Crazy Domains - I am going to end you, fuckers.

[logansrogue]

So there I am, watching an admittedly horrible TV show. Most Shocking Police Chases or something like that. But it's off-season TV, I'm hanging with my Mum, my Dad, my brother and my teenaged nephew. We're all pretty bored at this time of year so we're watching.

And then an ad for Crazy Domains dot com dot au comes on. You notice I spell out the domain - I don't want any additional traffic going to these jerks. They're banking on Pamela Anderson's sex appeal in the most explicit and exploitative way possible.

Ad starts out that a bunch of executive types are in a board meeting. Pamela Anderson is at the head of the table, dressed as a Sexy Executive. A hot brunette secretary comes in. One of the male executives (a run-of-the-mill regular type guy mind you) starts drifting off to fantasy land. That fantasy land?

Pamela Anderson and the hot brunette secretary in gold bikinis, covering themselves in cream. I shit you not. The cream is so glip-gloppy, so milky, so CUMMY, it's hideous. And I'm sitting here, with my family, my teenaged nephew, my brother, my Dad... and I feel like I'm worth NOTHING.

I feel objectified, I feel belittled, I feel humiliated, I feel invisible in my OWN FUCKING LIVING ROOM.

For what? Cheap domain names. Cheap. Fucking. Domain NAMES.

I look to Mum and I say, "Who do I have to write to to end this?"

Mum didn't have much hope. But I'm going to be calculated, my darlings. I'm going to see exactly what would make a difference to these douchebags and expend my energy cleverly, effectively and resoundingly.

Consider this post the brainstorm session. What can we do to stop this shit?

ETA: To any review boards reading this post, may I just say that the title of the post isn't literal? I just wanted the ad off the air. I'm quite indifferent to CrazyDomain's continued existence as a business. I just didn't want that horrible ad on the air any longer. As far as expending my energy, I am a second generation feminist. I've seen complaints go wrong, and end up bringing the company publicity in a positive way, so I was merely talking about making sure that this didn't happen, and that I didn't expend my energy uselessly (I have a chronic condition so this is a real concern for me).

As far as the expletives go, I think I have a right to swear in my own adult-rated online journal to my friends. I haven't been libelous, I have just stated my overwhelming anger. I hope you understand. Being subjected to soft porn in front of male relatives is a little humiliating.

Comments

[poeticalpanther.livejournal.com]

I'm gonna misquote Shakespeare here: "First, we kill all the ad-men..."

Seriously, I've no idea how we stop this, or I'd be implementing it. Sorry you had such a revolting experience. This is why if I want to watch anything anymore, I just PVR the stupid thing and watch it sans commercials.

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm going to make a damned good attempt. I want to make them wish they never fucked with women on the internet.

Like, you know, the ad is targeted to men. Because women don't buy domain names, do they? OH no. Not me. Not with my real name domain name and my comics domain name and my OTP Xena pairing domain name... no, women don't buy domain names AT ALL.

I figure maybe using Twitter or Facebook might help. I'm womanning the harpoons, yo.

[twice-immigrant.livejournal.com]

And I think you're awesome for it - pointed over here by lovecraftienne. Let me know if you want some Shaker assist on that - we could ask Liss about the blog roll, or I could even put something up m'self.

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

I am desperate for Shaker assist. This has really triggered unsafe feelings in me, like my body isn't my own. And searching for avenues of complain has had me stagger onto unsafe websites with some pretty shocking sexism. Seriously makes me want to leave the world. Buy a rocket, go elsewhere. Or just leave civilisation and live in the jungle. I mean it, I'm over humanity today.

I just wrote to the Australian Human Rights Commission because that's where the Advertising Standards Bureau sent me. I feel like I'm on the merry-go-round of beaurocracy already!

[twice-immigrant.livejournal.com]

Alright - can you find a copy of the ad online, perhaps? Or enlist a friend to do so? If you can find me a link, I'll get a post up about it, and we'll see if we can shake some other Oz-based Shakers loose to write some letters. :)

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcjDxDc-xK8

There it is. I just wrote to Liss to let her know as well.

