Wake Up And Smell The Manipulation

  • Kim (watching a series of late-night commercials for dating chatlines that feature a bunch of slutty desperate girls): It's weird, but these ads all seem like they're targeted at women.
  • Me: They do?
  • Kim: Yeah. Usually they're aimed at guys, but these seem to be aimed at convincing women to call, that it's a "great way to meet guys."
  • Me: Really? You think they're trying to get women to call?
  • Kim: Yeah, because they all have girls on them talking about how they've met "really great guys" from calling these chat lines.
  • Me: So lemme see if I understand this reasoning... You think the commercials where the giant-boobed airheads are going, "Mmmmmmm, ooooooooh, I called this chatline and it was sssooooo HOTTTT, mmmmmm!" aren't aimed at making GUYS think if they call these lines, a million lonely and bored former Penthouse Pets are going to be chomping at the bit waiting for all the lonely and bored single guys to call in — because everyone KNOWS slutty girls just can't manage to get dates on their own ... you think those ads are aimed at WOMEN?
  • Kim: I see your point.