Has any man here ever noticed that....

Quote from oddiduro:

On nearly every commercial about making the smart choice, in the U.S. anyways, the man is always the dummy? This is radio or television. There seems to be no traction in highlighting intelligent men in media. What happened to Father Knows Best? Nowadays, it's more like, Father's a dumbass!
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I have noticed this, yes. I can understand what others pointed out about we may just be whining or seeing what we want to see but I do believe the pussification of the white male in the media is a real phenomena.

He's always portrayed as clumsy, a simpleton, and worst of all, submissive. No women wants a submissive male figure in her life.
 
Quote from AAAintheBeltway:

Very astute observations. I see young men who have been essentially brainwashed into thinking this is somehow normal. I would have a hard time advising any young guy to get married these days. At any time his wife could decide she wasn't being "fulfilled" by the relationship and needed to "find" herself, so she will just kick him out, keep the kids and he has to support all of them.
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it's not only about the wife, but the husband too....no real woman wants to be in a relationship like in this commercial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IZ9CL4phPk

or if they do...they don't enjoy it...
 
Quote from AAAintheBeltway:

Very astute observations. I see young men who have been essentially brainwashed into thinking this is somehow normal. I would have a hard time advising any young guy to get married these days. At any time his wife could decide she wasn't being "fulfilled" by the relationship and needed to "find" herself, so she will just kick him out, keep the kids and he has to support all of them.
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After 8 years she said "I love you like a brother". I told her I already had a sister. tata.
 
Pretend it is a partnership - but on the big decisions be the managing partner. Even if she theatens divorce.

If its important and you know her choice is going to be bad - it will cause strife anyway.

It cost me about half a million to learn that lesson. And since I have taken back pretty much all decision making authority - her life is better.
 
Quote from ZZZzzzzzzz:

It is the Jews and gays who control Hollywood, didn't you know that?

Of course they are to blame.

It is obvious, right?

Bottom line is ratings, whatever sells advertising and boosts revenue is what they push...
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So you think it is marketing. Why would America want to see weak men?
 
Quote from karol88:

ok, could be...but ads like these will only target feminists, and right now they are not the biggest customer base.
also, they must have come up with this 'technique' only in the recent years? correct me if I'm wrong.
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To make a targeted buyer look important, smart , wanted and beautifull was always the marketing technique not just in recent years.
I agree with you that feminists are the biggest consumer base but women who really like those feminist views definitely are. It makes them to feel better about themselves without any effort on their part.
 
Quote from oddiduro:

On nearly every commercial about making the smart choice, in the U.S. anyways, the man is always the dummy? This is radio or television. There seems to be no traction in highlighting intelligent men in media. What happened to Father Knows Best? Nowadays, it's more like, Father's a dumbass!
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My wife was just saying the other night, "Does it bother you that commercials and TV shows make fun of white guys"? I said, nah, society always likes to make fun of the guy at the top of the hill. She said, Well maybe I'll just have to shrink that big ego of yours starting tonight". :eek:
 
Quote from karol88:

....if I had kids (boy or girl) I wouldn't want them to watch it... a young girl watching these things will think she's supposed to be the "man" in the family.

To me it really looks like they're trying to push the gender role reversal, the traditional family roles are being overthrown...in a couple years most of us will think this is normal, since most people are consumed with media.
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Excellant points,Karol88.
I must confess some of the movies I have watched have made a change in me. In particular ABC did promote a female leader.

SKY ANGEL has a female news anchor, CBN news has both a male & female anchor. But they dont try to confuse the male or female roles.Alpine Trout, the commercials bother me more than the shows, so i see your wife' point. I can avoid most of the junk shows.

I saw that ABC movie /read the book several times;
Miriam was the song leader. Moses [Charleston Heston] was''slow of speech'' At one time anyway.

And the movie maker did a picture of driving home the point '' the God of Moses is not much of a general, Egyptian Pharoah said, I have him trapped agaisnt the Red Sea''
:D

Still like the spiritual song,[its not about race] Jesee Dixon, the black singer does it well;
Destined to win, we are destined to win.............................:cool:
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