[boomstick.livejournal.com]

I have to wonder what made Pamela and random no-name lady think it was a cool idea to star in those ads in the first place. I hope they at least got paid a ton of money for embarrassing themselves like that. What a lame commercial :\

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

It really is terrible, isn't it? The lack of effort offends me almost as much as the blatant sexism. >:(

[boomstick.livejournal.com]

It *might* be different if they had a similar ad with an average-looking woman fantasizing about two really hot guys that was played just as much, but I also think any ad that sexual should only be played on certain channels or really late at night.

I mean, sex does sell, but let's be fair people. Women fantasize too!

[twice-immigrant.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear. That is repellent. Teaspoons up!

ô,ôP

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

It was late at night that this ad was put on. But it really is no excuse. I wouldn't be surprised if they play this one from about 9pm onwards.

Hah. Like an average woman would ever be allowed to fantasize about a hot young man in a commercial! That's just crazy talk, girl! :-P

(That said, I fantasize about Bradley James every night!)

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Now you see why I'm so angry!

Damn the torpedoes, teaspoons ahead!

[twice-immigrant.livejournal.com]

And we're off! (http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2009/12/assvertising_30.html)

[asweetdownfall.livejournal.com]

...I don't even know what to say to that. That is just..beyond disgusting. :/

[bunny-m.livejournal.com]

Ugh. I couldn't watch more than the first 20 seconds or so, and already I'm disgusted.

*goes off in search of some BrainBleach™*

They're banking on Pamela Anderson's sex appeal in the most explicit and exploitative way possible.

Pamela Anderson has sex appeal? She's only marginally less unsexy than Paris Hilton. *shudders*

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

Let's not travel down the "Pam is a scrag" route? Misogyny is no better than sexism. I'm not crazy about highly made-up, post-plastic-surgery women either, but the last thing that helps anyone is to disparage those women. They're victims of the same societal pressures as anyone else.

[angriest.livejournal.com]

Go here for all the relevant information on how to file a complaint with the ACMA over offensive television.

[strangedave.livejournal.com]

I was pretty appalled by that ad.

The low end of the domain name business is pretty much full of bottom feeding scum (there are a lot of scammers, etc) but from the domain name side of things (I do some domain name politics stuff) there isn't much that can be done unless they are scamming - just having really sexist advertising is a job for ACMA etc.

[zzzzsleep.livejournal.com]

Do the old diet coke ads count?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdrE1VMxzoE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpizkWEmg1g

Get something of value

[nexusofreality.livejournal.com]

Just because you have nothing of value to exchange for money (such as education in a particular field) does not mean that these ladies have succumbed to societal pressure ROFL, they have natural assets that people are willing to pay money for.

Societal pressure lol, another excuse used by most feminists to explain why they have not actually accomplished anything in there lives. FAILURE IS NOT THE FAULT OF SOCIETY, THE FAULT LIES IN THE PERSON

Oh god yes please

[nexusofreality.livejournal.com]

Please do jump on your "rocket" and fly away, the last thing we need is more misdirected neo-feminists


By the way, you wouldn't last two minutes in a jungle society: Everyone knows there roles and they don't tolerate losers complaining about "the man" keeping them down

Re: Hello Neo-feminists

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

Oh wow. So I complain about an ad, and you find out all my information and threaten me?

And then you think I don't have a reason to be concerned about ads like these?

My Mum is proud of me and my beliefs. She's happy to stand next to me and say I am her daughter.

You can try to victimise me, but it won't work. One call to the police, mate. One call.

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

Go talk down to somebody that actually wants to listen to your bullshit.

It's quite common that, when challening the status quo, a feminist will be threatened and bullied.

I am not afraid of you.

Re: Oh god yes please

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

Bully bully bully, wah wah wah.

I'm sorry, you don't get to push us around any more, buddy. We aren't standing for it any more.

Re: Hello Neo-feminists

[nexusofreality.livejournal.com]

Your the one making threats idiot, im just advising you its not a GOOD IDEA to make threats, i make no such threats :)


I see you cant hold up against my argument :)

Keep living the life mate, im gonna enjoy my well paid job, my nice car, my nice house, things i _earnt_ without complaining about "da man" keeping me down :)

With love
Nexus