Susan Estrich: 'Lack of Diversity' at Apple Caused 'iPad' Name

NewsBusters ^ | February 3, 2010 | P.J. Gladnick

[xsmommy]

No, and I don’t understand the juvenile mindset that seems focused on this association

Then you don't understand a large group of Freepers, because i could swear i saw an entire thread on kotex/tampon jokes the day this came out! LOL!

[dblshot]

I understand there is a glitch in the iPads Power Management System (PMS) that causes it to get hot and go off line once a month.

[alicewonders]

Groan alert! Did anybody here think of "iKotex" when the "iPad" was revealed?

No, but I did think of "iBitch" when I read this.

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

I immediately thought of “I-pon”. The wife laughed out loud.

[MrB]

The reason for the association is a spoof that’s been out since the iPod first appeared.

There was a photoshopped advertisement for the “iPon”, a hygiene product with an earphone cord attached.

[Trailerpark Badass]

Her premise is absurd.

Does she really think men/boys are oblivious to feminine protection jokes/double entrendres?

[agrace]

My goodness, it didn’t even occur to this girl. I guess we’re all supposed to think of feminine products when we use a pad of paper, or see a helicopter landing pad, or hear the pads of a cat’s feet on the floor, or eat Pad Thai, or pad something to cushion it, or...

What a loon.

[Mad Dawgg]

"I hadn't made the connection, either, but the frequency of posts and the professionalism of some of the graphics, and the fact they appeared almost immediately made me suspicious that maybe there was an organized campaign that had been focus grouped to go after the device."

Do you think MadTV was in on the conspriacy?

Back in November of 2005? MadTV iPad Sketch on youtube

[maggief]

LOL! That’s a classic.

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Estrich must be on the iRag.

[Carley]

Susan needs a good man in her life. Evidently the new face didn’t nothing for her love life.

[IronJack]

So is every phrase containing the word “pad” now the property of giggling feminists?

And they say MEN think with their genitals ...

[Kozak]

That dried up old crone hasn’t needed any kind of pad since the Dukakis campaign.

[MrB]

Whenever I get a chance to respond to some leftist ragging on “[angry] white men” I ask them to be honest and tell me whether the general standard of living of the earth would be better or worse without the existance of “white men” and the culture they built.

Of course, a lot of them WILL respond “better”, and I used to tell them “oh, don’t be so libtarded”.

However, I’m now going to borrow from another freeper and respond with a pitying “oh, that’s right... you’re an 0bama voter, sorry I bothered trying to reason with you.”

[agrace]

Ew, I remember that.

[Carley]

Actually you ought to feel downright smart. And thanks for letting us know about PADD.

Wonder what susan has to say about Barnes and Noble’s Nook.

Better not ask her.

[3catsanadog]

Note to Susan - no, when I heard of the product Ipad, this woman didn’t associate it with a feminine hygiene product. At least not until I saw this thread on FR. Just wanted to let you know in case you are counting.

[Suz in AZ]

I thought they should have called it the Apple Slice.

[maggief]

[J40000]

I tell ya, these people have DEEP and SERIOUS issues racing around inside their skulls and empty chest cavities. -Hate to be redundant here... ;-)

[broken_arrow1]

Obviously they should nationalize Apple and insert women in top executive positions. Maybe Pelosi will take up the challenge.