New ad from Gillette:
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I'm done with Gillette. This political correctness is out of control.
Even better, straight from Dorco. It's where these razor companies get their blades from.
Xacto knife and noxema. Gets the job done.
I’d say very good message, average delivery.
Some parts make sense. Other parts seem to ignore that most men are attracted to women. Maybe that makes it average overall. But those individual parts are very poor.
1.That if women were going to be able to stop DV on their own, they would have long since done it.
2.That theres a reason that almost every mass shooter is a man.
3. That the most likely place for a woman to be murdered is her own home.
4. That the most dangerous time of an abused woman's life is when she leaves; yet you and me and others all still say " why didnt she leave?" when she stays and gets killed.
Just a few. DV IS A MEN'S PROBLEM, but we treat it as a women's problem.
I miss the days where companies just advertised their product, often with humor. Getting so tired of the politically correct virtue signaling in ads anymore. Gillette is apparently taking a beating on twitter over the ad.
So they should not signal their virtue, because what Twitter thinks is NOT virtue signaling. Got it.
The gang of boys chancing the one boy bothered me... been there.
The scene where the dad tells his son 'that's not how we act' or something when he was wrestling with the other boy... that is 'boys being boys'
The scene in the board room was very poorly done. In my 30+ years in corporate America I've never seen that done... ever. I have seen where a group of people focus negative feedback on one person, or worse twist what one person says against them and then have one or two people 'refocus' the group - never a "hand to the shoulder and 'I think what she was trying to say'"
I have witnessed 'men' acting like inbreed horn dogs when a nice, shapely woman walks by... and I've witnessed other men telling them to keep it in their pants
Parts were done 'ok', delivery was sorely lacking
No. F you. I have daughters.
So. Is there, then, toxic femininity? Are there women that use their femininity to entrap men? Why is nobody talking about that?
People who signal their “ virtue “ are usually hypocrites.
Not sure if this extends to companies.
Not sure if this extends to companies.
Not all. Harry's blades are produced by the Feintechnick factory in Germany, which it now owns.
Fundamental statistics problem here:
1) Most mass shooters, spouse abusers, etc. are men
2) Most men are NOT mass shooters, spouse abusers, etc.
The messaging trick here is how to get men to mobilize and deal with the issues of DV without inadvertently lumping us all into group (1) and thus triggering a defensive reaction instead.
You mean like NFL fans who whined about the Anthem protests? Yeah, I agree.
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YouTube comments are the best. A few good ones on this video.
“ Just the type of social commentary i look for in my shaving gel.”
“ My wife’s boyfriend was moved to tears by this video.”
“ Just the type of social commentary i look for in my shaving gel.”
“ My wife’s boyfriend was moved to tears by this video.”
I agree....I’ve been with a Fortune 500 company for 30 years and have never seen anything like that, ever.
Nah, if you want to boycott Gillette and prove your manhood, a straight is the way to go.
I miss the days where i didn’t wear seatbelts and rode my bike while beating-off*
I agree with all you said. However, I didn’t grow up seeing any DV in my family nor was I aware of any amongst my friends.
And for Gillette to carry the torch on this issue just seems strange to me. I’m one that wishes companies, musicians, and actors would simply take the Michael Jordan approach to their craft. So for Gillette to lump in and generalize all males with DV/SA/SH is silly and unfair, IMO. But again, I agree with your reply. Just not sure what it has to do with Gillette.
You’re not the only one with daughters. Most people on the board can discuss issues without being an a$$. Try it sometime.
I did not see the ad as saying all males do this stuff. Indeed they showed SOME males getting involved in changing it.
Gillette is owned by P&G. You ever buy razors for your wife? Me neither. I seldom buy razors for myself, because it's about a 2-3 strip on my neck and that's it.
So all the razors in my house are bought by women. She knows I dont give as damn.
Isn't it possible Gillette has written this ad for the women who buy most of the product?
