Is the New Droid Ad Anti-Women and Anti-Gay or Just Plain Idiotic? Actually, All Three!

@Bridget: Well said. The only people who should be offended are those who consider ‘it’s fashionable’ to be a key reason for buying a phone, at the expense of functionality. Yes, I’m an iPhone owner (and a gay man), and, yes, I traded off some functionality for a sexy design–and, because of that, the Droid will never be on my shopping list. But I’m not avoiding Droid because of some perceived homophobia; it simply doesn’t meet my needs.

Your comments would make sense if Motorola actually ran the ad. I still wouldn’t agree, but it would make at least some structural sense. The ad was run by Verizon as is the entire campaign.

I’m sure Motorola has a plan to grow. The co-CEO Jha recently said they will come out with 20 Android devices next year with several hitting in the first quarter. One thing I’ve noticed about MOTO, is that they have always made superior phones from a form factor perspective and were a little behind with the software. Now, the software is done and the form factor is all MOTO’s. We’ll see how it goes, but I think this company is on the way up…

I think you really need to grow up and take things the way they are. If VZ wants to (hurt) themselves by singling out men as their buyers, so be it. Women and gays have more and more rights everyday, but dont try to make everything sexist, or racist. I dont get mad when a clothing store uses good looking, built people to sell their product. I know it wont look that way on me. So i just go on with my life. Maybe you should take advise instead of give it.

This awful blog post is a perfect example of one of many things that’s wrong with our society these days. This feminazi, extreme-PC way of thinking is disgusting and the fact that it is not only accepted but shared by others is disheartening to say the least.

Oh and George, where exactly in the Stealth commercial did they show civilians being injured? And the only “damage” it caused were those droid pod things plunging deep into the ground. Are we now claiming that Verizon’s message is that they’re trying to destroy the earth through their advertisement?

Seriously, find something better to do with your time, people.

After all this debate, I will now officially call the iPhone “Princess” everytime I see one. Please join me as we declare December 8th, 2009, the day the iPhone was renamed Princess.

Maybe you missed the point: the Droid is sold only in the US, but Verizon used an enemy weapon that killed American soldiers. What will they say, next–”Sleek as a Boeing 757″ and show the impact on the World Trade Center?

As for “worked,” it sure did. I've been a Verizon customer for 5+ years, but will be leaving them soon because of this ad.

Also, APPLE didn't “come out with” a jewel-encrusted iPhone. There are many companies that modify the cases of iPods, iPhones, and MacBook Pros.

Thanks for your service. I never said that Verizon didn't have the right to make this ad the way that they did, just that it is disrespectful to American soldiers. I also have the right to cancel my Verizon service because of the ad.

Wow, really? Get over yourself…you have the right to react anyway you like, but that doesn't stop you from being overbearing and basically a tool.

And for your 'points' about the Droid and Verizon, you're incorrect on most which leads me to understand your later postings which made me laugh in regards to your response towards Verizon's commercial.

1) True
2) Um, not paying attention? APPS2SD is already in the works and will be available sooner than later.
3) Touchdown? Virus protection? Wipe and locate? You're not that informed
4) Again, not familiar with LINUX huh?

Seriously…I doubt you're a Verizon customer. No one would post such misinformation and 'faux outrage' at a silly commercial unless they had an ulterior motive.

I think this commercial is awful, the latest example of the increasingly overt degradation of women that has been showing up more and more in major ads lately. The only thing sadder than these messed up commercials is the lack of discourse and outrage in the public sphere – for it is woefully uncommon for even progressive men to chastise other men for their gendered attacks. Why is it that in order to appeal to “masculine” men, companies insist on putting down women, and femininity? Why are companies appealing to men to experience their masculinity as a way to feel superior to women? And why does this commercial insist on showing us over and over just how stupid and clueless pretty women are?

Swish,

You're out of your element hear, stick to writing about technology not social issues. I have a hard time understanding how a commercial focused on capabilities vs fashion design has anything to do with anti-women or anti-gay. I have 2 beautiful daughters and a beautiful wife, all 3 are princesses in my eyes. The manikin was a mall fashion model. Since when does a man dressing fashionable make him gay? Making that statement seems anti-gay to me. Why do you feel the need to stereotype?

Leave your PC comments aside and write about the things we all enjoy you writing about, technology.

what?! that ad had NOTHING to do with women or gays! idiot! Its simply saying your phone doesnt need to be pretty because there has been a lot of talk about how the phone doesn’t look that great. its a good phone but they should have done a better job on the design…. like the iphone. thats all. why do people look into things so much?! jesus……. its an ad about a phone. why does it need to be turned into an anti women or anti gay ad?!

There is absolutely nothing in this ad more demeaning that the average mac commercial has done against pc users for the past decade. I find your protest of the ad borderline comical without a similar stance against mac.