:25
Posted by Binladen, Wed Feb-25-15 06:25 AM