Woke and shaved - Gillette ad and the people who hate it.

[BitterYoungMatador2]

Think about it. People are upset about Gillette "taking a stand" on toxic masculinity. Suddenly anyone who doesn't buy their stuff is suddenly suspect. I do imagine some brand with marginal market share might start touting itself as "for men who are proud to be a man" - I just don't think it is a long term play.

That's pretty much every damn truck and beer commercial.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

Hey, about that outrage and calls for a boycott...

Good thread.

 

[Alma]

That's pretty much every damn truck and beer commercial.

The ad doesn’t have much to do with catering to men. It’s a social statement from Gillette.

 

[Webster]

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

It's a razor company opining on how men behave in this world. Some people do not want to be told this because they are spoiled douchebag prats who believe that treating other people like **** is something to be celebrated because it “proves” they are “manly.”

ftfy

 

[Jake_Taylor]

The percentage of people actually offended must be miniscule, right?

 

[TrooperBari]

The percentage of people actually offended must be miniscule, right?

Doesn't take that many people to get noticed if they're loud enough in the right places. And as for the sudden surge in Dollar Shave Club sales....

 

[DanOregon]

The rise of social media means there is always a market for the "anti/opposed" side if you want to make a complete jackass out of yourself. The gillette ad goes viral, morning shows and other talkfests make it a topic and figure they need "both sides" to make even the most harmless thing contentious. Michelle Malkin, Coulter and the various people people Fox books to make liberals look stupid on issues no liberal has a problem with.

 

[Scout]

With all the market research done by these companies, Joe Caveman should realize they are in the minority on this issue.

 

[Azrael]

 

[garrow]

Doesn't take that many people to get noticed if they're loud enough in the right places. And as for the sudden surge in Dollar Shave Club sales....

Dove?!?!? I only use Hawk.

 

[Azrael]

 

[Regan MacNeil]

 

[swingline]

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It's a duck! Quack, quack, quack.

 

[Azrael]

 

[Regan MacNeil]

For when you're running low on vim and vigor!

 

[DanielSimpsonDay]

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Day 3 of the "**** your feelings" snowflake and safe space hating folks being upset that a razor company said "Hey, guys, don't be assholes."

 

[DanielSimpsonDay]

/throwback thursday

 

[Regan MacNeil]

Well, now that Oil Guns Merica has weighed in, I think that should end the thread.