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I just saw this on the news and have mixed feelings. I'm sure I will go down in flames for this, but had this happened prior to her "Go Daddy" commercial I would have been stoked and sat my daughter down in front of the TV for the big race and cheered and cheered.
But I was so disgusted and turned off by her commercial that I just can't bring myself to cheer for her anymore. Prior to that commercial I thought she was this tough chic who was going to get it done using talent and skill in a male dominated world. I'll admit she's still got to have skill to land the pole, but I lost all respect at her willingness to do that commercial.
I agree with the gist of your post... and the sad part of NASCAR is the sponsors have too much SAY... bottom line was, no commercial, no sponsorship, no ride. That's the way it is with EVERY driver and EVERY sponsor and anyone in the future who might sponsor Danica is going to take advantage of her good looks... just like GoDaddy has done.
I just saw this on the news and have mixed feelings. I'm sure I will go down in flames for this, but had this happened prior to her "Go Daddy" commercial I would have been stoked and sat my daughter down in front of the TV for the big race and cheered and cheered.
But I was so disgusted and turned off by her commercial that I just can't bring myself to cheer for her anymore. Prior to that commercial I thought she was this tough chic who was going to get it done using talent and skill in a male dominated world. I'll admit she's still got to have skill to land the pole, but I lost all respect at her willingness to do that commercial.
then you should be disgusted with ALL race drivers doing commercials. danica has done several go daddy commercials over the years, along with peak antifreeze and others. this is nothing new, and i see nothing wrong with any driver, male or female, using their assets to make money and stay in the public eye.
I just saw this on the news and have mixed feelings. I'm sure I will go down in flames for this, but had this happened prior to her "Go Daddy" commercial I would have been stoked and sat my daughter down in front of the TV for the big race and cheered and cheered.
But I was so disgusted and turned off by her commercial that I just can't bring myself to cheer for her anymore. Prior to that commercial I thought she was this tough chic who was going to get it done using talent and skill in a male dominated world. I'll admit she's still got to have skill to land the pole, but I lost all respect at her willingness to do that commercial.
She's a smart chick who doesn't mind utilizing her assets, all of them. She is also a confessed girly girl who likes to do girl stuff when she is not wheeling a race car.
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Originally Posted by mco65
I agree with the gist of your post... and the sad part of NASCAR is the sponsors have too much SAY... bottom line was, no commercial, no sponsorship, no ride. That's the way it is with EVERY driver and EVERY sponsor and anyone in the future who might sponsor Danica is going to take advantage of her good looks... just like GoDaddy has done.
Trust me when I say if I'm paying you $15 to $20 million per season it will be conditional, my conditions.
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Originally Posted by rbohm
then you should be disgusted with ALL race drivers doing commercials. danica has done several go daddy commercials over the years, along with peak antifreeze and others. this is nothing new, and i see nothing wrong with any driver, male or female, using their assets to make money and stay in the public eye.
I guess the other two feel a woman in a predominantly male sport can't act like a woman.
Guess all she really needed was a little(?) Richard...
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Guess the free massages were not getting it done anymore.
ha ha ha, guess the lug wrench needs a good spin...Purley, Purley, nudge, nudge, wink, wink, a nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat...is she a goer? say no more, say no more.
Trust me when I say if I'm paying you $15 to $20 million per season it will be conditional, my conditions.
No doubt the sponsors should get a lot of say and they do off the track but once the green flag waves, sponsors should be spectators like the rest of us.. other wise, it becomes less of a sport and more of a commercial.
If she was male, she would have gotten her ass kicked half a dozen times by now.
So many little tantrums, stomping around, lack of racetrack wisdom. She'd be driving with two black eyes most of the time, but she is a female, so she gets away with it.
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