I am the only person
( and when I say Person, I mean *Domestic Diva*)
who is pissed off @ Kelly Ripa and Electrolux?
You know that commercial?,...
...yeah, yeah,..
I don't catch many commercials either ever since the DVR was invented
(and I gained 2 kids and a husband)
..BUT..
Have you seen any of the Electrolux commercials with Kelly Ripa?
You know, the ones where she manages her high pressure job(s),
makes cupcakes,
has a dinner party, washes, folds and puts away clothes,
makes chocolate strawberries,
hosts a sleepover..
and a birthday party for a dog,...
all while never breaking a sweat,
or stopping to shove 4 oreos in her mouth
to gain that 3pm sugar rush
that helps sail you smoothly into 8:30 ice cream overdose,
not to mention,...all while weighing in at a meek 98lbs of perfection
and not a Damn hair extension out of place,
all set to the Bewitched theme...!?!??
I mean, ..What the hell?
Now, I never really considered myself a harsh feminist.
I'm still impressed by a man who offers to carry my luggage,
offers me a his seat on a full train/bus ride,
or opens a door for me here or there,
.. or brings me flowers at the drop of a 'hanky'.
Actually that last part was a lie.
Nobody has ever brought me flowers spontaneously.
That's only happened after arguments,
wrong doings and slightly broken spirits.
And I'm not sure I'd care for them otherwise.
You would get a better (sexual) response
from bringing me a fresh drink with a lime.
BUT ANYWAYS~
Am I the only one who sees these as a giant feminist backlash?
Can you possibly shove the 'be more amazing' down our throats any harder???
THIS IS A WRONG TURN IF EVER THERE WAS ONE!
I am saying that when a high profile woman like this,
and a multi-million dollar company
tells us that we need to
"be more amazing"
"because they make it effortless"
and we are all OK with that...
then we are doing it wrong.
The LAST THING being a mother/homemaker/ stay at home mom/dad is
is EFFORTLESS.
But you keep playing those commercials Electrolux,
.. and while your at it
can you photo shop Kelly's teeth whiter,
.. because I don't think we have enough depression,
anxiety, body dysmorphia, eating disorders, isolation, etc. in America.
So Kelly, you tell Fido Happy Birthday!.. and keep being "more amazing,"
I'll be over here yelling at my kids
and looking for tonights Baseball Jersey in my
DIRTY laundry pile.
Oh and Electrolux?
If you want my undivided and un-cynical attention,
and my hard earned dollars
spent on your over-priced hunks of steel and plastic,
how about showing a man using them?
