Must go… to get some new shoes now.. I’m fed up of them.. had them for two weeks and I’ve nothing left to talk about duuuuuh..

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It’s just an excuse to be lazy and selfish. In my demographic (25-35), it’s rare to find honorable men that cling to their priorities; family, spouse/partner, work, volunteering in the community, etc. I’m surrounded by men that put the utmost importance in fantasy sports league’s, xbox, drinking to excess, etc. I believe it’s because they don’t expect anything of themselves. Our society has lowered the expectations for the males and females (and society in general) have come to accept the behaviour as “normal.” It is not normal. It is lazy, selfish, immature behaviour and I believe we “strong” males need to set new standards and examples to pass on to the next generation. Enough is enough. I’ll end with a quote from The Godfather as voiced by Marlon Brando: “Because a man that doesn’t spend time with his family can never be a real man.”

I agree with most comments, these ads make us angry and for a good reason. But I also feel that especially for those of us raising children the best way “not to buy it” is to lead by example.

I was raised in a family were my dad was crazy about sports, mainly soccer, go figure being European. He also spent his fair share in front of the TV watching games, commentary and everything in between. But, he also worked very hard (physical labor) and never complained about it, and was always the first to stand up after dinner and start doing the dishes. He helped mom with everything, well almost, probably the only thing I didn’t see him do is cook (and that’s a good thing .

For sure that thought me to admire the men who live in a good way, but the blame should not be just put on mainstream media. It also has to do with the balance we men strike in life and the example we set for our kids. Now that I’m raising kids of my own, I certainly hope and strive to be more like my dad than all the soccer superstars that I was accustomed to growing up.

Stereo types will come and go, but the impact we (adults) leave on a child’s life is everlasting.

P.S. I think it is very cool that you don’t own a TV. We have one, but we rarely turn it on. Life is too short to watch television…
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I see my dad, uncles, bro-in-laws, friends wasting their lives in front of the TV talking about shows and sporting results. I too am a sport lover–but I play. I could care less to watch the overpaid children disrespect their sports with their me-first attitudes…
i digress…often.
Good post Derek!
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My husband takes a lot of pride in his appearance and takes pride in how he lives. He’s hardly the feeble-minded goof that is so beloved in popular media!

This sort of reminds me of a little piece comedian Liz Winstead once did in some women’s magazine. She asked where all the sitcoms were about lovable, bumbling women. Overweight, unattractive women married to lithe, male hotties. They did nothing around the house when they could help it, constantly hurt their partners’ feelings and bumbled through relationships with their kids, but gosh they were just so durned lovable anyway! It was something of a wake-up call that this would be so acceptable for male role models on TV but not for women. What does that say about how we perceive men?
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Interesting post!
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I didn’t watch the Superbowl and neither did my husband or friends. But I did watch some of the commercials online afterward. Most were just dumb. But I have to say that there is one commercial that apparently ran during the SuperBowl which is sexist and stupid and the funniest thing I have ever seen. So funny I have played it over and over and forwarded it to my friends.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE

Should I feel guilty for being so tickled by this thing? Or just appreciate its cleverness despite the F’d up message?

And if women would rather have relationships with the TV hero type, more fool them. Who would want a real life James Bond?
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This type of marketing about women would never be accepted and it shouldn’t be for men. So why is it?

I am so tired of advertising in general. We are surrounded by this every day, it seems almost impossible to get a way from it…. no matter how one tries to limit their exposure, it’s everywhere… the stereo types of men, women, and even children.

It was sexist and insulting to women, and unfair and – I believe – inaccurate regarding men, their priorities and their relationships.

Glad you’re sending the message to men to NOT buy into this notion that manhood is defined a certain way (in the Dockers ad, by literally ‘wearing the pants’ in a relationship) – but by basically just being a good human who is respectful and acts with integrity!