http://www.melissaclouthier.com/2008/11/17/mommy-bloggers-get-respect-conservative-bloggers-get-dissed/ Information Pollination Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:57:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.melissaclouthier.com/2008/11/17/mommy-bloggers-get-respect-conservative-bloggers-get-dissed/comment-page-1/#comment-11156 Dave Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:23:52 +0000 http://www.melissaclouthier.com/?p=11485#comment-11156 It's interesting that most of the time people really seem to like the sympathy and recognition they get for what they must "endure". Here, a company acknowledges the discomfort a parent sometimes experiences for the benefit of their baby, and mothers feel condescended to. I have 3 children of my own, and know a good many other people who have children as well, and remarks about how heavy the kids are to tote around, and how exhausting it can be abound at one time or another. I feel people need to quit being so sensitive and thin skinned and just go about their lives without whining about every perceived slight. Motrin had no intent to condescend to anyone with that commercial. On the contrary, they were trying to tap into the real life experience of mothers and express some empathy. It's common sense, no company wants to alienate its customer base. I will give you this though, the commercial came off as clunky and amateurish. It’s interesting that most of the time people really seem to like the sympathy and recognition they get for what they must “endure”. Here, a company acknowledges the discomfort a parent sometimes experiences for the benefit of their baby, and mothers feel condescended to. I have 3 children of my own, and know a good many other people who have children as well, and remarks about how heavy the kids are to tote around, and how exhausting it can be abound at one time or another. I feel people need to quit being so sensitive and thin skinned and just go about their lives without whining about every perceived slight. Motrin had no intent to condescend to anyone with that commercial. On the contrary, they were trying to tap into the real life experience of mothers and express some empathy. It’s common sense, no company wants to alienate its customer base. I will give you this though, the commercial came off as clunky and amateurish.

]]> http://www.melissaclouthier.com/2008/11/17/mommy-bloggers-get-respect-conservative-bloggers-get-dissed/comment-page-1/#comment-11104 Chalmers Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:06:56 +0000 http://www.melissaclouthier.com/?p=11485#comment-11104 Wow, that definitely tips the condescension scale. I will let my sling wearing wife take this one... Wow, that definitely tips the condescension scale. I will let my sling wearing wife take this one…

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