Litmus test: replace the woman (in this ad, or any other representation) with a man. Would it work?
A male VP would NEVER willingly lose his title.
of TX
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Jan 27, 2009 20:27:27 PM
methinks you should turn your hypervigilance down a notch.
Men and women are all dehumanised by the rat-race. This ad cleverly highlights this while happening to feature a woman. Maybe they think women are more open to the message? Its a bit of a stretch to suggest that someone is sending a message about the inadequacies of women though.
What do you want? A generic human being of indeterminate age, gender, ethnicity and socio-economic class may or may not benefit from a holiday somewhere that may or may not be Australia.
xoc
of CA
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Jan 27, 2009 15:37:11 PM
It's an ad for a vacation.
We go on and on about how a woman's work is never done, about how women work harder n the office and at home for fewer rewards, etc., and how women are all stressed out.
It's an ad for a vacation - a time to de-stress
This is no worse than the "calgon - take me away" commercials.
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of TX @ Jan 27, 2009 20:27:27 PM
xoc of CA @ Jan 27, 2009 15:37:11 PM
C of TX @ Jan 27, 2009 12:05:45 PM
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