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Angsty McGothsalot ([info]angstymcgoth) wrote in [info]otf_wank,
@ 2007-06-27 20:48:00


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How many goths does it take to build some fine Swedish furniture?
Ikea runs an advert that a particular product will brighten up your dorm room, "unlike a creepy gothic roommate, who can be a bad influence."

Gothfash, the lj goth fashion community reacts predictably, with a post titled, "I am outraged by this and I am going to write a letter."

Don't miss the derrogatory useage of the word 'norms' and how the oppression of the pasty, whiney, and emmaciated is ABSOLUTELY LIKE the systemic racism directed at African Americans!

The icing on the cake is that the OP, [info]mme_archel is community mod and owner.

Thanks to a mouse for the head's up!



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[info]squib
2007-06-28 03:52 am UTC (link)
I don't know about this ad, but I... err... felt really sorry for the lamp that got left out in the rain.

Yeah, it's just a lamp, but... *sadface*

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(no subject) - [info]takhys, 2007-06-28 04:16 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]mooncalf, 2007-06-28 06:16 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]dragonfangirl, 2007-06-28 07:55 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]ladysphinx, 2007-06-28 05:37 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]onaga, 2007-06-28 07:42 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]mindset, 2007-06-28 06:54 pm UTC

[info]doomsday
2007-06-28 03:57 am UTC (link)
Someone should send that to Conan O'Brien.

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*snorfle* - [info]serai, 2007-06-28 04:16 am UTC
Re: *snorfle* - [info]doomsday, 2007-06-28 04:21 am UTC
Re: *snorfle* - [info]luthe, 2007-06-28 08:08 am UTC

[info]eilisliana
2007-06-28 04:05 am UTC (link)
Isn't this link breaking a few jurisimprudence laws?

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[info]perletwo
2007-06-28 04:07 am UTC (link)
I suddenly see how those geico cavemen felt.

Like figments of a cheap ad exec's imagination?

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(no subject) - flightstothesea, 2007-06-28 04:15 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]pokecheck, 2007-06-28 04:21 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]vigilanterodent, 2007-06-28 04:55 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]joye, 2007-06-28 05:06 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]greenling, 2007-06-28 06:16 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]ladysphinx, 2007-06-28 05:38 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]hickorydickory, 2007-06-28 06:26 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]taktuk, 2007-06-30 05:39 am UTC

[info]shakeandbake
2007-06-28 04:09 am UTC (link)
Do you think you should be under some sort of equal rights protection because you choose to wear a crushed velvet pirate shirt?

hahahahahahaha

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More skin on HBO!! - [info]peachespig, 2007-06-28 04:31 am UTC
NO NUKES, NO NUKES - [info]cheezdanish, 2007-06-28 06:07 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]ladysphinx, 2007-06-28 05:39 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]dracobolt, 2007-06-29 03:00 am UTC

[info]frequentmouse
2007-06-28 04:11 am UTC (link)
Now that's funny!

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flightstothesea
2007-06-28 04:15 am UTC (link)
I just have to say, the combination of wank report plus your username makes me giggle.

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(no subject) - [info]delcj, 2007-06-28 04:28 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]angstymcgoth, 2007-06-28 04:41 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]joye, 2007-06-28 05:17 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]angstymcgoth, 2007-06-28 01:28 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]mistressrenet, 2007-06-29 01:25 am UTC

iwanttobeasleep
2007-06-28 04:15 am UTC (link)
Owwy, what a clumsy sentence. Someone beat the ad exec who approved that with. . .something.

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(no subject) - [info]jat_sapphire, 2007-06-28 02:35 pm UTC

[info]shallow_kid
2007-06-28 04:19 am UTC (link)
...

Why yes, goths, Robert Smith was hot!

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(no subject) - [info]greekhoop, 2007-06-28 04:52 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]shallow_kid, 2007-06-28 05:36 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]greekhoop, 2007-06-28 05:37 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]squib, 2007-06-28 06:12 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]bobgenghiskhan, 2007-07-08 11:34 pm UTC

[info]sarahkjrsten
2007-06-28 04:26 am UTC (link)
I love IKEA. Totally off topic, but last semester I studied in a town that was only a 45 minute train ride away from the world's first IKEA, which was seriously awesome. Sadly I had to leave my pretty IKEA things behind with the boy.

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[info]hearsawho
2007-06-28 04:32 am UTC (link)
I laughed at an otf_wank post. I think I love you a lot.

