marketing of masculinity

That's what real men should do. Add in: sit around and play videogames, sit around and eat, sit around and drink, and try to fuck anything that moves while sitting in a bar.

Or maybe those commercials are just trying to create easy sympathy: "hey, those guys are watching TV too - just like us!"

Weird through-the-looking-glass effect. I guess maybe that's the point.

words used in ads aimed at boys:

http://www.achilleseffect.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/wordle-BoysToys-sm.png

words used in ads aimed at girls:

http://www.achilleseffect.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/wordle-GirlsToys-sm.png

from this: http://www.achilleseffect.com/2011/03/word-cloud-how-toy-ad-vocabulary-reinforces-gender-stereotypes/

Don't know if this is exactly germane to the thread, but those new Schick ProGlide Fusion "Face Off" commercials depress me somehow. I get this subtle vibe of defeatedness and desperation from them, like the men in them are all sort of trying to cling to this masculinity that doesn't make sense anymore but don't really feel much sense of purpose in general.

Don't know if this is exactly germane to the thread, but most of the commercials mentioned in this thread depress me somehow. I get this subtle vibe of defeatedness and desperation from them, like the men in them are all sort of trying to cling to this masculinity that doesn't make sense anymore but don't really feel much sense of purpose in general.

Fixed.

Last line of copy on my box of Dial For Men BLUE GRIT with MICRO SCRUBBERS:

Your hair covered, meat powered mansuit will be clean, smooth, and fresh all day.

I guess they just assume that no one will ever read the whole thing?

meat powered mansuit

when i read this, i see a motorized article of clothing made of dude's skins that you feed ground beef into

those axe commercials use the phrase "man-hide"

oh see, i think of something like Eddie Murphy's fat suit that is inflated by meat farts.

GOT 2 B MANLY!!! GRR

My favorite of these was the Snickers commercial where Mr. T was all "hahah imma throw shit @ u bcz ur a faggot"

MAN CANDLES

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17mu7sk3ei7uljpg/original.jpg

omg they're actually called Man Candles

http://www.yankeecandle.com/assets/banners_730x190/summer_2012/CatBan_SUM12_730x190_WNew_mancandles.jpg

Though, tbh, they sort dropped the ball by not calling them mandles imo.

oh mandles
you came and you smelled like some gross shit
so I wouldn't feel gay
oh mandles

^ A+

oh my god

shit that has to be an snl skit

It's not!!!

What on earth do you think "Man Town" is supposed to smell like??

what is that purple one all the way to the left? "bean town"?

xp hahaha okay "man town"

"About This Fragrance - Escape to the man cave with this masculine blend of spices, woods and musk."

. . .

^ man town

man town smells like aftershave, starched french cuff shirts, fine cigars, polished leather, and the sweat of the oppressed

man town just sounds like gay bar imo

I sorta zipped past that on Gawker today and thought it was a funny 'shopped picture. Now, though, my light chuckling has backed up and turned into dread and tears.

xpost - lol

what's the difference between first down and mowing the lawn?

coming soon: ripe dick

"smell yo dick...with yankee candle"

omg rip dick - DAYO!

r.i.p. dayo's dick

hahahaa oops

its sad he was a genital

;_;

do not go genital into that good night

man town smells like ball sweat and feet

rage rage with your ripe wick against the dying of the light xp

:)

dying

i want a man candle that captures the fragrance of despair over possibly turning into your father

old spice

old space

speechless

I am buying you one and shipping; Plz send me yr address

is there one that smells like "getting picked last in gym class"

is there one that smells like "i can wear these socks again"

"your family's profound but unspoken disappointment in you as you approach middle age"

"eau de redditor"