'Do you want men to be weak spineless sobbing wrecks?' Piers Morgan slams Gillette's new [tr]

UK Daily Mail ^ | January 15, 2018 | Zoie O'Brien

[C19fan]

Piers Morgan launched a furious rant at a controversial 'virtue signalling, PC grade nonsense' new advert from Gillette this morning after the brand had a major advertising overhaul. Yesterday, Gillette launched its new advert which advised men to end 'toxic masculinity' with an ad challenging bad behaviour by males. The advert shows a man talking over a woman in a boardroom, boys fighting and grown men ignoring them saying 'boys will be boys' and men wolf whistling at women without being countered by their peers. At the end of the advert it shows good examples of behaviour, with men being corrected for their actions.

[C19fan]

For most of human history, characteristics associated with the feminine were degraded or considered inferior, for example, the origin of the word hysteria. Instead of learning from the past this time everything associated with masculinity in under assault; puts to the lie that feminism is about equality. I don't need some Fortune 100 multinational telling me how to act. I would love to see Procter and Gamble have an ad for feminine products lecturing women they need to stop being catty and gossipy. I learned a lot more about being a man from reading literature or reading history than an TV ad.

[LouieFisk]

he’s a jerk, but sometimes he gets it right. The “broken clock” phenomena at work.

[Telepathic Intruder]

In short, do not look at women. Keep your eyes down at all times. Do not talk to them unless spoken to. Predatory behavior, such as looking and speaking, should be met with universal disapproval based on unquestionable testimony of any offended women present.

[OttawaFreeper]

[C19fan]

I wish I was being sarcastic but I do follow those rules at work. Kept me out of trouble for 20 years.

[poinq]

So, I will never wear Nike again. And now Schick has my razor business for life. I’m good with that.

[Telepathic Intruder]

The average worker doesn’t have to worry about it so much. It’s managers and supervisors that do. The true predators are the ones hoping they’ll do anything wrong just to get a lawsuit.

[VietVet]

“Do they want men to be weak, spineless, sobbing wrecks?”

Why, yes, Mr. Morgan, they do. Haven’t you been watching and listening for the last couple of decades?

[bagster]

For most of human history, characteristics associated with the feminine were degraded or considered inferior

I disagree.

Different is not inferior.

Both are necessary. Masculine AND feminine.

[Lisbon1940]

Why are their blades so expensive?

[VietVet]

“I learned a lot more about being a man from … literature...”

I learned about being a man from my father, and from reading Zane Grey and Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan, or John Carter, or any of Grey’s Western heroes would not be bad models of behavior for a young man today, either. But I fear the feminist world does not want heroes.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

And, Gillette is getting just what it wanted, lots of attention and free collateral advertising. We were not allowed to fight growing up, we were taught to treat women with respect, etc. and so forth. However men were in charge and I'm in charge in my family. We are being told that women are to be in charge, can do and say whatever they want and men are to be obedient and subservient to them.

It will be over soon. Just watch. Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin.

[exDemMom]

I have found that feminism exacerbates all of the qualities that women have been stereotyped for throughout history. Modern feminists are hyper-emotional and incapable of rational thought—the very qualities that led go the coinage of words like hysteria.

The main difference between then and now is that many feminists turn to the government for personal protection and security instead of a husband. And they think that is empowering.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

What about diversity? I don't see any black men misbehaving. I don't see any black kids chasing somebody down. talk about discrimination.

How about running an ad with Cory Booker, Elijah Cummings and Kamala Harris misbehaving and then learning to act correctly in Congress? Now, I'd buy that product. This stuff has got to stop.

[mc5cents]

Gillette has sure come down a long way from the days when they sponsored the friday night fights on TV.

[rb22982]

Government or corporate America, both of which love them less than 95%+ of the husbands out there.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

They represent the kid with long hair is a bully. So I guess all boys with long hair or bullies now. The liberal, leftist side would never tolerate this being said about them.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Is = as; or = are

[abb]

[rbg81]

What about diversity? I don’t see any black men misbehaving. I don’t see any black kids chasing somebody down. talk about discrimination.

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Nah. Only straight white men misbehave. Or act stupidly. It’s been that way for almost 20 years now.