A blast from the past. Elliot is (inadvertently) DHV-ing out the wazoo! That’s Demonstrating Higher Value, for those not hep to Pickup Artist lingo.
This isn’t, strictly speaking, “life before feminism.” It’s life just as the second wave of feminism was getting going. Indeed, the rather forward women in the ad are essentially Madison Avenue’s version of liberated women.
And this seems to be how most MRAs continue to see feminism today — as an elaborate plot designed to allow bossy, manipulative, “hypergamous” “empowered females” to better exploit hard-working beta men.
The ad is of course insulting to both men and women, but I imagine any MRA viewers who stop by will only see the misandry.
But, hey, it is a pretty cool car.
Buy this car! Women will want to steal it!
Oh, wow…I don’t even know what to say to this particular ad. However, I have seen 50’s and 60’s ads that are just as, if not more insulting, than this one. @_@
And as far as cars go, I’ll take a 70’s era Corvette any day over a Dodge Charger 😉
One word – ‘Thundercougarfalconbird’.
Two words: Ford Edsel
The Jar Jar Binks of cars
One word: TARDIS
@ Freitag: You win. There’s nothing quite like the TARDIS 😀
There was a remarkably similar message in the superbowl car commercial this year.
The full version of the ad continues on a bit, and the woman driving the car hits a tree.
That’s right, a tree on the beach. That’s how bad women are at driving.
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/16/A-TARDIS-Themed-Delorean/
Sir Bodworth, I want that!
Me too! 😀
Wooooow. That was. That was something.
As for cars of the time period… VOLKSWAGEN THING, motherboarders!
I’m sorry to say that I was completely unimpressed by the car.
I used to hitch hike home from Uni back then, and since East Anglia had a lot of US Air bases I got a lot of lifts from guys with seriously shiny cars who were delilghted to show off their toys to an appreciative audience.
Admittedly, the fact that my father was career Royal Air Force helped with the whole bonding thing, but I really do like great cars and I really do like being driven really, really fast.
These are simple pleasures, I know, but I see no reason to pretend that a Dodge Charger is even on the same planet as a Maserati …
I know I discovered it on top gear, but my dream car is still the Morgan Aero Supersports.
Sir Bodsworth, will that thing vworp vworp once it hits 88 MPH?
My 5th grade teacher drove a Thing! She was wonderful and that car completely suited her fun, quirky personality.
RE: amandajane5
Back when we still spoke, dad and us used to argue about what qualified as the world’s ugliest car. The Thing was in the running, but I admit, it does have its own boxy charm. At least it’s SYMMETRICAL, unlike the Honda Element, which I can’t stand.
(In other teachers with cool cars, middle school band teacher drove a yellow VW bug with music note stickers all over it. Everyone agreed it was an awesome car for him to have.)
@ LBT
I agree that the Thing has boxy charm. That new Cube car, however, I do not feel has boxy charm. My 5th grade teacher was one of those women who pretty much always look like they’ve just come from the stable with her thin greasy ponytail and her mud-covered boots, she really was a wonderful teacher, I have so many fond memories of her and every time I see a Thing I think of her. 🙂
I drive what is now an old New Beetle (do not like the new squashed design) in sour apple green, which has personalized sour tags. I always love how people personalize their bugs. And also wave at each other, though maybe that’s just around here.
I miss my old Toyota Tercel hatchback. Back when cars had actual rubber bumpers rather than molded plastic, so you could gently bump into shit without damaging the car. Also you could fit anything in there.
Ugh, the Cube really is hideous! It has my vote for Ugliest Car forever.
Aw man, I think my folks used to have a Toyota Tercel!
The Cube is ugly, but Honda Element is still worse, in my mind.
I am unlikely to ever have a car again, but IF I DID, I would want to have a VW bug. They’re just so goddamn charming. As it is, my vehicular fantasies instead are about a motorbike. (I got biker relatives, what can I say?)
My very first car was a 1976 BMW 2002 (looked like this), which I bought dirt cheap with my savings from various part-time jobs during high school and which I still think is the cutest car ever. Also the best car I’ve ever driven in terms of visibility — no blind spots.
I just bought a new car! A shiny red jeep wrangler. Americans do design some nifty cars.
My very first car was a 1979 Chevy Malibu…I miss that car. 🙁 Now, I’m driving a 1999 Dodge Neon. Oh well…I could have NO car. 🙂