What to make of this ?

ilovegrace
ilovegrace Posts: 677
edited April 2014 in The bottom bracket
Dont know if this has been posted elsewhere but what do we think of this, http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/1 ... ?ref=var_0

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  • gethinceri
    gethinceri Posts: 1,517
    Depends what "Sarah" looks like.
    If she's a looker I'll pop round and slip her one while he's at the sportive.
  • ilovegrace
    ilovegrace Posts: 677
    fair point
  • RDW
    RDW Posts: 1,900
    I'd rather go shopping with the girls than enter a pretend bike race.
  • random man
    random man Posts: 1,518
    They were never going to get away with that, nice try though :lol: I don't know if there's anything left that can be considered male only, flippin' wimmin are everywhere :wink:
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 58,452
    Proof that there are humourless bints everywhere. Mind you it is crap advertising - aiming the ad at 'affluent' males in Stockton, they're not going to get many takers :lol:
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 3,954
    So a male-orientated leaflet is sexist but a women only club isn't. Oh hang on, it's because men are evil :roll:
  • Initialised
    Initialised Posts: 3,047
    ilovegrace wrote:
    Dont know if this has been posted elsewhere but what do we think of this, http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/1 ... ?ref=var_0

    Successful viral marketing campaign?

    Cycling-Sportive-2.jpg

    Note the women front and centre on their home page.

    I wouldn't have known about the event if it wasn't for the "accidentally sexist" viral ad.

    BTW, Sarah's the one in the mismatched animal print!
    I used to just ride my bike to work but now I find myself going out looking for bigger and bigger hills.
  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 21,861
    Initialised wrote:
    ilovegrace wrote:
    Dont know if this has been posted elsewhere but what do we think of this, http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/1 ... ?ref=var_0

    Successful viral marketing campaign?

    would agree if a PR company was involved, but if it was just the local council...........
  • Mikey23
    Mikey23 Posts: 5,306
    'Mrs Pankhurst' work is not yet done'

    Does that mean that females will be throwing themselves under the wheels of male cyclists taking part?
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,317
    Notice how so many TV ads portray men as stupid and Women the clever ones?

    Double standards.

    BTW RDW, I know a couple of fellas who target sportives to race because "It's like a 3rd or 4th cat event". I tried to tell them they were making tw4ts of themselves but they didn't listen. What would you have to say to them?
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!

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