Gillette faces backlash over toxic masculinity ad

[derpmonster 22,412]

I thought SJWs were the snowflakes.

Let them seethe.

Tbh I wish they would try to be open to understanding this rather than having a kneejerk reaction.

[sarahb 17,216]

9 minutes ago, Lion Heart said:

 

Stay in your boxes men, you aren't allowed to like Pokemon

[weed 79,275]

according to these offended men, a high majority of brands that advertised 1930s-2000s should be cancelled bc more than likely they featured some sort of sexist/problematic/derogatory towards woman aspect in their promotion. Like.. this is reinforcing positivity, but brands can call women dumb bimbos who only make sandwiches and clean cars in sexy lingerie while also too dumb to drive is totally acceptable.. morons lmao 

[derpmonster 22,412]

Just watched it.

Literally what is the issue with this

God these people. This is such a wholesome ad. It's not attacking men AT ALL. It's helping men be better.

Conservatives get offended at the weirdest things and claim the liberals are snowflakes. 

 

Some people really don't get the idea of socialization, do they? The worst interpretation of this ad (found on twitter): "it's saying that boys are innately bad and they must be taught to change those things"

Gurl who said anything about innate? We're saying they're being taught harmful things and we need to change that.

[WorstBehavior 1,141]

What exactly is toxic masculinity?

[Lion Heart 15,041]

Just now, derpmonster said:

Conservatives get offended at the weirdest things and claim the liberals are snowflakes.

 Well said. 

[LateToCult 42,094]

While we’re talking about Gillette, did anyone else receive a free Gillette razor in the mail when they turned 18? 

[derpmonster 22,412]

4 minutes ago, WorstBehavior said:

What exactly is toxic masculinity?

https://www.advocate.com/women/2017/12/11/what-toxic-masculinity

Marcotte, writing for Salon:

“Toxic masculinity is a specific model of manhood, geared toward dominance and control. It’s a manhood that views women and LGBT people as inferior, sees sex as an act, not of affection but domination, and which valorizes violence as the way to prove one’s self to the world. Toxic masculinity aspires to toughness but is, in fact, an ideology of living in fear: The fear of ever seeming soft, tender, weak, or somehow less than manly. This insecurity is perhaps the most stalwart defining feature of toxic masculinity.” 

[WorstBehavior 1,141]

1 minute ago, derpmonster said:

https://www.advocate.com/women/2017/12/11/what-toxic-masculinity

Marcotte, writing for Salon:

“Toxic masculinity is a specific model of manhood, geared toward dominance and control. It’s a manhood that views women and LGBT people as inferior, sees sex as an act, not of affection but domination, and which valorizes violence as the way to prove one’s self to the world. Toxic masculinity aspires to toughness but is, in fact, an ideology of living in fear: The fear of ever seeming soft, tender, weak, or somehow less than manly. This insecurity is perhaps the most stalwart defining feature of toxic masculinity.” 

Got it. But there are bisexual and gay men who can have toxic masculinity too right?! I’m asking because (I probably shouldn’t be saying this here) but I think I deal with some of these traits sometimes. And I consider myself to be bisexual. Mostly into men.

[FlopSlurper 34,336]

17 minutes ago, Lion Heart said:

You see guys? All you need are TRUE MASCULINE (TOP?) MEN TO GUIDE YOU.

I ended her

 

[derpmonster 22,412]

3 minutes ago, WorstBehavior said:

Got it. But there are bisexual and gay men who can have toxic masculinity too right?! I’m asking because (I probably shouldn’t be saying this here) but I think I deal with some of these traits sometimes. And I consider myself to be bisexual. Mostly into men.

Yeah definitely. A lot of us internalize these beliefs seeing them around us. It's not a straight issue as much as it is a men issue. LGBTQ men are (imo) more likely to see it and to want to break away from it and that's because they are hurt because of it (being seen as "weaker" or less manly) and don't gain much. It's a system that benefits men but mostly straight men. Sometimes you will find gay men being misogynistic though. They're using as much of that male privilege as they can to feel better than someone, even if it's bad on their own.

[Doot 2]

Who the **** sits on their couch and actually watches an ad for a razor, and goes “Oh wow. I’m going to buy that razor.”

you walk into a store and buy whatever the hell is on sale and go home. 

[jakob 6,049]

US is on a different level really

[laladin 295]

this is just gimmick to promote the brand and its new product line. sound like by design

[Supersonic 49,376]

24 minutes ago, derpmonster said:

Yeah definitely. A lot of us internalize these beliefs seeing them around us. It's not a straight issue as much as it is a men issue. LGBTQ men are (imo) more likely to see it and to want to break away from it and that's because they are hurt because of it (being seen as "weaker" or less manly) and don't gain much. It's a system that benefits men but mostly straight men. Sometimes you will find gay men being misogynistic though. They're using as much of that male privilege as they can to feel better than someone, even if it's bad on their own.

I think a lot of gay men idealizie toxic masculinity even more so than heterosexual guys. In my opinion, the "ideal" man of mainstream gay media is just an amalgation of toxic masculine traits and there just loads of people who push and fight back against "non masc" gay men.

Just take one look through dating apps and you'll see that masculinity, being able to present as "straight", concealing your LGBT-ness, hating the "femme" association of being LGBT and having grotesquely bulbuous muscles is worn a badge of pride and honor.