Comments on: As if we needed another reason to love Yelp…. http://www.soychicka.com/2009/05/27/as-if-we-needed-another-reason-to-love-yelp/ Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:32:52 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: soychicka http://www.soychicka.com/2009/05/27/as-if-we-needed-another-reason-to-love-yelp/comment-page-1/#comment-516 soychicka Sat, 30 May 2009 01:14:45 +0000 http://www.soychicka.com/?p=592#comment-516 @"sane" voice: you're funny. (note: comment removed due to its tasteless and totally inaccurate nature. I don't support slander). @funklord: you know my mom reads this, right? Looks like I need to get the funk out of you too :) and @the rest of the dissenters: you do realize that I was an active member of yelp for years, and lived on the talk threads for ages, right? I have very little problem with innuendo - but only when the innuendo comes from somewhere I'm interested in receiving it from. And I do not wish to receive that kind of innuendo from a profit-seeking corporate entity. Gentlemen, next time you're walking down the street and see a woman with a bicycle, ask her if she'll "put a little fun between your legs" and see how she reacts. (Oh god, I can just hear them saying this at the Matrix Fillmore now....) @”sane” voice: you’re funny. (note: comment removed due to its tasteless and totally inaccurate nature. I don’t support slander).

@funklord: you know my mom reads this, right? Looks like I need to get the funk out of you too :)

and @the rest of the dissenters: you do realize that I was an active member of yelp for years, and lived on the talk threads for ages, right? I have very little problem with innuendo – but only when the innuendo comes from somewhere I’m interested in receiving it from. And I do not wish to receive that kind of innuendo from a profit-seeking corporate entity.

Gentlemen, next time you’re walking down the street and see a woman with a bicycle, ask her if she’ll “put a little fun between your legs” and see how she reacts. (Oh god, I can just hear them saying this at the Matrix Fillmore now….)

]]> By: Funklord http://www.soychicka.com/2009/05/27/as-if-we-needed-another-reason-to-love-yelp/comment-page-1/#comment-515 Funklord Sat, 30 May 2009 00:35:12 +0000 http://www.soychicka.com/?p=592#comment-515 While I am not going to detract or defend soychicka's argument, against Yelp!, I can personally attest to her NOT being a prude at all. For her, "Sucking the fun out" takes on a whole new meaning. I hope this clears up her character, and lets keep the comments about the arguments, and stay away from Ad Hominem While I am not going to detract or defend soychicka’s argument, against Yelp!, I can personally attest to her NOT being a prude at all. For her, “Sucking the fun out” takes on a whole new meaning. I hope this clears up her character, and lets keep the comments about the arguments, and stay away from Ad Hominem

]]> By: Dave R. http://www.soychicka.com/2009/05/27/as-if-we-needed-another-reason-to-love-yelp/comment-page-1/#comment-514 Dave R. Fri, 29 May 2009 23:50:32 +0000 http://www.soychicka.com/?p=592#comment-514 I think this is an IQ test. If you find yourself trying to justify why yelp's actions are excusable or funny, then you failed the IQ test. If, on the other hand, you realize that sexual innuendos are NEVER appropriate in an advertisement for a sexual assault support organization, then you have some semblance of intelligence and you pass the IQ test. I think this is an IQ test. If you find yourself trying to justify why yelp’s actions are excusable or funny, then you failed the IQ test. If, on the other hand, you realize that sexual innuendos are NEVER appropriate in an advertisement for a sexual assault support organization, then you have some semblance of intelligence and you pass the IQ test.

