Is the issue the desire to have sex with women itself, or the choice to market specifically to people that desire to have sex with women? I don't see anything wrong with either.
And does it really hint to heterosexual women that they aren't a valid user of the technology? I certainly don't automatically assume that I'm not a valid user of a product when I see marketing directed at a demographic of which I'm not a member. I've bought laptops and tablets despite them being primarily shown in ads with college students or teenagers.
I am tempted to think that the author has a specific problem with sexuality in marketing, not simply marketing that targets a specific demographic.
> I certainly don't automatically assume that I'm not a valid user of a product when I see marketing directed at a demographic of which I'm not a member.
Did you have an Easy Bake Oven as a kid?
> I don't see anything wrong with either.
I know, that's part of the problem we've got, here.
There's lots of things I didn't have as a kid, including numerous toys marketed at both genders. The fact that males usually don't buy every single product that has ever been marketed to females isn't a very useful piece of evidence.
You just claimed that part of the problem is my belief that marketing specifically to people that desire to have sex with women is not bad. I find that claim incomprehensible, and I am very curious at your reasoning behind it.
And does it really hint to heterosexual women that they aren't a valid user of the technology? I certainly don't automatically assume that I'm not a valid user of a product when I see marketing directed at a demographic of which I'm not a member. I've bought laptops and tablets despite them being primarily shown in ads with college students or teenagers.
I am tempted to think that the author has a specific problem with sexuality in marketing, not simply marketing that targets a specific demographic.