Mervis diamonds ad

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s normal. Heteronormative is not a thing to most people nor a word that they use. It’s says more about you that you are trying to cause an issue

Correct. People just say “normal” or maybe “straight.” Because deviances from this norm is so incredibly rare. Like, what, 1% of the population is gay and a fraction of that are other things? And also don’t gay people buy jewelry?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone else feel these ads are offensive? Seriously, eight hundred HER love?? FFS!

So heteronormative and kinda cringy.

Look, man… this is exactly the kinda thing that makes regular people lose their minds and start rage-voting for guys in red hats.

It’s a diamond ad. A diamond ad. Mervis isn’t out here writing queer theory dissertations — they’re trying to sell shiny rocks to dudes who panic-buy jewelry the week before Christmas. And somehow we’ve turned that into a referendum on heteronormativity?

This is the problem. It’s like we’ve all become these hall monitors of feelings, hovering over every billboard like, “Uh, excuse me, problematic!” And the average person — the people who are just trying to get through their day without losing their job or screaming into a bag of pretzels — they see this and go, Oh my god, can we not do this right now?

Because when you start calling a diamond ad “offensive,” people think the world’s gone nuts. They don’t think, “Wow, what a nuanced cultural critique.” They think, “If even THIS is a problem, what’s left?” And then the pendulum swings, man. Hard. Straight into the arms of the guy who promises to stop the insanity — even if that guy is, you know, completely nuts in his own special way.

But that’s how we get here: performative outrage over a slogan meant for people who shop in strip malls. And suddenly everyone’s polarized, and someone’s yelling, “This is why I’m voting for Trump!” while holding a Cinnabon.

It’s exhausting. It’s America. And no one’s getting the diamond.

ok but you have to agree the motto: “one, eight hundred HER LOVE” is completely heteronormative; you do agree, right?

Just stop saying heteronormative. It's as weird as 1-800-HERLOVE

I mean the whole diamond business is creepy.

Wait- why is the whole diamond business “Creepy “ ??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s normal. Heteronormative is not a thing to most people nor a word that they use. It’s says more about you that you are trying to cause an issue

Correct. People just say “normal” or maybe “straight.” Because deviances from this norm is so incredibly rare. Like, what, 1% of the population is gay and a fraction of that are other things? And also don’t gay people buy jewelry?

Actually, because the choices are straight or gay, it's 50/50. That's just basic statistics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone else feel these ads are offensive? Seriously, eight hundred HER love?? FFS!

So heteronormative and kinda cringy.

Look, man… this is exactly the kinda thing that makes regular people lose their minds and start rage-voting for guys in red hats.

It’s a diamond ad. A diamond ad. Mervis isn’t out here writing queer theory dissertations — they’re trying to sell shiny rocks to dudes who panic-buy jewelry the week before Christmas. And somehow we’ve turned that into a referendum on heteronormativity?

This is the problem. It’s like we’ve all become these hall monitors of feelings, hovering over every billboard like, “Uh, excuse me, problematic!” And the average person — the people who are just trying to get through their day without losing their job or screaming into a bag of pretzels — they see this and go, Oh my god, can we not do this right now?

Because when you start calling a diamond ad “offensive,” people think the world’s gone nuts. They don’t think, “Wow, what a nuanced cultural critique.” They think, “If even THIS is a problem, what’s left?” And then the pendulum swings, man. Hard. Straight into the arms of the guy who promises to stop the insanity — even if that guy is, you know, completely nuts in his own special way.

But that’s how we get here: performative outrage over a slogan meant for people who shop in strip malls. And suddenly everyone’s polarized, and someone’s yelling, “This is why I’m voting for Trump!” while holding a Cinnabon.

It’s exhausting. It’s America. And no one’s getting the diamond.

Bravo! Well said.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I mean, they are probably doing whatever possible at this point, right? Lab diamonds are virtually identical to even experts. They must be pivoting or getting very stressed.

Lab diamonds have no value at all, other than for industrial uses or cutting tools. Even if they’re identical or even superior to natural gems, they’re still fake.

A natural diamond is special because it’s rare. It’s expensive because so much work has to go into finding them, mining them, cutting them, and finishing them. And that’s what creates their value.

This is really not true. Diamonds do not hold much value in and of themselves and only became popular due to marketing in 1947 by De Beers which specifically linked diamonds to engagements. Also natural diamonds hold very little worth or value after they’re purchased as well. With all the ethical considerations of “blood diamonds” it’s way better to get a lab diamond.