Even if we accept the idea that “booth babes” are a legitimate marketing ploy, this symbolic blinding-and-deafening of them and removing their faces (symbolically, their humanity) is superfuckingweird.

Seriously, how this got through to execution is pretty shameful.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 months ago

Booth babes turned me off car and motorcycle shows... Get me someone who can talk about the product, not a girl hired to look good around it.

[–] Soulg@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It's happy hour, having a lamp shade on your head while drunk at a house party is a very old media trope, you are reaching SO hard.

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You normally dress up in slinky black dress and stand motionless in front of some advertising for a multi-billion dollar computer company at these house parties?

This is a shame too, as Paloalto has some good products. Now they have a layer of "skeeve" slathered on.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

For men. It's a very old trope for men.

Because women in the 1950s when the trope started wouldn't put something stupid on their heads. Even if they were drunk.

You're rationalizing SO hard.