Not appreciating the "Hillary as Nutcracker" meme

[noamnety]

HILLARY NUTCRACKER

Nine-inch tall, functional, plastic nutcracker with stainless steel teeth secured inside upper legs to grip and crack nuts in their shell.

Actively working against another Clinton presidency here, HOWEVER ... I have no clue why DU is accepting advertising for this.

Message: Hillary has teeth between her legs. Strong women (and what they got between their legs) are a threat, are evil, are dangerous, are out to hurt men.

This is sexist (I don't recall seeing Karl Rove promoted as a nutcracker with teeth between his thighs) and it reinforces negative stereotypes about women in power.

[asthmaticeog]

1. It's not a meme. It's a novelty kitchen implement.

[The Count]

17. It's a meme: "Theyre a-coming to git us!" "Womin & heathens and homosexuals

are on the attack!"

[asthmaticeog]

26. Nevermind

Early new years resolution: stop arguing with DUers who don't know words.

[Rhythm and Blue]

2. "Meme." You keep using that word.

[sutz12]

15. ".....I do not think it means what you think it does."

Wow, you must have watched The Princess Bride last night like I did. :)

[lojasmo]

36. Haha True. Excellent.

Not a meme.

[Dr.Phool]

3. As they say,

Sacred cows make the best steak.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. You Nalied It

It's incredibly sexist...

The message is " Men, don't vote for Hillary. She'll put your dick in a lockbox."

[William769]

5. Actually it just reinforces what i have been saying all along.

The desperation of going after Hillary is getting to be comical.

[emilyg]

6. And till it's removed DU will not get another donation from me.

[William769]

8. I'll second that!

[noamnety]

12. Ouch. That's a better summary than mine.

and cuts to the core more directly.

[durrrty libby]

27. True, but someone should send one to Tucker Carlson

He said every time he sees her, he crosses his legs

He is a braying jackass.

[Mz Pip]

Bad taste?

Yeah, but if HIllary becomes president I'm buying one of these to send to my RW cousin who can't stand Hillary. Is that in bad taste? Probably, but I'll be :rofl:

Mz Pip
:dem:

[Cameron27]

7. I don't appreciate it either,

"Message: Hillary has teeth between her legs" That's exactly what it symbolizes, thanks for pointing that out.

K&R

[TomInTib]

9. I didn't see it as sexist or negative at all.

I just thought it was funny as all get-out.

Actually, I sent one to both my ex and my Mother (both are very progressive women). They, too, thought them funny.

My mother is going to give them to her Central Texas Democratic Women's Group (bunch of wealthy, Democratic hellraisers).

But it sure did piss off my right-wing, evil stepfather.

[Pawel K]

10. Dont be so sensative. nt

[demnan]

11. Well I shouldn't have

but I ordered 3 of them! I wasn't going to do Christmas, but . . .

Now all I have to do is print out some Gulliani and Romney faces and stick them on walnuts.

It's the perfect gift for the entire family.

[CTyankee]

41. I'd love to do that too but then I'd have to explain it to my granddaughters

and I don't want that stereotype handed down to another generation of females!

[BrightKnight]

13. I don't come to DU to see crap like that.

If someone posted it in a thread the post would be deleted and the thread would be locked. This is not Free Republic.

[gorekerrydreamticket]

37. You're right, looks like it belongs on a RW site....n/t

[Recursion]

14. It can be a real hassle to get google ads to drop a specific ad

Part of the downside of google ads is that ads are just served up based on keywords in the page. Look at it this way: every view the get costs the morons that make those things money. Clicks cost them even more, whether they get a sale or not (hint)

[monmouth]

16. No Hillary fan am I, but it is disgusting....She deserves better than that..

[asjr]

18. Actually I think it is hilarious.

And I like Hillary--and John and Obama and all the rest. Maybe it is a metaphor for her strength. I imagine she could wipe the floor with any Republican.

[frazzled]

19. You don't have to be for or against Hillary to find the item sexist

It bothered me, too--especially as an ad here on DU.

People who are strong-willed or agressive are only "nut crackers" if they are WOMEN. Do we hear Giuliani being called a nutcracker? Does he have "thighs of steel"? No, apparently men aren't "ball busters" or "nut crackers," only women. So we can't deny there is gender discrmination here. Strong woman? There's something threatening about that, apparently, that is not the case for strong men.

