here's to assholes
― omar little, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 02:14 (fourteen years ago) link
lol what is that music?
― Dan S, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 02:16 (fourteen years ago) link
gbx, what kind of fork did you eat with?
― uninspired girls rejoice!!! (Hoot Smalley), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 02:18 (fourteen years ago) link
if its plastic you're down to 45% man
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 02:21 (fourteen years ago) link
being a man is about being a good human being imo
Psshaww I bet you enjoy eating salads
... with a PLASTIC FORK no doubt!
― lukevalentine, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 02:24 (fourteen years ago) link
the real question it poses--when will derisive "latte" comments become passe?
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, December 8, 2009 6:04 PM (16 minutes ago) Bookmark
i guess when derisive salad and disco comments become passe. which if judging by the durability of hairy lesbian comments = never.
― a dimension that can only be accessed through self-immolation (contenderizer), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 02:24 (fourteen years ago) link
ha lol everyone already made that joke i see
xp
― lukevalentine, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 02:25 (fourteen years ago) link
wait so is driving dune buggies in the OR desert w/yr "bros" a gay thing????
No, it's a perfectly acceptable bros thing.
― kingfish, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 02:25 (fourteen years ago) link
that ad at the top is a take-you-aside-and-be-serious version of a bad standup routine
― omar little, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 02:26 (fourteen years ago) link
Maybe you're not supposed to use utensils at all.
― uninspired girls rejoice!!! (Hoot Smalley), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 02:27 (fourteen years ago) link
this IS desert season btw, no better time to throw a few cases of natty ice in the F-150, hook up the dirtbikes and roll out to glamis or gordon's well and fuckin BRO. DOWN. BRODER.
― iiiijjjj, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 02:27 (fourteen years ago) link
that sounds awesome but i guess i'm not invited
― harbl, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 02:28 (fourteen years ago) link
bro if you're heading out pick up some burreets or a double-double for the noshage
― iiiijjjj, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 02:28 (fourteen years ago) link
It's not the activity I laughed at, it's the description of it as their "Man's Retreat"
― kingfish, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 02:29 (fourteen years ago) link
i had a (bison) steak AND a salad for dinner tonight i will have you know
― being being kiss-ass fake nice (gbx), Tuesday, December 8, 2009 8:08 PM (20 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
you will pay for your crimes against bison btw
― it's like 10,000 goons when all you need is a trife (m bison), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 02:31 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah i mean ultimately "males" are going to want to get together every so often and do dumb shit. there will probably never be a good name for this.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 02:32 (fourteen years ago) link
lol i almost made a "u ate ilx user m bison joke!" but too meta. glad he is here tho
f-you dockers, I'm never wearing pants again
― big darn deal (Z S), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 02:33 (fourteen years ago) link
tbf probably the worst dudes are ppl that wear kilts just like, on the street in the city or whatever
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 02:34 (fourteen years ago) link
politics?
― lukevalentine, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 02:34 (fourteen years ago) link
apparently suits and beards are the new masculinity
― omar little, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 02:35 (fourteen years ago) link
new punchline:
ILM?
― unicorn strapped with a unabomb (deej), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 02:35 (fourteen years ago) link
lulz yeah
― lukevalentine, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 02:36 (fourteen years ago) link
not really bothered by kilts, girls are allowed to walk around in skirts so y notprobably wouldn't be friends with a kilter though
― harbl, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 02:36 (fourteen years ago) link
just don't wear the suit while walking to work
― bnw, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 02:37 (fourteen years ago) link
probably wouldn't be friends with a kilter though
right, exactly
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 02:38 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.goodmenbook.org/thebook.php
this thing is getting a lot of play atm and from an interview i heard w/ the filmmaker/compiler of stories it promises not to dovetail with most of the reductive trad bs above even though the trailer makes it seem like yes it will
― unforgivable Jaqness (tremendoid), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 05:16 (fourteen years ago) link
i mean for a lot of western men a large part of 'what is it to be a man?' is going to be a reaction to the image/'era' these ads are advancing but even within that orbit there's more interesting questions than whether to wear brut or aramis, how to make a proper toast etc
― unforgivable Jaqness (tremendoid), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 05:21 (fourteen years ago) link
I think at times the "be a MAN" schtick is kind of useful as a stand-in for "be an ADULT," -- something that's kind of useful in an era of prolonged childhood. I mean it's really fucking lame when it gets used as an excuse for retrograde attitudes or GQ-type marketing bullshit - where being a man is equated to being some kind of all around great guy with a perfect smile and a cool haircut.
