“Show me a commercial that depicts a man in a favorable light, when pitted up against women, or even his children, you can’t ...”
Actually, you have to narrow it down a bit more. Certain men are often shown as strong, bright, and perfect in every way (though women are even above them in commercials). Certain other men are almost always depicted as weak, infantile, incompetent, effeminate jokes. I guess liberal women just eat it up, and the men live up to their depiction.
I don’t watch Tv as a habit (usually when I’m in a bar) but I saw one recently where a Real man was sitting watching out the window, his back wasn’t at the door and the black cook was cooking, watching him. They brought whatever he ordered over to him and everybody looked at each other and all eyes were on him. “Maybe he gonna kick our ass or shoot Us.” He bit into it, turned to the cook, slowly, and nodded. THAT is a real commercial.