Snarky, Bitter People Not Holding Hands

[tealin]

As much as I resent the giant marketing machine reaching out to me in my state of self-proclaimed Valentines Apostasy, I have to admit that the card and the t-shirt mentioned in this article are pretty amusing.

Companies Capitalize on Anti-Valentine's Day Movement

Remember, it's not too late to send a Master & Commander Valentine to that special someone who does not have enough pink, cutout hearts, or Napoleonic bloodshed in their life.
Original context here – hours of amusement for years to come.

Comments

Um.

[falc0n0281.livejournal.com]

I'm really sorry that you're the one that's going to read this, but I have to say it. My birthday is Valentine's Day and I like that. I will admit that it's overmarketed, was created by greedy card companies, and can be generally sickening. I HATE the way that people advertise it and start marketing it THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. It's just stupid. I like Valentine's Day for the idea behind it. To tell people that you love them, not the too-cute puppies and kittens on that ridiculously oversized box of horrible choclate, nor the evil kinky crap that people insist on referring to in the sleazy greeting cards. I guess I sound like I'm trying to convince the world of the "true meaning of Christmas", but I like Valentine's Day, even if it's only because its my birthday.

-Falcon

[kobb-cheetah.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty neutral on Valentine's Day, as I tend to ignore it except for the tasty candy I can pick up at this time of year. However, I picked up Ninja Turtle valentines for the simple reason that they're (unintentionally?) hilarious. One of them honestly says "Give 'em shell! It's Valentine's Day!" My friends will probably appreciate that, heh. It's the same kind of counterproductive message as in your awesome Master and Commander cards, which do indeed produce much hilarity.

[ardys-the-ghoul.livejournal.com]

I don't really care one way or the other about Valentine's Day, although that shirt in that article is definitely up my alley. I'm smugly single and intend to stay that way. My mom usually sends me a card and a present on V-day, though, which is nice.

In addition, my birthday is February 8, and Valentine's Day follows so closely I tend to overlook it.

[noodledaddy.livejournal.com]

This comment from the article:

So marketers saw an opening when the U.S. Census Bureau reported earlier this year 51 per cent, or 61 million, of American women are single, outnumbering married females for the first time.

is a misrepresentation of the count. Their numbers included every female 15 year old and older, widows, women whose husbands are in the military and are deployed, women whose husbands work away from home (truckers, outside sales people), and others. BTW, it was the US census that reported the raw numbers, but they were "interpreted" by a "newspaper."