Posted on 06/17/2010 10:46:21 AM PDT by Erin Brown
Am I the only one who has noticed the sort of cultural trend, if you will, to portray men as generally stupid in commercial advertising? Let me give you a few examples:
#1. Stanley Steemer The nationwide carpet cleaning company has a recent commercial advertisement that blatantly makes the male husband-figure appear to behave like a bumbling idiot. The audio in the commercial states, Kids, pets, teens and husbands ever wonder how you can keep your house clean? Call today about our $99 special. The images that accompany the audio include kids jumping on a leather couch, a teenage male spilling food on his lap, a muddy golden retriever running through the kitchen, and then the husband who is seen blending a purple smoothie without the lid on the blender. As expected, a major mess ensues and he is standing their dumbfounded at how this could possibly happen to him.
Really? A man cant figure out how that last simple step of putting the lid on the blender? Though it may be fleeting, and you might think Im nitpicking, just check out some of these other examples.
(Excerpt) Read more at threefingersofpolitics.com ...
Society works very hard at changing man’s nature into something more feminine, then complains when no “real” man can be found.
Men are not wanted no desired on television.
They don’t want men to watch so men do not watch.
even football and baseball commercials are more about malebashing.
“Make no mistake. The underpinnings of our culture have been under assault by the left for quite a long time now. This is one of its outgrowths.”
I agree completely and I recently started reading, “Wild at Heart” by John Elderedge. I highly recommend it to everyone on this thread, or for that matter to everyone in general.
Here is a review that I found interesting: (from amazon)
“I loved this book. John Eldredge does an excellent job of addressing the apparent contradictions in being a man and being a Christian. I love how he speaks to the adventurer in all men and seems to have an empathetic sixth sense. I was skeptical of the book when I received it as a gift, but after the first chapter it was tough to put down. Eldredge explores how it is in the nature of men to adventure, battle, and look for women to woo. He also explains how these are all Christian virtues that both society and the church have neglected, forgotten, or found inconvenient.”
You are raising a wonderful young lady.....
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