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Post by skyfire on Mar 28, 2009 15:41:09 GMT -5
Makes you wonder if they stopped to consider all of the implications of what they were doing, then. To begin with, the bit about the car not having a hood because women don't bother to look under it anyway - as mentioned earlier - perpetuates the stereotype that women are incompetent with anything mechanical and so don't even try. Likewise, the parallel-parking assist feeds the stereotype that women can't park properly.
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Post by schizophonic on Mar 28, 2009 15:45:10 GMT -5
My Farking Word! Though I gotta admit, when I thought it was a joke, I came up with thirty or so of my own. As a real product, it just ain't funny anymore.
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Post by Jodie on Mar 28, 2009 15:46:54 GMT -5
Wha...? No hood? What happens when there's engine trouble?
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Post by the sandman on Mar 28, 2009 15:55:48 GMT -5
Makes you wonder if they stopped to consider all of the implications of what they were doing, then. To begin with, the bit about the car not having a hood because women don't bother to look under it anyway - as mentioned earlier - perpetuates the stereotype that women are incompetent with anything mechanical and so don't even try. Likewise, the parallel-parking assist feeds the stereotype that women can't park properly. That's pretty funny coming from the guy who put forth the claim that women make bad mechanics because their tits get in the way....
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Post by JonathanE on Mar 28, 2009 17:52:41 GMT -5
@ Sandman.
I was going to respond to that post, but each time I reread it, I start giggling, the guffawing, and can't properly respond. I'm chortling as I type.
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Post by Death on Mar 28, 2009 18:03:47 GMT -5
I swear I'm going to pass the collection hat around so we can get a "nice girl" to pay sky a visit and "knock" some sense into him.
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Post by canadian mojo on Mar 28, 2009 18:12:15 GMT -5
I swear I'm going to pass the collection hat around so we can get a "nice girl" to pay sky a visit and "knock" some sense into him. I don't like him enough to donate to that cause. Even if I did, I couldn't subject some poor girl to that kind of emotional scaring.
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Post by Death on Mar 28, 2009 18:23:17 GMT -5
I swear I'm going to pass the collection hat around so we can get a "nice girl" to pay sky a visit and "knock" some sense into him. I don't like him enough to donate to that cause. Even if I did, I couldn't subject some poor girl to that kind of emotional scaring. They're professionals.
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Post by canadian mojo on Mar 28, 2009 18:45:13 GMT -5
They're professionals. But they're only human. We could always send Iron-bite in I suppose.
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Post by pdc1987 on Mar 28, 2009 19:12:59 GMT -5
GM would like you to see The Cadillac CTS and CTS-V, Chevy Corvette, Corvette ZO6, and Corvette ZR1, Buick Lucerne, and Chevy Malibu, among others. All these cares are at the top of their respective classes and brought GM some long-needed praise from automotive journalists. And all but one cost well above what any of them is worth. That one that doesn't just skimps by at overpriced, but not badly. I'll let you guess which one You really don't know what you're talking about I'm afraid. The Corvette is the best value in the auto industry. The ZR1 runs rings around or is just as good as Lambos and Ferraris yet costs several hundreds of thousands less. And unlike them you can drive it every day. The 2nd generation Cadillac CTS won Motor Trend's Car of The Year Award two years ago and is in BMW 3-Series price range yet is more comparable to the V6 5-Series. The 2nd generation CTS-V set the lap record for a sedan at Nuremberg(sp?) beating even the BMW M3 and M5. MT did a one year long term test on the CTS and there was not *one* real complaint and no unexpected costs or repairs. GM has stepped up their game on new models, in most automotive classes there is no reason to buy the foreign competition based on quality.
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Post by Death on Mar 28, 2009 19:20:10 GMT -5
And all but one cost well above what any of them is worth. That one that doesn't just skimps by at overpriced, but not badly. I'll let you guess which one You really don't know what you're talking about I'm afraid. The Corvette is the best value in the auto industry. The ZR1 runs rings around or is just as good as Lambos and Ferraris yet costs several hundreds of thousands less. And unlike them you can drive it every day. The 2nd generation Cadillac CTS won Motor Trend's Car of The Year Award two years ago and is in BMW 3-Series price range yet is more comparable to the V6 5-Series. The 2nd generation CTS-V set the lap record for a sedan at Nuremberg(sp?) beating even the BMW M3 and M5. MT did a one year long term test on the CTS and there was not *one* real complaint and no unexpected costs or repairs. GM has stepped up their game on new models, in most automotive classes there is no reason to buy the foreign competition based on quality. sorry, think i'll stick with getting saabs
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Post by schizophonic on Mar 28, 2009 19:20:58 GMT -5
They're professionals. But they're only human. We could always send Iron-bite in I suppose. Come on, you can't hate him that much. (Which begs the question...Who am I talking about?)
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Post by antichrist on Mar 28, 2009 19:24:53 GMT -5
Makes you wonder if they stopped to consider all of the implications of what they were doing, then. To begin with, the bit about the car not having a hood because women don't bother to look under it anyway - as mentioned earlier - perpetuates the stereotype that women are incompetent with anything mechanical and so don't even try. Likewise, the parallel-parking assist feeds the stereotype that women can't park properly. I'm sure their tits get in the way of the hood. And when I look in the mirror to parallel park, I just can't help but stop to check my lipstick. Do you even remember the shit that comes out of your fingers?
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Post by antichrist on Mar 28, 2009 19:30:14 GMT -5
Wha...? No hood? What happens when there's engine trouble? Don't you worry your pretty little head about that, the big brave mechanic will take care of everything for you. You just sit there and look pretty. I'm actually amazed it was women who designed this, where did they find them, the first fundie church they came across?
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Post by schizophonic on Mar 28, 2009 19:31:39 GMT -5
I'm sure their tits get in the way of the hood. And when I look in the mirror to parallel park, I just can't help but stop to check my lipstick. I believe the standard DMV test includes the question "Can she see the road over her tits? Don't blame Sky because God created women with certain "disabilities...." Okay, even sarcastically, I can't keep this up.
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