marketing of masculinity

omg man tissues, I'm dying here.

Can someone explain "sorted" to me?

Somehow all I can think when I see Kleenex for Men is "it's okay to cry."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaghba_DDbg

What's the Aerosmith video that has a closeup of a man crumpling a tissue? I can't remember which one it is, but I remember the MTV VJ making jokes about it.

"sorted" - pretty much means taken care, all set, finished. Does that make sense?

Just realized that it's probably short for "sorted out".

ENBB is you a britisher? I never knew.

No but I lived there for two years which is when I saw the tissues etc.

"man tissues" is mystifying wtf lol. can't imagine anyone thinking that was a good idea in the states.

then again, men could benefit

my wife and i lolled at man-size tissues boxes we saw in ireland

Totally bought a box the day I first saw them btw. Too good to pass up imo.

btw I eat luna bars

have fun growing a vagina

(the dulce de leche ones are AWESOME)

I mean mostly I eat CLIF BARS! but sometimes we run out and I eat the wife's Luna bars. Come to think of it it is fucking ridiculous that we actually buy his and hers energy bars.

wait, luna bars are for women? fuck, no wonder jalabi chalabi behind the counter snickered whenever I bought one of those

i usually keep a few in the trunk of my car

http://www.beautyheaven.com.au/article_images/2009/July/July-20/CliniqueSkinSuppliesForMenMaximumHydrator.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj242/donaldparsley/mcoversmall.jpg

not particularly funny, just the other side of the coin, for full cognitive dissonance

Yeah are like the Lifetime TV of energy bars.

luna bars are a sorta rare instance of a product that's generally non-gendered having a special "for her" version. though i guess that's not uncommon in the health supplements industry...

I don't see those kinda bars being non-gendered at all, though.

dulce de leche vaginas ARE awesome. xpost

;)

wait, luna bars are for women? fuck, no wonder jalabi chalabi behind the counter snickered whenever I bought one of those

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i usually keep a few in the trunk of my car

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women

http://web.lemoyne.edu/~freemams/index_files/bundy_ted_.jpg

is that in response to my Patrick Bateman post?

oh whoops - keeps women in the trunk of his car, duh.

I think he was saying luna's keys got locked in the trunk when he was going to meet her at a bar

I see little need to make this thread darker than it was to start with.

did she have a lot of junk in her trunk?

"jalabi chalabi"?? wtf

considered but refrained from saying something about that

but yes

wtf

I had a huge multiparagraph post that I wrote out on the train on my phone, but I had forgotten to log in and so the post disappeared. An attempted reconstruction:

Maybe one of the things that has pointed men away from dressing well is a need to feel frugal.

I googled the Missoni cardigan mentioned above and the garment costs multiple hundreds of dollars. I wouldn't pay over a hundred for anything other than a business suit, a winter coat, or shoes. I expect for many even that would seem overpriced. Ultimately, "dressing nicely" means wearing clothing of little utility in comparison with its cost.

I don't know to what extent this idea might be portrayed in advertising, but the thought struck me this morning and I kinda wanted to stick up for myself and the other slobs.

Maybe one of the things that has pointed men away from dressing well is a need to feel frugal.

Important corrollary to this is that haven't average household incomes decreased significantly since the Cary Grant postwar jetsetter era hailed above?

I wouldn't pay over a hundred for anything other than a business suit, a winter coat, or shoes.

not even shoes, tbh

good pair of jeans, tho, maybe

I wouldn't pay over a hundred fifty quid for anything other than a business suit, a winter coat, or shoes.

In relative terms, clothes used to be a bit more expensive 50 years ago so thrift came in the guises of a) more conservative dress sense and b) higher quality basics in the middle of the market - good wool suits etc. You'd spend the equivalent of a month's wages on a winter coat but wear it for 10 years minimum.

That is interesting info. Thanks, Suzy.

It's true.

Which is why the suit would be down the pawnbrokers, and back out on payday.

Yeah I don't mean to be all KIDS THESE DAYS but back-to-school always used to be about one pair of shoes (and maybe one pair of sneakers) plus capsule wardrobe and is now about buying in bulk at Target/J Crew plus a gazillion pairs of cheapo/less cheapo shoes, depending on your income - and natural fabrics. That attitude carried on through life. My grandparents spent a great deal of their '70s/'80s small talk whining about synthetic fabrics and the false economies/tackiness of same.

This is why all of my Mad Men-era clothes inherited from various female relatives stay in perfect condition unless the moths get 'em, and why it's difficult to find good men's vintage suits - the jackets are always fine but dudes wore the butts/sacks out of the trousers.

Sacks, Suzy?

Unmentionable Man Problem, Mentioned: scrotal rub against fabric wearing out the fabric over time.

^ this one knows too much, she must be destroyed.

I hated the scrotal rub until I discovered boxer briefs.

God they must have had large scrota back then!

Dangly bits need support! Ask any titty-bearing human.

gotta be honest boxer briefs ain't done it for me, that's why i'd consider spending hard € on jeans these days.

aaaaannnd right back on track- masculinity is when your balls wear through DENIM RAWR