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Post by Séamus on Jan 21, 2019 12:36:24 GMT
I'm not sure what anyone thinks, if they think about it at all, of the 'toxic masculinity' adverts for Gillette razors, I haven't been tempted to look at it myself, but one newspaper was happy to carry a column by disapproving writer Tim Blair. Not sure where he is from or who he usually writes with.
In short:
"Gillette last week launched an online ad shaming 'toxic masculinity' which, along with about 20 million other viewers you've probably seen... Outside of rap culture, hateful corners of the internet and a certain religion that likes putting women in bags, masculinity isn't very toxic. Gillette is campaigning against a mirage. And the ad, much viewed as it is, doesn't do a very good job of it. It's tone is condescending, which is not exactly the attitude anyone expects to cop from a company that sells bathroom accessories. If I want to be lectured by smug social warriors I'll stand in the ABC* foyer... Some of the backlash has been entertaining...(US) TV host Graham Allen posted a Facebook image of himself holding a rifle...'practising our toxic masculinity', he wrote. 'hey, Gillette, does this offend you? I'll raise my kids the way I believe they should be. Thanks for your advice.' "
*=RTÉ,BBC
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Post by Maolsheachlann on Jan 21, 2019 12:58:44 GMT
I'm not sure what anyone thinks, if they think about it at all, of the 'toxic masculinity' adverts for Gillette razors, I haven't been tempted to look at it myself, but one newspaper was happy to carry a column by disapproving writer Tim Blair. Not sure where he is from or who he usually writes with. In short: "Gillette last week launched an online ad shaming 'toxic masculinity' which, along with about 20 million other viewers you've probably seen... Outside of rap culture, hateful corners of the internet and a certain religion that likes putting women in bags, masculinity isn't very toxic. Gillette is campaigning against a mirage. And the ad, much viewed as it is, doesn't do a very good job of it. It's tone is condescending, which is not exactly the attitude anyone expects to cop from a company that sells bathroom accessories. If I want to be lectured by smug social warriors I'll stand in the ABC* foyer... Some of the backlash has been entertaining...(US) TV host Graham Allen posted a Facebook image of himself holding a rifle...'practising our toxic masculinity', he wrote. 'hey, Gillette, does this offend you? I'll raise my kids the way I believe they should be. Thanks for your advice.' " *=RTÉ,BBC I haven't seen it, and I won't watch it. I've only heard about it from Twitter and Facebook. But I had to buy some new razors at the weekend, and I got Wilkinson Sword. Hopefully it backfires on them dramatically. |
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Post by cato on Jan 21, 2019 16:33:40 GMT
The ad is all over You Tube and is a shameless politically correct school marmish belittling of men in general. There are some very good parodies and reverse "ads" pointing out females can be nasty and cruel too on occasion but no big multinational is making ads telling them not to throw tantrums or scream at their overactive children.
I am boycotting their products from now on. I had considered briefly growing a beard but Maolsheachlann has identified a well made viable alternative.
By the way Gilette exploit women by charging more for pink female razors than the male equivalent. More humbug and hypocrisy from a hugh company whose main role seems to be ripping the consumer off.
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Post by Séamus on Jan 23, 2019 8:11:09 GMT
I'm not sure what anyone thinks, if they think about it at all, of the 'toxic masculinity' adverts for Gillette razors, I haven't been tempted to look at it myself...etc.. " *=RTÉ,BBC I haven't seen it, and I won't watch it. I've only heard about it from Twitter and Facebook. But I had to buy some new razors at the weekend, and I got Wilkinson Sword. Hopefully it backfires on them dramatically. I haven't used non-electric ones for a long time. Not sure that Mr Maolsheachlann has been the most consistent customer either, not sure about everybody else... One of the categories of toxicity that I had to refresh my memory about by looking up was 'mansplaining'...speaking condescendingly to a female... Isn't this just a usually characteristic of certain people? Why not a new word for a condescending woman? The same paper ran another editorial today on the same subject, this time more-or-less in favour, but they did point out that, against the figures of, say,male violence towards women, there are other statistics to consider, such as the male suicide rate eclipsing that of females three times over. |
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Post by Maolsheachlann on Jan 23, 2019 9:42:08 GMT
Not sure that Mr Maolsheachlann has been the most consistent customer either, not sure about everybody else... I've been clean-shaven for many months now! |
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Post by cato on Jun 18, 2019 19:17:51 GMT
I recently ran out of Gillette blades and am now a happy user of Wilkinson Sword after 35 years plus of using Gillette products. Left wing organisations think they are the only people who can boycott companies they don't like.
I generally don't like companies taking political stances mainly because they are inevitably pc left liberal woke causes. People who used to oppose the power of US capitalism are no much quieter when the same worker exploiting money grabbers promote gay marriage and abortion rights. Did anyone ever imagine Disney of all companies would promote the abortionista agenda in the wider US culture wars?
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Post by cato on Jun 19, 2019 16:34:04 GMT
I would really like to use a cut throat razor but don't trust my hand not to slip or nick my face. One of the worst memories of adolescesence was the stinging pain of cheap razor cuts and little bits of tissue stuck on your chin to stem the blood.
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Post by cato on Aug 12, 2019 19:22:18 GMT
Gillette have managed to cost owners Proctor and Gamble a trading loss of a whopping $6 billion since this silly campaign was launched in January. Although the campaign is still running it can't be long before the axes are sharpened.
Companies exist to make money from making things. If they lose money they go bust. This is like watching a car crash in slow motion.
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Post by assisi on Aug 12, 2019 19:56:26 GMT
Gillette have managed to cost owners Proctor and Gamble a trading loss of a whopping $6 billion since this silly campaign was launched in January. Although the campaign is still running it can't be long before the axes are sharpened. Companies exist to make money from making things. If they lose money they go bust. This is like watching a car crash in slow motion. I read somewhere that the Gillette executive responsible for the advertisements said the loss was worth it. Anyway I've dropped Gillette and shave with another brand now. |
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