Re: An Open Letter to Brinks Home Security

["Just Looking" <Spam@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, I saw that preacher too.

"Jim Rojas" <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> They use a white guy because the white man is the devil, and the root of
> all evil everywhere in this world. :)
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> Jim Rojas
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> Roger W wrote:
>> On Apr 4, 3:47 am, Anonymous <x...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Dear Brinks Home Security,
>>>
>>> Everytime I watch TV, I see several of your ads in regular rotation.
>>> Usually, your ads feature a single or married white female who is at
>>> home alone, with her husband, or with her children. All of the sudden,
>>> panic strikes! A burglar smashes the window, and the woman screams in
>>> terror!
>>>
>>> What I find troubling here is that any male would-be-victims (if any are
>>> shown at all), aren't distressed, and sometimes, these male victims just
>>> aren't shown at all. What message does this convey? To me, it says that
>>> women are afraid of burglars and SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AFRAID because it
>>> will financially benefit Brinks when women are kept in perpetual fear.
>>> To me, it says that Brinks believes that women are the only ones who are
>>> victimized by violence, and that men are either above it, or they are
>>> completely capable of single-handedly defending themselves and their
>>> families. Lastly, Brinks is perpetuating the myth that women need male
>>> protection, and that "getting a man" (boyfriend, husband, and then
>>> Brinks) is the only way women can stay safe! Isn't this a bit of a
>>> sexist double standard that Brinks is capitalizing on?
>>>
>>> My response to the spatial patriarchy women experience is this: Women
>>> are victimized, hurt, and murdered MOST OFTEN by their live-in husbands
>>> and boyfriends. They are also hurt often on dates with men they already
>>> know. Being hurt, victimized, and murdered by A STRANGER actually
>>> happens much less often that these acquaintance/husband/boyfriend
>>> attacks happen. Why doesn't Brinks show this reality in their
>>> commercials? Because it wouldn't financially benefit the "home security
>>> system" industry!
>>>
>>> Brinks feels the need to perpetuate the myth of "perpetual female
>>> victimhood/male protection" because Brinks won't profit if they say the
>>> truth, which would be something like this: "You are a female. You have a
>>> husband, a live-in boyfriend, or you date men who you sometimes invite
>>> into your home. You might as well not even bother getting a home
>>> security system since you are sleeping with the most risky person every
>>> night." Nobody would sign up for their service, I guess, if they said it
>>> that way.
>>>
>>> In conclusion, Brinks Home Security TV commercials are unrealistic,
>>> sexist, and misleading. I'm sick of these ads!
>>>
>>> - A Dissatisfied Lady who Carries Pepperspray Instead
>>>
>>> Source:http://kristy-chan.livejournal.com/783079.html
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>> How come in these commercials you never see some towel head or a China
>> man breaking into these houses? Its always some stupid ass looking
>> white guy. I think there's some racist shit going on here.
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>> Stupid ass looking white guys should to get together and revolt
>> against this shit.