Yeah, they used paid models to do some weird shit who took the job and by hashtagging it, retweeting it and sharing it on Lemmy you just put the PaloAlto logo in front of millions more people…
Its almost like their plan worked perfectly
Or we call out this weird shit loudly, don’t treat it like some “companies will be companies” thing, and maybe the people who would have worked with PaloAlto previously will reconsider working with the weird company that tried to present women as objects.
Not talking about this stuff is what got us here in the first place.
So if one of the models was a man in a suit with a lampshade on their head you would have no problem and this would be perfectly normal?
Here, boys, girls and everyone in between, we can see a textbook example of a strawman fallacy; you made up a scenario that is not the one being discussed, then you assigned OP a reaction to that made up scenario that you cannot know if it is true -as that is not what OP is reacting to- and that made up position is what your comment is criticizing.
We don’t know OP’s reaction to men in lampshades because that is not what we are seeing in the picture, we are seeing two women dressed as lampshades, so, as long as new, different pictures do not show up, OP and me will think that Palo Alto treat women as objects, we might change our position if new information goes out, but for now, that is what we have to judge.
And -before you try it again-, no I would not think it is OK if those were two men, neither if those were a man and a woman, or a kid and a parent or two grandpa’s or two grannies… Should I keep making up scenarios so you can focus on the one at hand? Or is this enough?
Here, boys, girls, and everything in between…
When calling someone out, it’s best not to be condescending yourself in your opening. You didn’t elevate the discussion with that, you invited them to a slap fight.
And like the other person said so well, there is sincere reason for the question. But you clearly don’t want to engage honestly and instead be dismissive yourself.
The problem is that, by now, asking that question cannot be viewed as sincere, it is the constant tool used by misogynists to take away any conversation about women’s rights/issues.
Is there a time and a place for that question? Yes. Was this post that time and place? No.
100% correct, but your comment won’t supercede theirs or the other misguided ones.
Wait those rnt mannequins??
why use objects when you can literally objectify women
I had this discussion when Tiger Woods’ affair, et. al., was in the news. My friend argued the classic, “No such thing as bad press.”
And I disagreed.
So they finally upgraded it.
Where can I purchase the upgrade?
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wonder how much per hour lamps make
Depends on which ones:
Booth babes are mostly making minimum wage + 50% to be hired as a model. ~$20 usd
If you see her name anywhere she’s getting an appearance fee $1000/hr+ but that usually applies to local celebrities or hired talent.
Probably more than me tbh
Dunno, but these lamps probably make about half of what regular lamps make.
Looks like someone managed to work their forniphilia kink into the event booth. I don’t even know how this would tie back to Palo Alto in the slightest
omg i completely forgot it had a name i had just been calling it jd vance syndrome
It actually a secret indictment of the objectification of women.
Hence the lampshading.
All they needed was for one of them to be a well dressed dude with a lampshade.
To be fair I’m a man and have ended a few evenings out with a lampshade on my head
This has more to do with cybersecurity than you think: Anyone who thinks this booth is related to cybersecurity urgently needs cybersecurity advice.
What does the company think it’s saying with this?
This is undoubtedly a cocaine fueled decision.
Long drag off of 13th consecutive cigarette
“Yeah man, yeah! And then we can have sexy lamp bitches at the entrance and a guy doing chainsaw ice sculpting and…”
idk, maybe that women have a bright mind.
But I don’t think they want us to tell anything at all, other than that it’s marketing that makes people look.
As long as they’re getting paid well to do a job they want to do and have breaks, I don’t see the problem. It’s a job and in this capitalist world, bills have to be paid somehow. Pretty low effort way to earn some money.
I’d stand around in a dress with a lampshade on my head if you paid me a living wage.
Woah woah woah who said anything about a living wage?
You be getting market rates here at ShittyTechCorp AND NO MORE
(I’d drop a /s but we all know that’s what they unironically think)
Anyone caring about this has a different problem that needs addressing.
Outta curiosity, are you a man?
What problem is that?
Guys I think Graendal isn’t bound in Shayol Ghul anymore.
Should have had a dude too
If only there was a way to say no if someone ask you to be a lamp.