But still, sometimes I find it helpful to say to myself "Be a man. Stop whining and pick yourself up," etc. even if that has hints of retrograde gender attitudes.
― Bay-L.A. Bar Talk (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 05:28 (fourteen years ago) link
sorry, that was a little redundant
and then u put on yr dockers
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 05:35 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p55Hr8nIH_c
― precious presented by oprah and tyler perry based on a novel push b (Tape Store), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 05:36 (fourteen years ago) link
REAL MEN LOVE JESUS
― lukevalentine, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 05:43 (fourteen years ago) link
i am so completely blown away by this advertisement that i'm sort of speechless. we've got sexism, heterosexism, classism, reproductive futurism...
thank god i don't buy magazines and don't watch television. think i'd shoot myself.
― And now my dick is where? Oh, this is too rich (the table is the table), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 05:47 (fourteen years ago) link
Also Dockers mostly just make me think of soft-bellied midwestern IT guys.
― Bay-L.A. Bar Talk (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 05:54 (fourteen years ago) link
i also think the "be a man" thing can have value, cuz i think of myself as a man, as a male being. it's part of my identity, and not just physiologically. by that i mean it helps constitute my sense of self. and "to be a man", in my mind, is behave and think in a responsible, compassionate, thoughtful and grown-up manner. in other words, as a positive member of the group i see myself as belonging to. in thinking this way, i don't think i'm in any way associating or aligning myself with retrograde/sexist/paternalist attitudes.
further, though i'm not a parent, i think "be a man" attaches itself to that idea-set. to be a man in this sense is to be a fit parent, partner and member of society. and i think that can be a good thing.
ads are still totally revolting
― a dimension that can only be accessed through self-immolation (contenderizer), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 06:05 (fourteen years ago) link
to me these ads are just funny
― unicorn strapped with a unabomb (deej), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 07:01 (fourteen years ago) link
i mean, i guess offensive in some obvious ways as well, but they're so transparent
i'm not revolted by the sexism & vague homophobia, i'm revolted by the dumb dumb ass
― a dimension that can only be accessed through self-immolation (contenderizer), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 07:08 (fourteen years ago) link
cuz yeah, it's more like mock sexism anyway
but the DUMB DUMB ASS
― a dimension that can only be accessed through self-immolation (contenderizer), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 07:09 (fourteen years ago) link
it's slightly less offensive because it's so obviously aimed at guys that are actually pretty insecure, enough so in fact that they will buy a certain brand of khakis to help themselves feel secure in their manhood I guess
also easier to swallow the stupidity of it because of everyone's general reaction here, if yall had responded to this ad by saying "HELL YEAH I'M SICK OF THIS SALAD EATING QUEERS" then I would have been more put off / bewildered / saddened
― lukevalentine, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 07:14 (fourteen years ago) link
― And now my dick is where? Oh, this is too rich (the table is the table), Tuesday, December 8, 2009 9:47 PM Bookmark
http://blogs.graphicdesignforum.com/mlenhart/archives/images/pat_on_the_back_1.jpg
― LA CANCION MAS PRETENCIOSA DEL MUNDO... (The Reverend), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 11:04 (fourteen years ago) link
That ad makes me want to cut off my own dick.
― Karen Tregaskin, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 11:05 (fourteen years ago) link
So anyway, these discos where men were stripped of their khakis sound pretty fun
― Dark, promiscuous five-year-old (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 11:36 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhZyz0z2tHs
i'm all for this sort of thing, really ^^^^^^
― Karen Tregaskin, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 11:39 (fourteen years ago) link
http://i45.tinypic.com/s2f7r7.jpghttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pNc5ILnrFTI/SQS4_ZJbcnI/AAAAAAAAA3Q/WIuyp4pCPNI/s1600-h/MitchumDeodorant.bmp
― Nuyorican oatmeal (jaymc), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 13:20 (fourteen years ago) link
http://i45.tinypic.com/34h77fa.jpg
― Nuyorican oatmeal (jaymc), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 13:21 (fourteen years ago) link
I...what?
