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Friday, December 05, 2008

Diamonds to hold you over until February

It’s the holiday season, which means a series of annoyances, including the fake War On Christmas, relentlessly stupid Christmas carols, trying to figure what to buy your loved ones whose taste is impossible to guess, and the fucking cold weather.  But topping the list of the most head-bashingly annoying traditions must be the round of ads trying to sell diamonds to straight dudes by arguing:

1) Women are crazy, irrational bitches who just fucking love sparkling shit to wave at their friends to show you spend money on them and
2) Women are all-powerful demigods who can ruin your life if you don’t comply with this demand on Christmas, anniversaries, Valentine’s Day, birthdays, and pretty much any other occasion diamond sellers can think up. 

Regular reader seeker6079 sent me what might be the most obnoxious and obvious example of this sales pitch of all time:

 

 

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Posted by Amanda Marcotte at 08:14 PM • (219) Comments