I expect this kind of stuff from the right wingers, and I'm not saying the people who are marketing this have any agenda other than making big bucks ... but to have to look at the ad here on DU makes me kind of disappointed. I'm not surprised that there are so-called progressives here who find nothing wrong with it. Sexist language or images are accepted readily by many without thought.

But if a woman tells you she finds it offensive ... it is.

[sutz12]

23. or funny.

:shrug:

Half of the 'funny' is that it annoys so many people. Frankly, after the past few years of testosterone laden Repubes, I think the country could use a few years of a "ball buster" as pres. :)

[noamnety]

24. Sexist/racist/homophobic jokes annoy a lot of people.

Yes, a lot of people find them funny. That doesn't mean they aren't sexist/racist/homophobic.

[frazzled]

25. Many people laugh at racist, sexist, or homophobic things.

It doesn't make them not racist, sexist, or homophobic. Laugh away ... but realize you are offending a lot of women who have worked hard their whole lives to accomplish things and then get called insulting names. Other women end up acting meek and incompetent just so they won't be seen as 'ball busters.' It's really tragic.

I hope you don't have a daughter if you think this is funny.

[truebrit71]

39. It's not sexist...

..but feel free to enjoy your outrage...

[Canuckistanian]

20. Sick.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagina_dentata

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[The Count]

22. Being a woman is what I do like about this candidate - it's what scares the RW

I won't vote for her, as more specific issues trump her being a woman - but for the wingnuts - it's reason enough to hate. They can take on her all the frustrations they have for not getting dates, not being able to keep the wife under control, feeling that women in general outsmart them.

[ieoeja]

28. ABC here. But I agree. BLATANTLY sexist and insulting to HRC. n/t

[noamnety]

30. For me, the issue isn't just that it's insulting to HRC

It's that there are real women living in poverty because they get passed over for promotions. One of the reasons they get passed over is this bs notion that men will be disgruntled if they have to work for a woman - because they will find it emasculating.

Honestly, Clinton has her retirement and secure lifestyle locked up - her future is secure.

I am pissed because a lot of women are doing without health care, or living in cars or shelters while working full time jobs, and it's because of exactly this phenomenon, which other people find HAHA funny.

I personally lost out on a career opportunity when I was a single mom getting no child support, and the explicit reason given to me by my supervisor was that I was the best qualified but he was sending someone else, because he knew the people who would have to listen to me wouldn't listen to a woman. HAHAHA. Yeah, I guess I need to get a sense of humor about that shit.

So, you know, I am not so thrilled to see DU profiting off that.

The people who see humor in men not wanting to take orders from a woman are the ones who haven't had to personally deal with the consequences of that - and those who prefer not to think about those women, cause it's a downer and might spoil all the laughs this provides. It's hilarious, I tell you, trying to raise a kid on your own without any personal or sick days at all, and without health insurance.

:rofl:

[The Count]

35. Excellent post! Right to the heart of the matter.

[niyad]

29. the "vagina dentata" fear is still alive and well.

[IndianaGreen]

31. Hillary as a nutcracker! LMAO!

Some will call it sexist, while most will get a good laugh out of it.

I am staying out of this fight!

[Froward69]

32. BAN IT, CENSOR IT, THEIR SHOULD BE A LAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :popcorn: :spray: :tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat: :wtf: I think its Funny as hell, goddamn knee slapper. sterio typing, doesn't that come in Hi Fi? wait sterio typing is using both hands! I have a plethora of hillary Jokes that I refuse to type here. this one is mild.
Get over it. our armed service men and women in IRAQ arent concearned about this at all. :eyes: :hurts: :boring: :grouphug:

[truebrit71]

40. Agreed 100%

Folks just need to focus their outrage a little better....

[silverlib]

33. I just looked - Is it gone?

[Raejeanowl]

34. It's Gone n/t

[truebrit71]

38. Why all the fuss? Some folks just REALLY need to get over themselves...

...and ratchet down the outrage a bit...

[CTyankee]

42. Why? Because it is tiresome drivel. We feminists are sick of it. We won't shut up. Our job is

educating people on misogony. Try to cope.

[truebrit71]

43. Oh be quiet and get back in the kitchen....

...:evilgrin: :hide:

[CTyankee]

44. I will if you'll keep me company while I

chop some vegetables with my super sharp kitchen knife...

Hubby says he won't go into the kitchen when I have a knife in my hands. "Never argue with a woman who has a knife in her hands," sez he. I wonder why...:evilgrin: