tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post910597618805169033..comments2024-02-26T02:02:51.364-05:00Comments on Queers United: Miller Lite Ads Invoke the Straight Man's Fear of Being Perceived as SissyQueers Unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05074493276489593816noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-60343997095553247312010-08-07T01:39:06.554-04:002010-08-07T01:39:06.554-04:00These commercials are not empowering to women, but...These commercials are not empowering to women, but are offensive to both gender. The female bartender belittles the men and basically calls them weak for possessing feminine traits/habits/interests. It therefor implies that women are weak. It's really not that much of a stretch.KelMar721https://www.blogger.com/profile/16254525088645324793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-12579033919058563292010-06-17T08:36:58.597-04:002010-06-17T08:36:58.597-04:00Miller makes fun of someone in all their ads. (som...Miller makes fun of someone in all their ads. (someone is the butt of their joke.) Who's next.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-52359801119388193162010-06-10T23:15:42.504-04:002010-06-10T23:15:42.504-04:00Isiah, you've missed the point entirely. Wake...Isiah, you've missed the point entirely. Wake up! Any woman telling a man how to be a man is just as bad as any man telling a woman how to be a woman. It's offensive to both genders.<br /><br />Who cares what the intent was? To be funny, to sell beer, to teach a man how to be a man? wtf? <br /><br />I absolutely couldn't agree with this blog more. Good on you for writing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-66155729123988136322010-05-26T23:50:45.260-04:002010-05-26T23:50:45.260-04:00I was offended by both ads. They give the message ...I was offended by both ads. They give the message that it's OK to make fun of people because how they dress or present themselves. If we lived in a world where people weren't bullied then it wouldn't matter. But we don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-38548704409987423842010-05-26T18:00:59.248-04:002010-05-26T18:00:59.248-04:00I think that both of those ads are TOO funny. I al...I think that both of those ads are TOO funny. I also agree that no self respecting gay man would wear such an ugly skirt. haha. I AM gay and I reluctantly admit it is more or less a purse. Lighten up people. haAlan In San Francisconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-3108980405593420632010-05-26T15:46:31.872-04:002010-05-26T15:46:31.872-04:00See "sissy's" toward the end of your...See "sissy's" toward the end of your post.<br /><br />Unless you have forgotten the rules of writing, that form of the word shows possession. He used the correctly by using the plural form.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-75832248339878071632010-05-26T13:39:42.036-04:002010-05-26T13:39:42.036-04:00All I got from the ads were that they were juvenil...All I got from the ads were that they were juvenile to the point of being targeted at the 12-18 year old boy "market". <br /><br />Sad campaign for a sad "beer".DHSmdhttp://www.copi.com/deepbooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-24447491343462812182010-05-26T13:04:01.809-04:002010-05-26T13:04:01.809-04:00As a flaming queer myself, I find that when I wear...As a flaming queer myself, I find that when I wear a skirt and carry a purse (with my knife tucked safely inside) into a straight bar, I'm not there to drink Lite Beer. I'm there to trick drunk straight men into having a quicky with me in alley behind the bar, whereupon I pull out my knife and demand all their money so's I can then go to a queer bar and buy my drugs and cosmos for the night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-18417374987163796752010-05-26T12:26:12.675-04:002010-05-26T12:26:12.675-04:00this article is more crappy than any miller beer.
...this article is more crappy than any miller beer.<br /><br />stop being so sensitive. the fact that you saw sexism in this commercial says more about you than miller.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-46577781140827639152010-05-26T11:47:47.409-04:002010-05-26T11:47:47.409-04:00@Arelle: I absolutely agree with your comments.
