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zz0011 03-09-2006 07:50 AM
Vicente, you Fox!
 
There's got to be some money angle here, I just know it!

Sex dolls fight Mexican machismo

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Sex dolls fight Mexican machismo

Mexico's government is using blow-up sex dolls in a new TV campaign against sexual harassment in the workplace.

The ads feature dolls, dressed as secretaries and maids, who have to put up with leering and groping from male colleagues.

Officials say the aim of the campaign is to make clear that women are not sexual objects.

President Vicente Fox acknowledged on Wednesday that Mexico has to do more to overcome widespread machismo.

"Our society still has a long way to go in overcoming hangovers from the past, eradicating prejudice and changing habits," he said.

However, Mr Fox has himself caused offence recently by joking that women were just "washing machines with two legs".

'Degrading'

The launch of the campaign, which also includes billboards and radio ads, coincided with International Women's Day on Wednesday. It is scheduled to run until mid-April.

"No woman should be treated like an object. Sexual harassment is degrading and it's a crime," says a voice-over at the end of the TV ad.

Correspondents say machismo runs deep in Mexico, where it is common for men to have mistresses, and in some cases, set them up in a second home.

Women generally earn less than male colleagues and have fewer opportunities for promotion - inappropriate behaviour toward them is said to be relatively frequent.

Mexican officials have also acknowledged that the country still has a problem with domestic violence against women.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/h...as/4789144.stm
Published: 2006/03/09 12:54:21 GMT

Glory's Sun 03-09-2006 07:58 AM
I saw a picture of this today.. I found it quite... odd to say the least. I suppose it will garner attention though and that's what advertising is all about

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/guccilvr/110115490/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/49/110115490_86bb15a702_o.jpg" width="470" height="216" alt="Sex dolls used in ads" /></a>

Sultana 03-09-2006 08:20 AM
It just seems to me that this illustrates exactly the opposite mindset...that females in the workplace are actually just dressed up sexual objects.

Maybe it's Mexican irony, I dunno.

Good luck to them, though.

BigTruck1956 03-10-2006 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Sultana
It just seems to me that this illustrates exactly the opposite mindset...that females in the workplace are actually just dressed up sexual objects.

Maybe it's Mexican irony, I dunno.

Good luck to them, though.

My thoughts exactly. Ah well.


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