]]> By: Katie http://www.soychicka.com/2009/05/27/as-if-we-needed-another-reason-to-love-yelp/comment-page-1/#comment-513 Katie Fri, 29 May 2009 23:33:07 +0000 http://www.soychicka.com/?p=592#comment-513 This is just more proof that yelp is run by a bunch of incompetent buffoons. Yelp and their hard core followers (those that insist you just shut up and ignore any mistakes that yelp makes) are the same type of people who will insist that a woman "was asking for it" because she wore a revealing outfit on the day she was raped. Yelp has no problem hounding local organizations for advertising dollars, but they make absolutely no effort to ensure that the paying organization is given due respect. Frankly, I'm surprised that anybody is still sponsoring yelp. We already know that they extort money from small business owners, and now we know that they just slap sponsor names on newsletters without giving any consideration whatsoever to whether or not the content matches the sponsor. Yelp is a disgusting organization. This is just more proof that yelp is run by a bunch of incompetent buffoons. Yelp and their hard core followers (those that insist you just shut up and ignore any mistakes that yelp makes) are the same type of people who will insist that a woman “was asking for it” because she wore a revealing outfit on the day she was raped. Yelp has no problem hounding local organizations for advertising dollars, but they make absolutely no effort to ensure that the paying organization is given due respect. Frankly, I’m surprised that anybody is still sponsoring yelp. We already know that they extort money from small business owners, and now we know that they just slap sponsor names on newsletters without giving any consideration whatsoever to whether or not the content matches the sponsor. Yelp is a disgusting organization.

]]> By: Yelp Sorry About Ruining Anti-Rape Message | Defamer Australia http://www.soychicka.com/2009/05/27/as-if-we-needed-another-reason-to-love-yelp/comment-page-1/#comment-510 Yelp Sorry About Ruining Anti-Rape Message | Defamer Australia Thu, 28 May 2009 23:11:43 +0000 http://www.soychicka.com/?p=592#comment-510 [...] furious blogger promised to yank her contributions to the user-review site, adding: I’m not willing to [...] [...] furious blogger promised to yank her contributions to the user-review site, adding: I’m not willing to [...]

]]> By: bulshoy http://www.soychicka.com/2009/05/27/as-if-we-needed-another-reason-to-love-yelp/comment-page-1/#comment-509 bulshoy Thu, 28 May 2009 14:53:12 +0000 http://www.soychicka.com/?p=592#comment-509 Why is sexual innuendo inappropriate? Why would such a thing cause trauma to a rape victim? Do you consider all sex to be rape? Such people (those offended) must live in a closed environment with no TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, books or windows, because sexual innuendo is everywhere. The vast majority are not offended (in fact some find it quite humorous). Why should Yelp capitulate to the very, very few who might be offended? Should every aspect of life be sanitized to avoid the possibility of offending someone? Why is sexual innuendo inappropriate? Why would such a thing cause trauma to a rape victim? Do you consider all sex to be rape?

Such people (those offended) must live in a closed environment with no TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, books or windows, because sexual innuendo is everywhere. The vast majority are not offended (in fact some find it quite humorous). Why should Yelp capitulate to the very, very few who might be offended? Should every aspect of life be sanitized to avoid the possibility of offending someone?

]]> By: brendan http://www.soychicka.com/2009/05/27/as-if-we-needed-another-reason-to-love-yelp/comment-page-1/#comment-507 brendan Thu, 28 May 2009 14:06:49 +0000 http://www.soychicka.com/?p=592#comment-507 you should go. no ill intent at all in this coincidence. you should go. no ill intent at all in this coincidence.

]]> By: soychicka http://www.soychicka.com/2009/05/27/as-if-we-needed-another-reason-to-love-yelp/comment-page-1/#comment-506 soychicka Thu, 28 May 2009 04:24:11 +0000 http://www.soychicka.com/?p=592#comment-506 I can assure you that my intent in highlighting the portion of the sentence which reads "we sometimes ride in and put some fun between your legs" WAS IN NO WAY an attempt to be humorous. Even though the context depicted above may not have been the statement the author intended to make, the first 5 times I read that email, those were the words which popped out at me. And as anyone who works in communications ought to know, you must be able to ensure that every potential combination of words pulled out from an official communication, even those which may be out of context, must be beyond reproach. And this is not an isolated incident. The 'Weekly Yelp' has arrived in my inbox with such clever subjects as 'Yelp Smokes the Meat,' 'Yelp's A Cheap Date,' and, of course, multiple times, 'Make Me Yelp,' and filled with innuendo that often border on the cusp of being excessively gratutious. And face it - the reason they do it is because it works: piques our interest, it gets us to open the emails, and draws interest to their site. But when that's the game you're playing, you mustn't take it too far... you must ensure that you don't cross the line from being risque to being offensive and triggering an emotional response in someone who may have been the victim of sexual assault. Even if the sponsor of this particular mailing was not <a href="http://www.sfwar.org/" rel="nofollow">SF Women Against Rape</a> - a very worthy, very professional organization, I might add, who should bear none of the blame in this matter - I would have found that it crossed that boundary. Yelp needs to learn that if you're mass communicating, you need to know how to play the game. Because in that world, intent means nothing. Perception is reality. I can assure you that my intent in highlighting the portion of the sentence which reads “we sometimes ride in and put some fun between your legs” WAS IN NO WAY an attempt to be humorous. Even though the context depicted above may not have been the statement the author intended to make, the first 5 times I read that email, those were the words which popped out at me. And as anyone who works in communications ought to know, you must be able to ensure that every potential combination of words pulled out from an official communication, even those which may be out of context, must be beyond reproach.

