I hear two ads for Fleming College on the radio at work. one of a father with a daughter off at school, one with a mother and a son off at school.

Both are the same except for one thing at the very end

The mother says the son will be home when the food runs out-end of ad

the father says duaghter will be home when money runs out followed by "Oh, I got this great part time job"

So the daughter gets the last word but the son doesn't? That commercial pisses me off everytime I hear it (also because it's an annoying commercial to begin with)

Typical.

Have you tried seeking contact with the broadcaster?

I've been thinking similar - though not for same reasons, as an advert here where i am (i can see Canada from my living-room window) receives a Canadian radio signal on 99.9fm. The advert is for some big prom thing, but they've got someone to imitate an old woman (or it really is an old woman) and she says at the end of the advert:

"Ugh, those kids and their crazy F'KING tight jeans"

Seriously, the woman speaks it very, very clearly - and as she's not using the full word "fuck", it's considered broadcast material.

My 11yr old step-son was in the house with me, at some early point in the day - about 10 or 11am and this advert was being aired for all to hear.

I realise they're not using the 'full word' but sheeesh, what happened to common sense? My step-son hasn't used it as an excuse to get-away with swearing (Oh, but she said it on the radio - and i'm not actually saying "fucking", am I?) but the potential is clearly there. What of all the stay at home parents with their young children who are listening to this garbage?

Unless we start making our opinion heard, nothing is going to change. I found it hard to not get angry when you hear such blatant sexism.

I had an opportunity a couple of weeks ago to respond to some "mother of three kids" ranting and raving about "how bad men are".

I phoned the radio station and got on air after requesting right of reply.

This particular program has a segment where anyone can call in and have a whine and a moan and most are women ofcourse.

I stated that it was totally unacceptable and blatantly sexist for that female to generalise about all men in this state to be the same. That I was a father of 4 kids and that her attitude towards all men was pure misandry.

I did not get upset or yell or scream, just put forward my opinion and left them to it.
I did not even wait for any other comments.....

Not interested.

This is the way to do it.

If you are uncertain how to go about it, take your time and write it down and go for it tomorrow. Put up a request here for assistance, we will surely help any effort that gets our message across.

Could this be moved to the Activism / Media / Campaigns forum? It would be better if the word "survey" is added in the thread's name so that the description is more accurate.