marketing of masculinity

I miss being able to terrify passengers by half-turning the wheel and it doing nothing.

I’m looking at pictures of the ‘98 F-150 and it seems tiny

Truck steering was so insanely loose, though. Mechanical reasons probably exist, but the ‘93 Explorer I drove for years had so much play in the steering and that was par for the course with anything deemed truck-like. I haven’t driven anything with looser steering with regularity in years. Mini vans are even pretty tight now

also my 2016 Colorado is a piece of shit and if anyone is considering a midsize truck buy a Toyota or Ford instead

are men okay pic.twitter.com/DlrIUsvK86

— Zeba Blay (@zblay) September 15, 2020

the answer is no, men are not ok

but this is pretty hilarious

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eh9e37mWkAIUCM1?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

I mean, I think it carries the tongue in cheek aspect of MANLINESS far enough that maybe I'm actually ok with it?

the baby isn't even hooked up to the comms. how are they going to carry out this man's orders?

https://www.galvatronflashlights.com/tactical-pen-home

The Galvatron AK47 is the First USB Rechargeable Tactical Pen to hit the Market

They couldn't think of any original names, so they borrowed them from that transformer that turns into a gun and an actual gun.

I need that all-weather pen for when I'm writin' checks in the blinding rain

tactical writing

for when I sign a mf's death warrant before blowing them away

https://www.galvatronflashlights.com/hosted/images/df/861d81b5fe4b25ae791eb5ee7a3a20/Pen-animation-BG.gif

"everyday carry" type stuff is too funny

Euler, I'm at work, please.

;)

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i don't see an escape tool that can break glass in a tactical situation

optional fleshlight extension

why do none of these everyday carry top tens include sunscreen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODO0zQBPI2k

the promotional video is really something
https://vimeo.com/333473257

Gotta say they have the 'tactical look' down pat - all clunky black metal with knobby knurls. Everything else about that pen is pure foolishness that would only appeal to an 11 or 12 year old boy's mentality.

it's hard to deny the appeal of putting together emergency kits for your car or bugout bags for weather emergencies, it pushes a lot of modern buttons - soothing anxiety about an uncertain future, buying stuff (probably the real heart of the exercise), affirming your identity (which as we've discussed revolves around being competent). I don't know at what point it crosses a line. even I've put together a backpack of goodies for when I go hiking, and I won't pretend it wasn't a lot of fun deciding what I needed and getting it all together.

counterpoint: it's easy for me to deny the appeal of any of that, lol

Part of competence is distinguishing what is useful and needed from fantasy-based frippery. Because I hike in the Pacific Northwest temperate rain forest, I often bring an umbrella if the weather is showery. It isn't a tactical umbrella with LED light and retractable sword point, as used by Navy Seals, though.

you're talking about actual competence, I'm talking about identity and the fantasy of competence. and on a personal note, I would love a quality umbrella with a bright LED flashlight in the handle!

nah. unless the led light were entirely separable, every time you needed to point the beam at something, you'd be stuck choosing whether to have the umbrella or the flashlight properly positioned. if the led is entirely separable you may as well just have a separate led flashlight altogether. That is cheaper and more versatile. I have a pocket-sized one I carry that comes in handy fairly often and I don't need to carry the umbrella to have it.

I'm picturing a 90-degree angle flashlight in the handle so you could use the umbrella and aim the flashlight forward at the same time

My buyout bag is just weed, Smirnoff, and cash

Gah bugout

Ive had design meetings where transcripts wouldnt necessarily read too differently to the last seven-odd posts itt

Never let a room full of people who need something brainstorm about what they need, imo.

Nobody ever seems to consider what would actually happen to a brain in a storm, tbh

Odd, that lightning storm seemed to vivify the brain of Frankenstein's monster.

what would i need in a buyout bag. Hmmmmmmm

Ive had design meetings where transcripts wouldnt necessarily read too differently to the last seven-odd posts itt

I'll invoice you via email, I need money to buy a flashlight full of mace and astronaut ice cream

https://i.imgur.com/bwMVIR3.png

I can't remember the product that was promoted in the Super Bowl ad – something about showering in the forest – but I seriously thought it was a parody until the very end.

this one

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

uh

It's a men's hygiene product that dares to admit it has nothing to offer you but a rich sense of its own comedic value.

https://64.media.tumblr.com/8809b946a88e1aa38432ecfdccceb85c/tumblr_ngc4ytwVmC1razbajo1_1280.jpg

this... seems like a sex thing.

yeah

as opposed to a gender thing, that is. though there is certainly some significant gender stuff mixed in with this sex stuff, all dumped into a dog bowl with "MAN" stenciled on the side in manly prison-esque font, the prison of dehumanizing masculine expectations etc.

i kind of want one but my partner might get the wrong idea.

Uh-oh! A rival enters the territory...

https://i.imgur.com/jb7hKWj.jpg

I thought you meant “a sex thing” in the “my mistress makes me eat out of this bowl during our sessions” sense.

that is what i meant! is there a word for sexual activity that doesn't include the "sex" part, since it's still so often bound up with gender? aside from, like, "fucking".

"this seems like a sexual activity thing"

"this seems like a fucking thing"

"this seems like a coitus thing"

or i guess in this instance "this seems like a fetish thing" could have worked, but the question still stands because i am drawing a blank

My brain was not working properly last night; I thought you meant it in some "sex vs gender" way.

It's true, a real hungry man can hold 20 ounces.