Wednesday, October 6, 2010

in a barbie world

Hoo, banks ads are the gifts that just keep giving. Until I started this blog, I didn't realise just how generous they were. Exhibit # 857:


I once thought about doing an excel spreadsheet course, so let's see if I can figure out the bank's equations:
where "grown up" = responsible: grown up (female child) = bad (reality) and grown up (male child) = good (fantasy).
So in the parents' ideal fantasy, their daughters would be infantile dependents!
Wait -have I got the wrong *financial product*?
Hmm, where "grown up" = having sexy times, grown up (female child) = bad (reality) and grown up (male child) = good (fantasy).
So in the parents' ideal fantasy, their sons would be having sex!
Urgh. ANZ!! How could you! Keep your filthy Oedipal minds to yourselves!
Yeah, stop reminding me, stalkers.

4 comments:

  1. It's quite simple Janet, so long as girls are kept in a perpetual child-like state of domesticity, men won't be distracted by our evil, all-encompassing sexuality, and can get on with the important, sober business of life: banking.

    Now don't worry your pretty little head about it anymore.

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  2. ohhh! you're so right! as a woman, you have no business being so clever!

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  3. Er, so having fantasies about grown up men is good or bad? My poor blonde female mind is so confused....

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  4. Having fantasies about grown up men - and/or women - who *are not related to you* is grand! And here endeth my fantasy advice... everyone can look elsewhere on the internet for more...

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