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Boys are stupid, throw rocks at them!
Boys are stupid, throw rocks at them, here is a slogan on a T-shirt by Florida company David and Goliath. The slogan is printed next to a caricature of a boy running away from five stones flying in his direction. People magazine published a story about the shirt, opening with a quote from a then girl 10 years old, "I want to make kids feel bad because it's fun." [1] (See Schadenfreude.)
Stretch "> http://www.himfr.com/buy-Stretch_Shirt/"> Stretch ShirtIn December 2003 [2] radio-host and masculinist Glenn Sacks initiated a campaign against the T-shirts, on the grounds of misandry. This brought national attention and led to the elimination of jerseys several thousand retail outlets.
The debate between Sacks and clothing designer, Todd Goldman, was covered by hundreds of TV and radio stations. More than 300 publications in half a dozen countries published articles covering the topic. These include TIME, Forbes, The Washington Post, and The Guardian in the UK [5].
The sentence could have been a response, or origin of the phrase (or vice versa): I I am woman, watch me from the store.
The shirt was designed by company founder Todd Goldman, who started David and Goliath in 1999 with "The Children have a bad smell "T-shirts. Today has clothes with a variety of slogans such as" Children tell lies, poke your eyes! " or "The stupid factory, where children do." "Kids are stupid …" has become an object for the success of merchandise which includes all types of clothing, mugs, key chains, posters and other items. In 2005, Goldman published a book with the same title (ISBN 0-7611-3593-6). In 2006, was translated and was published in Russia [6].
Goldman says that the campaign against his company increased its sales. According to the Wall Street Journal, sales volume of David and Goliath is expected to increase to U.S. $ 100 million in 2005 compared to the U.S. $ 90 million in the previous year.
Host Los Angeles masculinist-based radio and Glenn Sacks initiated a campaign against the T-shirts in 2003. He said they were part of a general mood of society that stigmatizes and victimizes children. [7] The company says that their shirts are meant only to be humorous [8].
The campaign against the line received the support of several groups of male, as the National Coalition of Free Men, but also of groups with broader agendas, such as the Southern Poverty Law Center [9]. Many critics of the T-shirts pointed out that similar slogans directed against girls or ethnic groups are generally regarded as unacceptable. The Canadian Children's Rights Council called hate speech slogan. [10] The campaign led to the elimination of the shirts from several retailers, including Bon-Macy's, and Claire, a total of more than 3,000 outlets. The slogan has also been criticized by Bernard Goldberg in his book, 100 people with a narrowing U.S. where Todd Goldman, shirts', its creator, was listed as number 97.
In an article in Boulder Daily Camera, [11] later convicted for his editorial board, [12] Linda Scott, a member of the faculty at the University of Illinois, expressed support for the shirts as revenge for boys' bullying. " The National Organization for Women (NOW) discounted the issue as unimportant and represents Sacks as hypocritical, claiming that publishes items anti-woman view their broadcasts. [13] Helen Grieco, executive director of California NOW, Sacks described as a radio "shock jock". Also commented that "[in NOW we] do not have time for the campaigns of the shirt." [14] Others, like the San Francisco Chronicle columnist Jane Ganahl ridiculed Sacks efforts in an article saying "shut up and get a life, and". [15] Rush Limbaugh has criticized this approach [16]. Ganahl argued T-shirts are perceived as harmless fun for children and that sexism against women is a much more widespread and substantial problem in American society.
Glenn Sacks responded to criticism of the campaign, saying that criticism was indifferent to the feelings of children and the idea that children should laugh at the joke at their expense creates a "double bind" for children.
In Canada, complaints of Canadian Children's Rights Council resulted in numerous stores of major retailers to stop sales of the goods. [8] The Bay, the largest retailer in Canada and one of the largest retailers Canada, was persuaded by the Canadian Children's Rights Council not only to stop selling the goods, but not buy anything in the future of the manufacturing company T-shirts and merchandise. Wal-Mart Canada was contacted and refused to make more of these products. [Citation needed]
Sacks and Goldman were invited to present their discussions on the Consumer News and Business Channel.
The televised debate was that of February 24, 2004, hosted by Dylan Ratigan [21]. Ratigan opened the show by showing the pictures of the shirts and asking Sacks, 'What is the problem? They are having a good time here. Sacks, a former high school teacher, replied: "Yes, it's humor, but humor for adults to play in young children. Twelve years of age, children do not get the humor, but they feel the insult. "
Goldman asked if he felt an obligation "to consider the impact" of goods in young boys. He answered "no" but said, "We sell [a] 16, 17, 18 years old, you know, college students. Goldman Sacks objected that had been quoted as saying that the products were his "top junior sales line."
Goldman said his company sells many "positive shirts, including ones with the slogans" It's all about me "and" Girls Rule! '"He said he was very pleased with the advertising campaign has generated extra Sacks, and that sales had increased. Ratigan, host, asked whether he thought this meant his bags campaign had failed. Sacks, said, "We have beaten" Boys are stupid "the products of 3,500 stores – that has to have an effect."
Goldman said its products had lost "five percent" of its outlets. Ratigan, clearly doubtful he pressed the point and Goldman conceded, "yes I think it was more than 3,000. "Ratigan said," Todd, that's a lot of retail stores. "
Sacks took the opportunity to take into account, "I can not even find the Boys 'products are stupid' anywhere. I can not continue with the campaign because we can not even find someone who still has the stuff. "Goldman said," you need to get out more. [22] Ratigan closed the show, Goldman offered "congratulations on the success of your business."
"Boys are stupid …" issue has become an icon in the discussions in progress on gender issues.
"The war of the sexes of old age, is being sold to our children in the new, and some argue, forms insidious, "wrote Jeffrey Zaslow for New York Times, Him" If the kiddies want to volunteer for service in war trench Gender unsuccessful when they turn 18, that's their business, "wrote Clay Evans, concerned to see children under 18 are less contradictory with an introduction learning to interact with the opposite sex. Garringer Emily also refers to the famous T-shirt in the course of his analysis of male and female habits in practice dated.
Avril Lavigne has demonstrated that she recognized the shirt, and apparently thinks it's funny. In a radio program, when asked what he thought about of the boys, she said suddenly, "Boys are stupid, throw rocks at them!" unreliable source [?] This meant that women surrounding around and the male cast radio men, and radio show host men all laugh and agree with it.
However, Goldman says that their shirts have nothing to do with the girl-power movement, "I am a man. I could not give a rat's ass about girl empowerment. Our market are adolescent girls. I know what sells. "
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