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E-PrinceAbout a week ago, the committee that plans Manicure for the Cure — of which we are members — began its advertising campaign for the annual breast cancer fundraiser that is taking place today and Friday. We began selling pins, sending out ...(back to the article)
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Good job for remaining diplomatic about this, but the response posters put up were far more offensive than the originals... and some people who were not aware of the shitstorm that had started couldn't tell whether the tittyfucking posters were a part of Manicure for the Cure or not.
I consider myself a feminist, but not everything has to be about the evil patriarchy. I hope that people can look beyond the controversy that has sprung up for this and go get their manicures/massages/baked goods in the name of the cause. Even if they don't like the ads, if people are really SO concerned about cancer victims and SO concerned about really helping people, perhaps they will take action beyond tinkering on photoshop and using all the paper in the printer cluster, and do something useful.
remaining diplomatic? more like trying to cover their a$$es.
and the response posters were obviously not part of the same organization, because they even had explanation posters accompanying them. it was just not obvious who was responsible for them.
and of course people will continue to get manicures, but the manicure for the cure people should understand that when it comes to raising money for a cause, and a mainly women's cause at that, sexual objectification should be left out. as a woman, i was definitely offended by the 'save second base' slogan, but it wouldn't stop me from helping the cause. maybe the organizers should consider more the social implications of such a campaign for future years.
Liz, Dana, and Brooks
Please don't change your slogan - I LOVED the "Save Second Base" posters. It is really clever and cute and (I think) encourages a lot of people to support your cause.
Boobs are awesome.
nice.
i just want to say that you really missed the point and haven't looked at the campaign with open ears. YOU don't have a sense of humor. if your posters got mixed up with the parodies, it just goes to show the kind of message your original poster contained. plus, nothing about the campaign says anything about not attending your event. it just calls into question the way in which you advertised.
the most offensive part of your campaign, which you FAILED AT ADDRESS just now, was that you left the "story" out of context, and you slapped the word "GENTLEMEN" onto the front of the slogan. was that a direct quote?
okay, so you sound desperate to get people to donate. does that mean that you should be inspired to perpetuate the objectification of women? when is that EVER okay? it is even MORE offensive that it seems to be WOMEN who came up with the idea.
it's not about the event. it's about the advertisement... specifically, the posters to GENTLEMEN. and i think most people got that from the ironic parodies and explanatory statement in the campaign.
nice.
i just want to say that you really missed the point and haven't looked at the campaign with open ears. YOU don't have a sense of humor. if your posters got mixed up with the parodies, it just goes to show the kind of message your original poster contained. plus, nothing about the campaign says anything about not attending your event. it just calls into question the way in which you advertised.
the most offensive part of your campaign, which you FAILED AT ADDRESS just now, was that you left the "story" out of context, and you slapped the word "GENTLEMEN" onto the front of the slogan. was that a direct quote?
okay, so you sound desperate to get people to donate. does that mean that you should be inspired to perpetuate the objectification of women? when is that EVER okay? it is even MORE offensive that it seems to be WOMEN who came up with the idea.
it's not about the event. it's about the advertisement... specifically, the posters to GENTLEMEN. and i think most people got that from the ironic parodies and explanatory statement in the campaign.
lol i had no idea that anyone was offended by this. they need to take the sticks our of their asses
really? more offensive that women came up with this? what would be more offensive, whites ripping on black ppl or blacks ripping on black ppl?
As a male student, I personally found the posters humorous and an engaging outreach for a fundraiser that I may have otherwise ignored amidst the everyday stream of worthy causes we see. It is unfortunate that the source of the protest imitation posters has remained anonymous because she (or he) has created an interested and certainly worthwhile debate that would gain even more credence if both parties were known. A number of recent Prince editorials have addressed Princeton's prude avoidance of any and all sexual matters and I think this campaign/controversy is yet one more example in support of why this campus needs to have an open, honest discussion about sex, sexuality, gender roles, and mutual respect.
In the meantime, I fully support Manicure for the Cure, the "Save 2nd Base" slogan, and breast cancer research. I'm getting my massage tomorrow and hope everyone else supports this worthy cause.
if you're against anonymity, "manicure for the cure" remained pretty anonymous on their "gentlemen: save second base" posters.