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Would you buy from this company (Salvo)
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piikki:
Knowing the principal of Salvo I would say it was a prank only. Seriously, he's a very innovative person, does listen and acts as evidenced by the fast removal of the offensive material. It was in poor taste. The former Hammerhead backplates were certainly a close second. Sadly, men do not often get it. I certainly don't get on occasion, or more than an occasion.
I will offer another take. Media (these days) stretches what's acceptable with regards to gender advertisement. American Vogue is an example. While the demographic is primarily women, I feel the mag really doesn't celebrate women. In fact I know it doesn't. This is evidenced by their ads and by their (IMO) bizarre, distorted, exploitative photo spreads of "idealized" women and their roles in society. I see evidence of this POV (point of view) everyday in the hustle and bustle of the metropolitan city I live in. Acceptable becomes blurred. I bet if Vogue did a spread with diving models wearing backplates it would become chi-chi. Both venues (dive mags/Rag trade) would IMO be equally distasteful.
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DARN! I got to the post too late to see the original ad. Being in the market for both a backplate AND a nude model, it would have been nice to see!
*dons flame suit*
*dons flame suit*
piikki:
I bought stuff from him and never was called "honey". Service was absolutly perfect, had a great time at the shop and got a good discount.
And I will buy from them again.
I didn't have a chance to see the ad so can't comment on that but c'mon...do we really have to be so prudish?
Gee
Good here nobody cares about such things (the link provided by Lamont in post #8 is Polish company) - quality of the products is what at the end matters, right? And Salvo makes high quality products.
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Well, I saw the original ad that was taken down. I thought it was in unbelievably bad taste, and that doesn't mean I'm being a prude. There's a fine line when it comes to advertising.
Seems everyone here seems to endorse Salvo as a great company when it comes to their products (still a newbie when it comes to equipment), I'll take everyone's word here on that.
If it's an occasional slip up (dependent on what it is and so on, it's not a be all nor end all pass), I can accept that but if it's done over and over and over (not that Im saying that happened here), I would be uncomfortable with the fact that my money is contributing to their ads, even if it's the greatest product in the world. I don't think that's being "fussy", because in the end, if I dislike how I'm helping the company to continue with their ads or using money in ways that I don't like, I do have a choice of walking away.
I don't know if that's considered overreacting or not......I don't believe it is because I am helping the company's bottom line, and if they're repelling me on a daily basis, why would I want to continue to help them?
In an ideal world, ultimately the quality of the products should trump everything else, but we dont live in a vacuum and ads are representative of the company. It does send out a message of what kind of demographics theyre aiming for, and what they think is an acceptable barometer of taste. Given human nature, everyone has different comfort zone and taste and it's all a matter of perspective.
Anyway, shrugs, that's my two cents bit.
Seems everyone here seems to endorse Salvo as a great company when it comes to their products (still a newbie when it comes to equipment), I'll take everyone's word here on that.
If it's an occasional slip up (dependent on what it is and so on, it's not a be all nor end all pass), I can accept that but if it's done over and over and over (not that Im saying that happened here), I would be uncomfortable with the fact that my money is contributing to their ads, even if it's the greatest product in the world. I don't think that's being "fussy", because in the end, if I dislike how I'm helping the company to continue with their ads or using money in ways that I don't like, I do have a choice of walking away.
I don't know if that's considered overreacting or not......I don't believe it is because I am helping the company's bottom line, and if they're repelling me on a daily basis, why would I want to continue to help them?
In an ideal world, ultimately the quality of the products should trump everything else, but we dont live in a vacuum and ads are representative of the company. It does send out a message of what kind of demographics theyre aiming for, and what they think is an acceptable barometer of taste. Given human nature, everyone has different comfort zone and taste and it's all a matter of perspective.
Anyway, shrugs, that's my two cents bit.
I didn't like the ad and I FAR from being a prude.
Back in the 80's I boycotted the canned tuna industry because it didn't make dolphin-safe nets (granted a naked woman isn't the same as needlessly killing dolphins). Think of where we would be if people didn't stand up for what they thought was wrong... Being prude has nothing to do with it...
Back in the 80's I boycotted the canned tuna industry because it didn't make dolphin-safe nets (granted a naked woman isn't the same as needlessly killing dolphins). Think of where we would be if people didn't stand up for what they thought was wrong... Being prude has nothing to do with it...
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They took 'her' off the viewing list.....hmmmmm.....
FIXXERVI6
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I love how that some people are offended by the human body, that because of them I get to miss out on what the original ad was.
humans, yuck, make sure you keep them all covered up cause they are yucky and people will get upset.
humans, yuck, make sure you keep them all covered up cause they are yucky and people will get upset.
And of all the things to express moral outrage over we get a 12 page thread over a naked woman wearing a backplate??
If you really find it so offensive, don't look at it. I would also suggest you re-evaluate where you spend your moral "energy". I don't see many people expressing this kind of indignation over America's forgotten homeless, the AIDS crisis in Africa, the working conditions in China or the wars going on all over the world right now.
Boycott Salvo for showing a naked woman. Don't bother with the countless companies exploiting overseas workers. Don't lift a finger to protest the dying of an entire continent. Don't worry about the hundreds of thousands of people dying in unjust wars.
We all have to pick our fights I guess.
If you really find it so offensive, don't look at it. I would also suggest you re-evaluate where you spend your moral "energy". I don't see many people expressing this kind of indignation over America's forgotten homeless, the AIDS crisis in Africa, the working conditions in China or the wars going on all over the world right now.
Boycott Salvo for showing a naked woman. Don't bother with the countless companies exploiting overseas workers. Don't lift a finger to protest the dying of an entire continent. Don't worry about the hundreds of thousands of people dying in unjust wars.
We all have to pick our fights I guess.
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piikki:
Well the OP did ask in the women's view forum what women think about ad.
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