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04-17-2015, 04:47 AM #1
Throback Thursday: A Volkswagen ad mocking a woman's driving ability that would never fly today
Women are equal to men yadda yadda yadda. Which is why we see so many women taking the championship in Formula 1 and various Motorsports. Relax ladies, we love you. There is some truth to this advertisement though, isn't there? Perhaps just a tad?
Women can be great drivers so let's just get that out of the way. The best drivers in the world just happen to be male. It's how it is. The best basketball players, football players, baseball players, all men. Just the truth that there may be some physical differences that play a role.
Would this Volkswagen ad ever come out today? No freaking way. No chance. But seriously, when your wife dings your car, at least the parts are cheap to replace. They do have a point.
'Women are soft and gentle, but they hit things.' Please don't hit me ladies.
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04-17-2015, 12:27 PM #2
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I'm not saying I don't know some $#@!ty male drivers, but I can count on one hand how many women I've been in the car with period who had driving skills that I trusted. And that hand won't be full. It's not sexist, it's just an observed occurrence. It generally seems like many women don't care as much about driving. Which is fine, they don't have to.
The prices in that ad still make me laugh.
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04-18-2015, 08:11 AM #3
Two typos in the post, please review them before posting
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04-18-2015, 10:01 AM #4
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04-18-2015, 12:14 PM #5
Maybe they do now, but 35 years late in my case, friend:-)
Good thing you hit the neg rep, realy shows how you take criticism.
No harm done, good day.
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04-18-2015, 12:31 PM #6
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04-18-2015, 06:33 PM #7
well, back on what i said earlier,
you should correct the Throback in the title, and the drivers are male line in the article
i guess you were too tired when you published it
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04-19-2015, 10:01 AM #8
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04-19-2015, 10:02 AM #9
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04-19-2015, 10:51 AM #10
"The best drivers in the world just happen to be male."
shouldn't that be males? or is it just my language barrier speaking
anyway, back on topic,
women just hit everything, if you go in a parking lot with an SUV its like playing a game of pinball!135i N55 DCT / JB4 / CP-E 5" DP / BMS CP / CTS Turbo 7" FMIC / KW V3 / M3 Bushings / M3 Front Control Arms / 3.25" SS exhaust / to be continued...
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04-19-2015, 10:54 AM #11
Language barrier. Male is not singular as it is not the object but descriptive of a plural and the subject of the sentence it is acting upon is drivers. For example, most top chefs are of the male gender. Most top chefs are male. You are saying, 'Most top chefs are males.'
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