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Original poster

Prepare yourself for a fit of rage

261 replies

squeaver · 22/06/2012 11:33

The EU has spent actual money on a campaign designed to interest girls in science.

this is the result.

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RecursiveMoon · 22/06/2012 12:46
Angry
Quip · 22/06/2012 12:45

words fail me. Could it be any worse. Where did the EU get this money from o produce this? Was it from my taxes??

Dropdeadfred · 22/06/2012 12:45

This looks like the failing team's video on the apprentice!!!

HumphreyCobbler · 22/06/2012 12:43

I am truly stunned. FFS.

FundusCrispyPancake · 22/06/2012 12:42

Surely it is a joke?

I really hope so.

CailinDana · 22/06/2012 12:42

My heart sank when I watched this. I actually found it quite upsetting, which I know is silly, but it's just so awful to think of all the great female scientist I know (including my sister) being insulted so openly by an organisation who should be supporting them. So disappointing.

FundusCrispyPancake · 22/06/2012 12:41

great minds think alike...?

Grin
wem · 22/06/2012 12:40

It's so wrong I can't even make a guess at what the hell they were thinking. Just what?!

FundusCrispyPancake · 22/06/2012 12:39
Shock
Bartusmaeus · 22/06/2012 12:39

Shock Shock

Original poster
squeaver · 22/06/2012 12:33

This is the agency which created the campaign tipik

You can find them on Twitter - @tipik

Just saying, like.

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LurkingAndLearningForNow · 22/06/2012 12:27

This could only be more tragic if there was a nude blonde in heels and a 'sexy labcoat.'

Boyonce · 22/06/2012 12:27

I had to stop watching after 15 seconds.

Just awful.

mamalovebird · 22/06/2012 12:27

Dreadful. Not only is it a shit promo video, the message is appalling.

I hope the creative that came up with that concept has been shot.

SardineQueen · 22/06/2012 12:25

I mean who the fuck wears 6 inch heels in a lab all day?

I mean

Just

Arrrrrrrrrggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

SardineQueen · 22/06/2012 12:24

I can't think of the words to express how I feel about this.

FrothyDragon · 22/06/2012 12:22

Every feminist cell in my body now hurts...

When I took up triple science in high school, it wasn't to find out the chemical compound of my blusher. In fact, I don't think anyone in the group gave a shit about the fact our lipsticks become a bright red after reacting with NH2 compounds (that's a subscript 2, btw). I was more interested in the fact hydrogen was flammable, thus a leak may have been behind the Hindenburg disaster. Or, you know, nicknaming our physics teacher Mrs Lead because her initials were PB...

Hyperballad · 22/06/2012 12:21

that is totally horrendous. Angry

Annunziata · 22/06/2012 12:21

Oh for god's sake. DD1 is studying engineering (4 girls out of nearly 400!) and she also agrees!

sherbetpips · 22/06/2012 12:20

yay our little girls can go and learn how to make more pink stuff! YAY!

Original poster
squeaver · 22/06/2012 12:19

Great minds, exexpat (unlike the buffoons responsible for this!)

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dittany · 22/06/2012 12:19

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exexpat · 22/06/2012 12:17

Oops, I think I crossposted with squeaver in starting a thread on this.

I cannot believe they spent money on this pile of sexist, patronising crap. And it's part of a big EU campaign being launched by the female European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, who said: "I launched the video teaser for the campaign. It makes studying science look so cool that I wish I could turn the clock back a few years and choose science subjects to study!" Did she actually watch it?

FrothyDragon · 22/06/2012 12:16

I got four seconds in and decided hitting my head against a brick wall was preferable... Brb. Watching the rest....

lilypainter · 22/06/2012 12:13

Horrible, horrible, horrible.

I wonder if this would actually appeal more to boys given the overly sexualised video?

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