Ad related Disappointment (NSFW in my opinion)

"CAcoalminer" (CAcoalminer) 03/26/2016 at 18:07 • Filed to: None

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Luckily, I am retired but why is this ad showing up on Gawker websites? It is just tacky and potentially harmful for someone’s career should an employer or fellow employee view this on their computer.

You’re better than this Gawker!

certified cool guy > CAcoalminer 03/26/2016 at 18:12

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Man, adults are so boring. I’ll stick to my kids toys

djmt1 > CAcoalminer 03/26/2016 at 18:14

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No. No, they’re not.

CAcoalminer > certified cool guy 03/26/2016 at 18:14

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I’m sure that you’re being funny but I would actually love playing with that!

certified cool guy > CAcoalminer 03/26/2016 at 18:15

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Nah, I seriously collect lego city.

Tareim - V8 powered > CAcoalminer 03/26/2016 at 18:15

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ads on webpages are generally tailored to whoever is viewing that page based on viewing habits, so if you spend a week looking at a brand new Audi then you’d see Audi adverts yet if you’re looking at sex toys then you’re likely to see sex toy adverts

dogisbadob > CAcoalminer 03/26/2016 at 18:18

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it’s a lambo dude

CAcoalminer > djmt1 03/26/2016 at 18:20

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I’m starting to see that.

CAcoalminer > certified cool guy 03/26/2016 at 18:20

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That’s great.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > certified cool guy 03/26/2016 at 18:25

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Yay I’m not the only one.

CAcoalminer > Tareim - V8 powered 03/26/2016 at 18:25

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I’m 73 years old and have been married to the same woman for the past 54 years. I can promise you that if I’m looking up sex toys at my age, there’s something wrong with me.

CAcoalminer > dogisbadob 03/26/2016 at 18:25

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?

dogisbadob > CAcoalminer 03/26/2016 at 18:27

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The R8 was a rebadged Gallardo, adn the new one is a rebadged Huracan :)

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > CAcoalminer 03/26/2016 at 18:37

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It’s Orlove’s shifter!

Amoore100 > certified cool guy 03/26/2016 at 18:38

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I used to also but it’s gotten a bit out of hand so I decided to focus on diecast only instead. Still have all my City stuff though.

Hot Takes Salesman > CAcoalminer 03/26/2016 at 18:38

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Yeah I saw that ad pop up. I think it's wrong and more importantly stupid of Gawker Media

jariten1781 > CAcoalminer 03/26/2016 at 18:40

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We pretty much blacklisted all the big ad servers at work because shit like this was starting to show up even on regular old news sites.

Tareim - V8 powered > CAcoalminer 03/26/2016 at 18:41

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the only thing that might differ in this case is that it says sponsored on the top left corner, I use an adblock myself so I never see it

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > CAcoalminer 03/26/2016 at 18:49

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I see you ventured over to Jezebel by mistake.

Xyl0c41n3 > CAcoalminer 03/26/2016 at 18:56

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That’s a bit slut shamey, isn’t it? I know quite a few faithfully married couples who make use of sex toys in their relationships. There’s absolutely no correlation between the use of sex toys and fidelity, or that their use implies an abnormal sex life, coalminer. It’s pretty ridiculous to imply either.

CAcoalminer > dogisbadob 03/26/2016 at 19:00

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Ah. I see. Haha

CAcoalminer > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 03/26/2016 at 19:01

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It’s similar.

CAcoalminer > jariten1781 03/26/2016 at 19:03

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That’s unfortunate. Silliness like this ruins it for everyone.

CAcoalminer > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 03/26/2016 at 19:05

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Haha. I did read an article over there today.

CAcoalminer > Xyl0c41n3 03/26/2016 at 19:08

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I could care less how you interpret my comment. All I can say is that my wife and I have not, nor will we ever use sex toys.

What others do (or use) in the privacy of their homes is their business.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > CAcoalminer 03/26/2016 at 19:19

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Ads at the bottom of the gawker pages basically sell sex as well.

CAcoalminer > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/26/2016 at 19:21

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Well then I guess it’s fortunate that I’ve never ventured that far.

Funktheduck > CAcoalminer 03/26/2016 at 19:30

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GM needs a lot of money right now because of the Hogan case. They probably loosened their standards to being in more $.

Granted, there should be a NSFW warning for Gawker in general. They can’t do a post without an inordinate amount of cussing which many workplaces frown upon. They don’t have much of a leg to stand on when they hire people who say they’re willing to distribute child porn. That guy is probably a better person than the average Gawker commenter. Add to that their post the other day hoping gun toting nuts will shoot up the RNC.

