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Re:GoDaddy deletes my domains and charges me to restore them by sp332 on Tuesday February 05, 2013 @10:12AM (#5171001)
Not that I disagree with your point, but GoDaddy ran a lot of tests and the ads with scantily clad women put in seemingly compromising positions or being taken advantage of returned the most money in sales. So it's not like they're just doing it for fun; it's all business.

But yeah - don't use GoDaddy. (edited for clarity, I hope)

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Re:GoDaddy deletes my domains and charges me to restore them by wpietri on Tuesday February 05, 2013 @12:15PM (#5171797)
"It's all business" is the worst excuse in the world for being a shitty human being.

I would rather somebody be an honest asshole. At least if they can admit they like being misogynistic, there's a chance they might get their act together one day.

But being willing to make the world worse because it lines your pockets? And then saying, "Oh man, it's not me, it's that darned business thing making me do it"? That's a sad rationalization, a total unwillingness to take responsibility for your actions.

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Re:GoDaddy deletes my domains and charges me to restore them by sp332 on Tuesday February 05, 2013 @12:44PM (#5171983)
More like "our customers respond well to misogyny" which means they will change as our culture changes. I see it as more of a commentary than a cause.
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Re:GoDaddy deletes my domains and charges me to restore them by wpietri on Tuesday February 05, 2013 @08:57PM (#5174499)
That's only true if they have no effect. But I think it's absurd to say that superbowl commercials have no influence on culture. The whole point of advertising is to influence. I agree that their success is a symptom, but at that scale I believe it is also a cause.
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Re:GoDaddy deletes my domains and charges me to restore them by cowsaysoink on Tuesday February 05, 2013 @10:25AM (#5171078)
It isn't the scantily clad women necessarily it is that they are really the only registrar people can think of when they want to get their own domain because godaddy is the only domain registrar that advertises on tv.
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Re:GoDaddy deletes my domains and charges me to restore them by sp332 on Tuesday February 05, 2013 @10:30AM (#5171111)
I meant that GoDaddy tried ads with a lot of different gimmicks, and they discovered which ones worked best for them.
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