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[info]hearsawho
2007-06-28 04:37 am UTC (link)
I love Ikea but after seeing that I have no desire to shop with them again.

Oh, s/he says that NOW, but just wait until they need a new DVD rack. Where will their moral outrage be then?

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(no subject) - [info]frequentmouse, 2007-06-28 04:53 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]rainkatt, 2007-06-28 05:39 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]frequentmouse, 2007-06-28 05:53 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]rainkatt, 2007-06-28 06:23 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]frequentmouse, 2007-06-28 06:48 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]daylightsparks, 2007-06-28 04:42 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]frequentmouse, 2007-06-28 05:50 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]daylightsparks, 2007-06-28 09:44 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]xero_sky, 2007-06-28 10:55 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]viola_dreamwalk, 2007-06-29 04:38 am UTC
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[info]sticks
2007-06-28 04:58 am UTC (link)
Do the pillows come in a blue/green color scheme?

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(no subject) - [info]delcj, 2007-06-28 05:04 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]delcj, 2007-06-28 05:05 am UTC
IRONY. - [info]sticks, 2007-06-28 05:10 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]delcj, 2007-06-28 10:12 am UTC
LOLOLOLOL
[info]onyxnoir
2007-06-28 05:09 am UTC (link)
This made me laugh. A lot.

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Re: LOLOLOLOL - [info]varkias, 2007-06-28 08:13 am UTC

[info]sorchar
2007-06-28 05:11 am UTC (link)
I want to marry this post. Thank you.

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[info]kittikattie
2007-06-28 05:42 am UTC (link)
Goth is like being black? GODDAMN IT OUT MY SUBCULTURE.

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(no subject) - [info]mistressrenet, 2007-06-29 01:27 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]sashenka, 2007-06-30 02:55 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]kittikattie, 2007-06-30 03:18 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]sashenka, 2007-06-30 04:04 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]kittikattie, 2007-06-30 06:13 am UTC

[info]bubosquared
2007-06-28 05:56 am UTC (link)
Hey, I have that duvet cover!

...

Now I'm never going to be able to use it again without associating it with wank. :/

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(no subject) - [info]serai, 2007-06-28 07:21 am UTC

[info]eldritch
2007-06-28 06:52 am UTC (link)
I just spent the past three minutes trying to pronounce the name of that duvet. Oh, Ikea. Never change.

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(no subject) - [info]barankhy, 2007-06-28 07:35 am UTC
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(no subject) - [info]eldritch, 2007-06-28 10:16 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]stopthatgirl7, 2007-06-30 07:52 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]stopthatgirl7, 2007-06-30 07:51 am UTC
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[info]serai
2007-06-28 07:23 am UTC (link)
having a sense of humor apparently isn't 'gothic'...

Guess the memo got lost in the mail room, eh Sparky?

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(no subject) - flightstothesea, 2007-06-28 07:30 am UTC

eviemouse
2007-06-28 07:33 am UTC (link)
People were offended by this stereotype and stood up for themselves. Who are you to discount this?

How did "Someone made a joke about the group I feel I belong to in a small text box of an ad which practically noone will ever read! I'm going to write a letter and you all should, too!" become a "standing up against oppression" type thing which should be admired by all of us who do not have the courage to fight the establishment, or something?

Someone is clearly lacking in perspective.

But this one's nice:

i think goth often gets a bad rap in the mainstream media

I'd like to hear a bad rap about Goths, please!

