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stlsaxman

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21. THANK YOU for showing the YouTube site... i'd like to think the OP vid is a farce!

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #12)

Sat Jun 23, 2012, 07:17 PM

Jun 2012

Last edited Sat Jun 23, 2012, 08:23 PM - Edit history (1)

It's an EU spoof on America's Barbie fetish... "Science Barbie" or some such shit.

btw- they have taken it off their YT page- too controversial?

here's the real thing- try to find THIS in America!

there are literally dozens of videos like this over there.

check it.

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"Science: It's a girl thing!" [View all] PoliticAverse Jun 2012 OP

hmmm NJCher Jun 2012 #1

GIRLS, not yet women. elleng Jun 2012 #2

It seems to be attracting many negative reactions: PoliticAverse Jun 2012 #3

oh good.. that was my exact response Voice for Peace Jun 2012 #4

I think the ad-agency may have mixed it up with the "Modeling: It's a girl thing" campaign. n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2012 #6

You have got to be kidding me exboyfil Jun 2012 #5

i guess the message here is that she should try to be more sexy for the guys JI7 Jun 2012 #8

The funny thing is that the smart guys exboyfil Jun 2012 #9

that has been my experience also JI7 Jun 2012 #10

fucking disgusting JI7 Jun 2012 #7

Are you fucking kidding me? Scootaloo Jun 2012 #11

I guess we can next expect a Legally Blonde-themed advert-- 'Lawyers in Louboutins' stockholmer Jun 2012 #17

Their youtube channel with other videos (with actual scientists)... PoliticAverse Jun 2012 #12

THANK YOU for showing the YouTube site... i'd like to think the OP vid is a farce! stlsaxman Jun 2012 #21

Is this a joke? redgreenandblue Jun 2012 #13

Well, both DO involve bipedal mammals to some degree Scootaloo Jun 2012 #14

I will however say bravo to a lot of the comments TalkingDog Jun 2012 #15

Yet another reason to despise the Brussels brigade of EU plutocrats stockholmer Jun 2012 #16

btw, the ad agency that brought you this debacle is Tipik, from Brussels (of course) stockholmer Jun 2012 #18

According to Tipik's twitter feed the teaser was produced by Emakina PoliticAverse Jun 2012 #19

they outsourced it, lol, but still they defo took some payment as the coordinating agency stockholmer Jun 2012 #20

Then there's this, from Tipik's own site: Occulus Jul 2012 #23

Hey, stockholmer, Tipik alerted on your post! Don't you feel special? Occulus Jul 2012 #22

So Tipik's claim is that they weren't involved in the teaser's production at all... PoliticAverse Jul 2012 #24

'Zactly. So why is it on their own company's webpage? Occulus Jul 2012 #25

I stand behind my post, thanks for the support, here's a WHOIS on the Science Its A Girl Thing site stockholmer Jul 2012 #27

That's the difference between us and them. DCKit Jul 2012 #29

I don't want to be a scientist but it sure makes me want to be a girl! Kablooie Jul 2012 #26

I knew there was a reason. Respect, bitches! nt DCKit Jul 2012 #28