CK asserted “The whole point of comedy is to say things that you shouldn’t say. That’s the entire point.”

Most of the men I’ve known to have criticized this ad also seem to have something in common with Trump supporters: they seem to have at least one divorce under their belt. (And thusly, are misunderstood and unappreciated.)

So you think lots of men are dumb enough to attempt raping or harassing women who were marching with thousands of women AND men in broad daylight protesting *against harassment*? Just because you might be relatively safe walking in a large crowd surrounded by police in the middle of the day doesn’t mean women should fe…

I pointed out that it’s gendered emotional marketing and he’s like “men don’t respond to emotional ads”

Omg fucking ‘logical’ men are always the first to lose their fucking mind and start screaming and hitting things, and that’s not emotional at all because we’ve trained men to think violence is a logical reaction to a situation and that everyone should coddle them and get them a glass of milk instead of look at them…

Let me restate. Masculinity does not equal toxicity. “Toxic” masculinity is a certain rigid concept of manhood. “Toxic” is an adjective. That’s how qualifiers and subtypes work.

I just finished a cantankerous debate about this blasted ad with a guy who voted for Trump, and he said “white guys are tired of being told we’re stupid in ads!” I asked what ads because all the ones I see are like, BUY THIS GIANT TRUCK TO SHOW YOU HAVE BALLS, GRRRR! BUY THIS DEODORANT THAT SMELLS LIKE A SEXY PINE…

“I was just joking when I called you a bitch and threatened to come over to your house and kill your cat because you re-tweeted a razor commercial. GOD STOP BEING SO SENSITIVE!”

Oh, man, Old Spice bringing Bruce Campbell and Terry Crews back to tell men not to be shitty is an ad campaign I can get behind 100%.

Wrong. The vast majority of men stay SILENT and DO NOT ACT. They skate by, letting toxic behaviour happen and not engaging.

Dood here.  All’s I’m saying is that I shaved using Gillette products today and I immediately grew a uterus and had my first period. They not only took my manhood away, but they went the full 180 and girl-ified me. Now I’m sitting here trying to figure out exactly where I pee from and binge-watching ‘Sex and the…

People attribute self-harm and disordered eating to cultural pressure about feminine traits all the time. The difference is women have a multiple decades head-start on critically looking at femininity as a cultural construct, and pushing back against the obviously unhealthy parts.

Eating disorders ARE attributed to the toxic norms of femininity by feminists. Why would I, a feminist woman, find this offensive? I find it liberating.

There’s a lot of discussion to be had over whether this ad—well intentioned as it is—is framing men as saviors and decent, not-bad behavior as heroic, whether it goes to far in centering men and their experiences, whether corporate statements of virtue mean anything at all. These are all good conversations.

On a fully…

This ad is in no way suggesting the umbrella of masculinity is a problem. It is focusing on something that falls underneath that umbrella that’s called toxic masculinity. Toxic masculinity is the strain of masculinity that tells boys that they can never show emotion, that the only thing they’re allowed to feel is…

I’VE BEEN DOING MY BEST TO RAISE 2 BOYS TO BE HONORABLE, DECENT &, RESPECTFUL MEN HOW DARE THIS HATEFUL AD SUGGEST THAT WE SHOULD RAISE BOYS TO BE HONORABLE DECENT &, RESPECTFUL!

“There is nothing wrong with femininity or masculinity. We are inviting men to discuss how societal roles place undue pressures on them.”

Why are you people always singling out men?

“A shaving ad written by pink-haired feminist scolds is about as effective as a tampon ad written by middle aged men… count this 30-year customer out.”

Clicked on this video from reddit with the title “Controversial gillette ad attacks men” and saw a video imploring men to maybe try to not be shitty and then read the comments and it was exactly what you’d expect.