― MPx4A, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 13:32 (fourteen years ago) link
You don't order it tall, venti, or mocha, like your old lady does.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 13:34 (fourteen years ago) link
haha i love that starbucks seems to be the #1 foil in these ads
― max, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 13:37 (fourteen years ago) link
there are some anti-abortion billboards around here that say "REAL MEN LOVE BABIES". i have thoughts. lots of them. not sure if i'll be able to get them in writing. too many thoughts.
― Kate (rushomancy), Monday, 13 November 2023 14:35 (six months ago) link
I didn't see the movies, but I don't remember a Mrs. Gandalf...
― Tahuti Watches L&O:SVU Reruns Without His Ape (unperson), Monday, 13 November 2023 15:06 (six months ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/8fsN4ff.jpg
― difficult listening hour, Monday, 13 November 2023 15:42 (six months ago) link
https://www.benchmade.com/products/4010-cstm?
Got an ad for this today, I like the new cleaver-y blade trend for chef's knifes but this is so tacticool
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0574/8041/3232/files/STATION_KNIFE_02A_768x.png
― papal hotwife (milo z), Friday, 24 November 2023 10:37 (five months ago) link
Perfect for chopping carrots or doing wetwork with Seal Team 6.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Friday, 24 November 2023 10:38 (five months ago) link
so if marketing cooking equipment as extreme tactical military cowboy survival shit gets men to do more cooking - how do we get them to do more cleaning? light saber mops?
― Left, Friday, 24 November 2023 10:57 (five months ago) link
it won't, of course, get men to do more cooking; it'll just get them to buy more shit.
― Kate (rushomancy), Friday, 24 November 2023 15:32 (five months ago) link
Looking at it again I really like that blade shape (and will have to look around for a non-DEVGRU approved option) but the bolster looks all wrong for properly choking up on the knife.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Friday, 24 November 2023 22:43 (five months ago) link
Hee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de-Yylorsow
― Glower, Disruption & Pies (kingfish), Friday, 1 December 2023 23:12 (five months ago) link
....i'll take the whip
what? no, no, i look like a woman but i'm actually (whispers) _transgender_
no i mean a trans _woman_, a transgender _woman_
what? no look "trans woman" doesn't mean i was afab and transitioned to being a man...
AFAB. AY-FAHB. Not ACAB. Assigned female at birth. Although also ACAB.
Let's just say yes. Yes I have a penis. If I tell you I have a penis, can I have that whip?
Look. Just... give me the whip. I'll... I'll give you the idol. You give me the whip. OK?
Um. Idol. Idol. Uh... I have a CD of Rebel Yell. Does that count? It plays fine, I swear. Don't worry about the scratches. And! It comes with an obi!
...sure. That's "Obi" as in "Obi-wan".
― Kate (rushomancy), Friday, 1 December 2023 23:31 (five months ago) link
Here you go, manly man-type men, Christmas is sorted.
https://www.beautifuldeer.com/products/tactical-christmas-stocking-2?variant=113484&fbclid=IwAR3L4OKB9f_DoOE3U_MlRqPQJaznw4f4CI5Vkme2sxeHk1l6jH3saCQxJ3U_aem_AUBkpF_6NnVzu1PMyRtXWZbHjKDUaK6pSoew9w8VgW9VuLPprwH0zbHmuFJ-c7rXOqzL91RSbzdw2yVFmmcA9yWt
― ; Powell (Ye Mad Puffin), Monday, 4 December 2023 15:06 (five months ago) link
my axe has a smaller, sharper axe hidden in the blade
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Monday, 4 December 2023 15:52 (five months ago) link
Axe-ception
― ; Powell (Ye Mad Puffin), Monday, 4 December 2023 16:45 (five months ago) link