BUT DADS ARE DEAD TO US, apparently.
I Don’t Blame PH For Being Offended
20 Thursday Oct 2011
Posted in Well, That's Just Stupid
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20 Thursday Oct 2011
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BUT DADS ARE DEAD TO US, apparently.
Die daddy die. Then we shall eat cake and be appropriately sad. Can i please tweet this to infantino…pleeeease…
LOL go ahead! :-p
Gross. Do you think they also consider a dad who is taking care of his kids to be “babysitting”?
Most probably.
OMG… My MIL still says that. Makes me rage-y.
Dads get a raw deal, they really do. Not to mention the flip side – just because you give birth does not automatically make you a good mom.
*tries desperately to find a “Like” button on the comment, but fails*
Well said. And to the sign – I tut in their general direction.
But it DOES make you a consumer, and I guess that’s all that matters.
Wellllll… I see where he’s coming from. It’s not inclusive, and some could see that as dismissive.
However, here’s a stat I read JUST yesterday (looking at resume-writing tips and such): “The latest figures from the US Census Bureau indicate 5 million women and 154,000 men are stay-at-home parents.” (That’s from monster.com, in case anyone wants the footnote.) I kinda think that says a lot, and I think Infantino is just using such statistics in their marketing. NOT trying to discount a dad’s role at all, but just recognizing that moms still make the majority of decisions about products to buy for their children.
Is that right? Nope. Is it insulting? To some, I bet it is. Am I offended? Nah. (But I may have a skewed point of view, being a stay-at-home mom. That’s my disclaimer.)
I think you SHOULD bring it to their attention if it bothers you. And if it bothers you a LOT, then don’t buy from that company anymore. I completely agree with that. 🙂
Not really BOTHERED so much as amused and miffed. So long as we perpetuate these stereotypes, things are never going to change. I think just as many people would buy this product if it said “parents” on the box!
Absolutely! That’s totally what they should have used. I would guess they used “Moms” to a) sound more friendly, and b) save on space. But they really should have said “Moms and Dads” or “Parents”.
Dumb company.
They are aiming for the purse strings and moms still have more influence over house hold spending than dads. None the less, it is a little shameless.
It’s just… thoughtless. I mean, I can’t imagine that they BENEFIT from leaving Dads out. So I think they just… forgot that Dads exist.
Gah.