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(no subject) - [info]dragonfangirl, 2007-06-28 08:00 am UTC
(no subject) - eviemouse, 2007-06-28 08:03 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]dragonfangirl, 2007-06-28 09:44 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]amymccabe, 2007-06-28 11:09 am UTC
(no subject) - eviemouse, 2007-06-28 06:08 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]puipui, 2007-06-28 05:28 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]dragonfangirl, 2007-06-28 10:39 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]qem_chibati, 2007-06-29 03:40 am UTC
To the beat of that one rap bit at the start of Men In Tights: - [info]vigilanterodent, 2007-06-28 11:32 am UTC
Re: To the beat of that one rap bit at the start of Men In Tights: - [info]onaga, 2007-06-28 12:52 pm UTC
Re: To the beat of that one rap bit at the start of Men In Tights: - [info]puipui, 2007-06-28 05:23 pm UTC
Re: To the beat of that one rap bit at the start of Men In Tights: - eviemouse, 2007-06-28 06:09 pm UTC
Re: To the beat of that one rap bit at the start of Men In Tights: - [info]mistressrenet, 2007-06-29 01:40 am UTC
Re: To the beat of that one rap bit at the start of Men In Tights: - [info]totchipanda, 2007-06-29 02:54 am UTC
Re: To the beat of that one rap bit at the start of Men In Tights: - [info]mistressrenet, 2007-06-30 02:04 am UTC
Re: To the beat of that one rap bit at the start of Men In Tights: - [info]suzycat, 2007-06-29 09:59 am UTC
All right, STOP - [info]snarkbunny, 2007-06-28 12:25 pm UTC
Re: All right, STOP - [info]onaga, 2007-06-28 12:49 pm UTC
Re: All right, STOP - [info]snarkbunny, 2007-06-28 01:16 pm UTC
Re: All right, STOP - [info]hallidae, 2007-06-28 02:00 pm UTC
Re: All right, STOP - [info]snarkbunny, 2007-06-28 09:46 pm UTC
Re: All right, STOP - [info]angstymcgoth, 2007-06-28 01:29 pm UTC
Re: All right, STOP - [info]snarkbunny, 2007-06-28 09:48 pm UTC
Re: All right, STOP - [info]tez, 2007-06-28 05:47 pm UTC
Re: All right, STOP - [info]snarkbunny, 2007-06-28 09:47 pm UTC
Re: All right, STOP - [info]squib, 2007-06-28 11:20 pm UTC
Re: All right, STOP - [info]mistressrenet, 2007-06-29 01:40 am UTC
Re: All right, STOP - [info]metal_dog5, 2007-06-29 08:21 am UTC
Re: All right, STOP - [info]theartema, 2007-07-07 03:57 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]angstymcgoth, 2007-06-28 01:31 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]frequentmouse, 2007-06-28 03:15 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]vigilanterodent, 2007-06-29 01:00 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]frequentmouse, 2007-06-29 04:27 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]lysana, 2007-06-28 07:11 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]angstymcgoth, 2007-06-29 12:54 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]lysana, 2007-06-29 03:51 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]mistressrenet, 2007-06-29 01:41 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]frau_eva, 2007-06-28 04:38 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]bwthree, 2007-06-28 10:32 pm UTC

eviemouse
2007-06-28 07:34 am UTC (link)
Oh dear - it's a joke site</a>, it seems!

The hoax is http://links.ikea-usa.com . The True Ikea site would be http://www.ikea.com/us/en Face it, the silverpop site is in no way, shape or form affiliated with the true ikea company. Hell! Ikea is a multi-nationoal well named corporation, that is a household name in at least 5 countiries. You think Silverpop would list them as one of thier client, But no, see for yourself.

http://www.silverpop.com/about/clients.html

Even better, the quilt cover described in said add is actually incorrectly priced, it should be 29.99, not 19.99, and further still, the base color for that style is black grey and white, so they would be bashing their own color scheme!

In addition, the layout on the add in question is nothing like the layout on the actual site. Compare for yourselves.

offending add
http://links.ikea-usa.com/servlet/MailView?ms=OTAzNDc4S0&r=MjU3NzcyMDg4MgS2&j=Mjk2NTQzNjcS1&mt=1

Same product on the authentic Ikea site
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20099547

Anyway, the offending add was photo-shopped for fun by someone probably to get this exact result. Congrats, goths, you are most likely now the object of someone's ridicule.

Repost this because it's the truth, even though it's not as exciting as ikea bashing goths.


Haha, that's priceless.

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(no subject) - eviemouse, 2007-06-28 07:37 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]sol, 2007-06-28 08:02 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]dragonfangirl, 2007-06-28 08:01 am UTC
I cna spel!
[info]sheep
2007-06-28 09:09 am UTC (link)
Oh, Ikea! It's 'Chuck out your chintz' all over again, only worse!

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Oh, the gothmanity.
[info]warchio
2007-06-28 10:03 am UTC (link)
Heh, I wonder what they'd make of the 'Goths to Blackpool' Irnbru ad.

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Re: Oh, the gothmanity. - [info]mouseybrown, 2007-06-28 04:28 pm UTC
Re: Oh, the gothmanity. - [info]littlest_lurker, 2007-06-29 05:22 am UTC

[info]caffeine_fairy
2007-06-28 11:21 am UTC (link)
Goth Outrage.

My day is complete.

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