V-Day

[annuin]

But I don't like the weeks of men-are-clueless-scum-and-women-are-grasping-bitches-and-you're-fucked-if-you-don't-buy-her-a-diamond media propaganda.

From Poppy Z. Brite's journal.

And I heartily concur.

I dislike the rampant sexism in the ads for Valentine's Day. Nearly always it's about the men needing to buy gifts, either chocolate, flowers or preferably something sparkly from Kay jewelers, with the threat of spending Valentine's night on the couch. I guess feminism goes out the window when it comes to getting goodies.

I patiently await when there are ads in the media for women to buy stuff for their men (yes, I know many do anyway, but I'm talking about media/marketing perception here).

Meanwhile, all the candy will be on sale tomorrow at CVS :D Hopefully they discount it like they do the Halloween candy: 75% off!

Comments

[tanthe.livejournal.com]

Seriously, the Valentine's ad onslaught is bad. If you think Christmas ramps up the consumerism, forget it. This does too, and this pulls heavily on men's guilt strings. In nearly all the ads the men are buying stuff for the women, the ads are nearly always for products for the women, and the threat of sexless nights on the couches aren't shunned either.

I never knew the day for lovers was so one-sided, because that's how it appears in media-land.

And to be honest, this kind of stuff is what really kills the idea of Valentine's day for me, much like the insane consumerism really kills Christmas. Hallmark holidays. Ugh.

[vgnwtch.livejournal.com]

Women want stuff and men want sex; both are prostitutes and love be damned. Ick. Nothing against prostitution, it just doesn't describe my marriage.

Honestly, though, I tend to think of myself as being in a parallel universe to people who swallow this line. My universe is people by cool folk who celebrate holidays because they mean something special to them, not because everyone else says they ought to and by the way buy stuff. I'm a big believer in spontaneous romance, but at the same time, there's much to be said for setting aside a special day for something more planned. Balance is a good thing.