Someone else in the comments mentioned Jezebel. Once again, can’t say much about a site that posts cartoon dick pics and then has that at the top of everyone’s page regardless of the blog you’re on.

Completely unrelated to Gawker but to your original post: a few months ago a SFW site had the page blasted with “make your dick bigger” ads with different pictures of dicks. I emailed the person for the contact us link and the ads were down not long after.

Xyl0c41n3 > CAcoalminer 03/26/2016 at 19:53

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Lol. Ok.

First of all, it’s “I couldn’t care less.”

“I could care less” implies that there is, indeed, a lesser amount you could care.

Second of all, I didn’t have to interpret anything; you’re the one who said something would be wrong with you if you and your wife ever decided to make use of sex toys.

If they're not for you, that's cool. If they are, that's cool, too. What isn't cool is the ornery attitude you've got, but you do you, bruh.

nermal > CAcoalminer 03/26/2016 at 19:54

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Agreed that viewing sites that will take ad money from anybody is best avoided on work computers.

A smartphone and a data plan may seem expensive, but in most cases the data plan is cheaper than your job. Don’t connect to work WiFi.

PushToStart > Xyl0c41n3 03/26/2016 at 20:19

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I think you’re reading way too far into it. His intention in the original comment is that he has not or ever will be in the market for a sex toy, thus the suggestion couldn’t be because of something he had been looking for at another time.

You saying that is him “slut shaming” seems like a bit of an unfair jump, and then attacking him further based on a commonly misspoken turn of phrase seems even more out of line.

I know you have good intentions but some things don’t always need to be turned into issues.

Xyl0c41n3 > PushToStart 03/26/2016 at 20:34

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I wasn’t the one who suggested that the ad popped up based on his previous internet searches. That was “Tareim - The British Guy.”

And I wasn’t “attacking” him, I was simply correcting him. The only one who’s making an issue out of this is him, with this post.

I use ad blockers on my personal and work computers, but I also sometimes access various kinja sites from incognito tabs on which ad blockers can’t be used. I haven’t gotten a dildo ad yet, but I’m also not going to freak the fuck out if I do, and I doubt my employer would, either. It’d be shitty if employers tried to hold their employees responsible for the paid content found on (mostly) benign sites like Jalopnik. I mean, hell, I’ve worked in the media industry for years. That shit pays the bills, but I’ve never feared professional reprisals because someone sold a “male enhancement” ad with a sexy model smack dab in the middle of the sports agates.

CAcoalminer > Funktheduck 03/26/2016 at 22:46

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That actually makes a lot of sense.

Quite honestly, seeing some of the comments on Gawker just makes me lose faith in humanity. One of the most impactful moments was reading the article about Scalia’s death and a comment receiving over 1,000 stars saying something to the effect of “fuck him, I’m glad he’s dead.” I mean I don’t care how much you disagree with someone’s views or decisions, I really don’t think he nor really anyone deserves that kind of response to their death.

Those “popular posts” or whatever they are called annoy me as well. It seems like someone would think a head and monitor that to ensure NSFW posts wouldn’t make it up there but that’s probably too much trouble as they can’t even take the time to proofread and correct basic mistakes in their posts.

I’ve considered contacting someone at Gawker but I doubt it would be worth my time as they would most likely ignore it.

CAcoalminer > nermal 03/26/2016 at 22:49

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That’s good advice.

Funktheduck > CAcoalminer 03/26/2016 at 23:15

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Yeah. The commenters can be the worst on the internet that I've seen. They make 4chan look like a UN council sometimes. Apparently being republican or just having a different opinion means you need to die a horrible death.

Manuél Ferrari > CAcoalminer 09/19/2016 at 19:32

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I blame Cultural Marxism.

Society is desensitized to everything now. Which allowed Gawker to post that ad.

CAcoalminer > Manuél Ferrari 09/19/2016 at 20:52

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That’s unfortunate if true. I’m usually quite laid back and am not prude at all but this is just ridiculous in my opinion.

Manuél Ferrari > CAcoalminer 09/19/2016 at 21:31

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I’m not a prude at all either. It is shocking how ridiculous things have become though. There is no more sense of decency anymore.

Some things should have stayed taboo to show in places where people don’t expect to see graphic sexual images, like the front page of a car blog..

CAcoalminer > Manuél Ferrari 09/19/2016 at 23:37

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Well said.