And this is not an isolated incident. The ‘Weekly Yelp’ has arrived in my inbox with such clever subjects as ‘Yelp Smokes the Meat,’ ‘Yelp’s A Cheap Date,’ and, of course, multiple times, ‘Make Me Yelp,’ and filled with innuendo that often border on the cusp of being excessively gratutious. And face it – the reason they do it is because it works: piques our interest, it gets us to open the emails, and draws interest to their site.

But when that’s the game you’re playing, you mustn’t take it too far… you must ensure that you don’t cross the line from being risque to being offensive and triggering an emotional response in someone who may have been the victim of sexual assault. Even if the sponsor of this particular mailing was not SF Women Against Rape – a very worthy, very professional organization, I might add, who should bear none of the blame in this matter – I would have found that it crossed that boundary.

Yelp needs to learn that if you’re mass communicating, you need to know how to play the game. Because in that world, intent means nothing. Perception is reality.

]]> By: Yelp Sorry About Ruining Anti-Rape Message http://www.soychicka.com/2009/05/27/as-if-we-needed-another-reason-to-love-yelp/comment-page-1/#comment-505 Yelp Sorry About Ruining Anti-Rape Message Thu, 28 May 2009 03:10:15 +0000 http://www.soychicka.com/?p=592#comment-505 [...] furious blogger promised to yank her contributions to the user-review site, adding: I’m not willing to [...] [...] furious blogger promised to yank her contributions to the user-review site, adding: I’m not willing to [...]

]]> By: Jan http://www.soychicka.com/2009/05/27/as-if-we-needed-another-reason-to-love-yelp/comment-page-1/#comment-504 Jan Thu, 28 May 2009 02:40:31 +0000 http://www.soychicka.com/?p=592#comment-504 Good job on highlighting that sentence to make it look like Yelp! is saying that they sometimes ride in and put some fun between our legs... :P http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/business/Yelps-Humor-Offends-Women-Everywhere.html#qZg1YogiiGpEZGIGHK944xDvEuhdl460nuSwLmdd4G9eSDrD61mCVVvPlVIxPydACDmj21910Ie6XpnxVs18B Now that's what the Bay Area News is reporting. I suppose that it is his/her fault for not reading the original un-highlighted email... I've commented on the article ... told them Shame on THEM for their own error. It might be changed (and my comment will remain unposted) by the time you see it, but I've taken a screen shot of it so you can: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jannygirl/3572190066/in/photostream/ Good job on highlighting that sentence to make it look like Yelp! is saying that they sometimes ride in and put some fun between our legs… :P

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/business/Yelps-Humor-Offends-Women-Everywhere.html#qZg1YogiiGpEZGIGHK944xDvEuhdl460nuSwLmdd4G9eSDrD61mCVVvPlVIxPydACDmj21910Ie6XpnxVs18B

Now that’s what the Bay Area News is reporting. I suppose that it is his/her fault for not reading the original un-highlighted email…

I’ve commented on the article … told them Shame on THEM for their own error. It might be changed (and my comment will remain unposted) by the time you see it, but I’ve taken a screen shot of it so you can:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jannygirl/3572190066/in/photostream/

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