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hippichick
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posted July 02, 2011 12:27 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for hippichick     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Going to stick my neck out here, but I need opinions.

Got into a discussion last night about Ms. Patrick. I mentioned that I lost respect for her when she started "modeling" and I feel she uses it to boost her driving career. Boy did I get shot down for that one!

An example of Beyonce got thrown at me and her ultra-sexiness. I said that Beyonce is a singer and part of her persentation is sexiness.

I brought up the fact that when I purchsed my extention ladder it had a small cover on it, stating the brand, etc and a picture of a woman crawling up the ladder, a very attractive woman looking down as the camera shot her going up the ladder.

I dont have a problem with using sex to sell, necessarially, but I think certain industries should probably leave sex out of the marketing scheme.

Ms Patrick has made a great and legit career out of race car driving and, to me anyway, she kind of muddied her legitness with posing for sexy shots "modeling."

In her dossier, it states she began her driving career at 10 and her modeling career in 2005.

All opinions welcome!

thanks

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sand
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posted July 02, 2011 04:19 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for sand     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
business wise it's such a "unique selling proposition" to have a successful woman race car driver that is sexy enough to model.

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hippichick
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posted July 02, 2011 04:58 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for hippichick     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
sand, well i will agree with you there, business-wise!

ps. like your name!

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Xodian
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posted July 07, 2011 11:55 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Xodian     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
IMO the fact that she is a competent race car driver only adds on her appeal as a model. Models usually act as living coat hangers for advertisements. A model whose personality is well known is obviously more appealing as she or he connects even better with the target demographic.

I will be at the Honda Indy tomorrow and Danica Patrick is racing in it . If I meet her I`ll get you knowflakes an autograph .

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hippichick
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posted July 07, 2011 11:58 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for hippichick     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Xodian, thanks for your reply.

I stand corrected as Indy/NASCAR, etc. is a gentleman's sport, (tho I am a raving gear head myself! )

I suppose I have been reminded from this that a woman's perspective is very different than a mans...

Yes, please get a sig, for all of us!!!

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Xodian
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posted July 07, 2011 12:39 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Xodian     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by hippichick:

I suppose I have been reminded from this that a woman's perspective is very different than a mans...


Actually I am going to have to say no to that . See, the juxtaposition of an impressive physically and mentally demanding career and modeling strikes an appeal with both genders. Take the typical football player doing underwear commercials for instance. Many girls I know would rather see Tom Brady in his skivvies rather than some unknown bloke .

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hippichick
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posted July 07, 2011 04:00 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for hippichick     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Ok, Sir I stand corrected, again...

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