Comments on: Talk About Mudflaps

By: josh

josh — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:13:31 +0000

You may be coming in late, Nicole, but I appreciate your input. I think this is a complicated issue. I was obviously offended by the image, but it would be even more offensive if I were to say that all women should be just as offended as I was. Thank you for chiming in with your point of view!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:47:51 +0000

I’m coming to this discussion very late, but I have two cents to add. Obviously, from my name, you can tell I’m a woman. I am also a graduate of the University of Wyoming, so I lived in the state for four years. I didn’t find the mudflap image offensive. I thought the use of the image to be a humorous way to advertise the Chilton auto repair database. These bumper stickers were sent to auto repair shops with information about the database, not plastered on billboards. Frankly, the half-naked women in their underwear on the billboards in Times Square bother me more.

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 02:18:23 +0000

Very insightful; I’m frequently torn on this topic as well, and it’s difficult to even find active, rational discussion about the odd role sex and promotion-by-sexual-imagery holds in our society.

By: josh

josh — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:02:27 +0000

Ray, you win a kewpie doll! It does indeed come from “Big Bottom” by Spinal Tap.

By: ray

ray — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:52:29 +0000

Side note: Please tell me the title of this post comes from that Spinal Tap song.

By: josh

josh — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:07:37 +0000

Yes, that’s one of the reasons why I work in public service and not in the corporate world. I think there are more important things in life than profits and capital, and I don’t think the ends justify the means.

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By: Woeful

Woeful — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:37:51 +0000

LOL… Only someone who works for a non-profit would ever think like that! Any ad executive would tell you that you often need to alienate hundreds or thousands to gain million$… And their shareholders thank them.

By: josh

josh — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:42:05 +0000

Jenn, is it a Gen X thing? I’m thinking it’s not. (Hey, Karen, is this a Gen X thing?) But it probably is an upbringing thing. I know that coming from a feminist family had was a strong factor in my reaction to the image and its use. And I also admire and respect people who have liked or been apathetic to the image. I haven’t lost my respect or admiration for them, but I just can’t look at the image and think “Great! Thumbs up!” or “Meh! What’s the big deal?”

By: josh

josh — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:34:27 +0000

Darlene, I would love to see trucks with mudflaps that said “Use Your Library” on them. (And thanks for commenting! That’s my mother-in-law, everyone!)