Chicagoist: Dammit, Roger, Get Those Lady Fliers!

Kristina

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:46:33 -0600

Agree with Bekki. This website was a waste of money. Is it really going to convince women to fly more or even to fly with AA when they do? I doubt it.

Ferdy

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:10:10 -0600

I know a lot of women in other parts of the country that would love this kind of thing--like all the women who worship Oprah. You may not like it, but women still do the majority of child care and travelling with children. Elderly widows who are retired travel a lot with their girlfriends. This is smart marketing.

thundercougarfalconbird

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:35:25 -0600

Two Words for you, hn1: "Vanilla Sky"

hn1

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:19:45 -0600

what an ass for a face you are! the Cruise comment was disgusting. Cruise is a GREAT actor,everyone knows that You really suck bad. What a bitchy behavior, put your feeling aside idiot.

K.

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:24:13 -0600

I totally agree, Bekki. I am perfectly capable of planning my own trips without AA telling me where I might want to go. I am perfectly capable of choosing reading material, and as it happens, having two X chromosomes doesn't automatically make me want to read the Shopaholic series. It also doesn't make me want to watch made-for-television movies about women betrayed, various diseases of the week, or murderous sorority sister. UGH, gross.

Bekki

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:30:08 -0600

As a woman, I think there's generally nothing worse than women-targeted media: Web sites, magazines, cable channels. It's all the same stuff--how to look better, how to tell if your significant other is cheating on you, what they really mean when they say "x". It's all crap. I am about more than my spouse, fashion and whether I groom appropriately. I don't really get why our travel needs are different than men's. Would they have this on a men's-targeted site? "...pick up tips for a stylish and efficient travel wardrobe." No, they wouldn't. Treat me as an equal, for christ's sake.

jerry

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:20:27 -0600

wow, that website is incredibly condescending. If I were a woman, I'd be pissed. Doesn't it bother you that AA thinks so little of your intelligence that they think that you would be more likely to fly with them because of "girlfriend getaways!"

thundercougarfalconbird

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:12:47 -0600

"...especially considering the fact that there aren't any airline websites targeting men" Someone never heard of "Hooters Air". OK, it's defunct now, but still. And since when is childcare and reading the domain of women?