...@Arelle: I absolutely agree with your comments.<br /><br />@Queers United: Yes, many women like sensitive or "girly" men. For everything EXCEPT fucking.<br /><br /><br />In the "carry-all" clip, I find it interesting that when the bartender tells the guy it's NOT a carry-all she shakes her head negatively AND nods her head affirmativelyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-32136331110812838762010-05-26T11:36:39.497-04:002010-05-26T11:36:39.497-04:00It's not a necessarily homophobic commercial. ...It's not a necessarily homophobic commercial. It's kind of offensive to straight men too implying they have to act a certain way. Women face pressure a lot to be or act a certain way, but not much attention gets paid to how society (and Miller Lite) are pressuring men to adhere to certain ideas of what being a man is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-13753181583670482612010-05-26T11:09:54.539-04:002010-05-26T11:09:54.539-04:00agree with anon 6:33. Miller light is crap beer. ...agree with anon 6:33. Miller light is crap beer. Also, agree with Jay Spears that "sissies" was correctly used. "sissy's" would imply ownership, not plurality. <br />and besides, I know so many sissies that drink miller light--probably for the fact that they (incorrectly) assume it carries with it some masculine connotation. <br />Real men drink Hopslam. Now that will put hair on your back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-77398803962687224132010-05-26T11:01:42.715-04:002010-05-26T11:01:42.715-04:00They are offensive. They are meant to be offensiv...They are offensive. They are meant to be offensive because they are targeted to "not yet legally drinking" seventh graders. Yes. If you know anyone who does market research for the ad agencies, that's their target, underage drinkers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-27067371142627240402010-05-26T06:33:39.216-04:002010-05-26T06:33:39.216-04:00why has no one even mentioned that miller lite is ...why has no one even mentioned that miller lite is crap beer? Seriously, this is a ridiculous discussion. Most guys don't want to be perceived as soft, or feminine, or gay. I don't see how this is deragotory to those men who actually do wear skirts (or drink bad beer).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-44395798977050257242010-05-26T02:43:24.110-04:002010-05-26T02:43:24.110-04:00Can't tell you how many gay men and women dri...Can't tell you how many gay men and women drink this beer...OR DID!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-76604127155590486242010-05-25T23:27:19.360-04:002010-05-25T23:27:19.360-04:00I seriously wonder about ANY guy the drinks light ...I seriously wonder about ANY guy the drinks light beer regardless of the brandWhodaThunkithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01047846864337700341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-69830072220752718482010-05-25T23:27:19.361-04:002010-05-25T23:27:19.361-04:00I didn't find them offensive, but I did find t...I didn't find them offensive, but I did find them boring and unnecessary. Kind of stupid too. Bad idea overall.Lindoro Almavivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10825190872654354137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-52792285884852862022010-05-25T22:45:33.657-04:002010-05-25T22:45:33.657-04:00The plural of "sissy" is "sissies&q...The plural of "sissy" is "sissies".Jay Spearshttp://www.jayspears.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-12499099756430054232010-05-25T22:12:14.808-04:002010-05-25T22:12:14.808-04:00I didn't notice the guys acting "swishy&q...I didn't notice the guys acting "swishy" but they appear to be straight in the clip trying to attract the females at the bar. But another thing I realized is that this ad is playing on the stereotype that women won't like "effeminate" men. The man loses his game because he didn't choose Miller Lite and chose a "girly" beer. Many women like sensitive or "girly" men.Queers Unitedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05074493276489593816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-62941972811216824892010-05-25T21:47:29.619-04:002010-05-25T21:47:29.619-04:00I think the issue here should be that they are dri...I think the issue here should be that they are drinking Miller Lite in the first place... have you every had that sh*t?Bill Graberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454996457013095601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-22900768943587228122010-05-25T21:44:55.907-04:002010-05-25T21:44:55.907-04:00I figure only a straight man would wear such an ug...I figure only a straight man would wear such an ugly skirt anyway. I call it a slam on their lack of fashion sense. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-16593032682088025362010-05-25T21:33:47.873-04:002010-05-25T21:33:47.873-04:00I think "fear" is the operative word her...I think "fear" is the operative word here. The ads play on the straight male fear of being perceived as anything less than ultra-macho, which only adds to the reality of that fear's effect on society (homophobia, transphobia, etc.) <br /><br />If the ad existed by itself - which is to say, when you look at it out of social context - it's amusing. But with the context that straight men often become violent against women and LGBTs because of these kind of encouragements from media, this ad helps fuel a fire that needs to be put out.Arellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-67888818077604827892010-05-25T21:31:44.013-04:002010-05-25T21:31:44.013-04:00I think these ads are sexist for certain. The gu...I think these ads are sexist for certain. The guys even act a little swishy as well--but that seems to fit the mold ironically. Most of the gay men (but not all) that i have met often drink miller lite, bud lite, and coors light exclusively. In fact when i see a guy drink a light beer i immediately think "probably gay."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-45277946229484651452010-05-25T20:49:03.871-04:002010-05-25T20:49:03.871-04:00These ads are not sexist or "genderphobic&quo...These ads are not sexist or "genderphobic" at all. <br /><br />The fact that the bartenders are women is actually empowering. It's difficult to claim that the ads belittle women when they are the ones verbally belittling the men! <br /><br />The men are portrayed as weak, but in a reversal, the women seem to be portrayed as strong here. When you consider that most beer commericals portray women as idiots with big breasts, this is quite an improvement.Isaiahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04921223661171399339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-18081586729992995542010-05-25T20:46:30.916-04:002010-05-25T20:46:30.916-04:00There is absolutely nothing wrong with either ad! ...There is absolutely nothing wrong with either ad! I found them both amusing. Lighten up - not everything is "transphobic" or "sexist". And by the way, you really should learn how to use an apostrophe if you want to be taken seriously. See "sissy's" toward the end of your post. Now THAT is funnier than either commercial, tells me all I need to know!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com