Why is it that commercials, just about regardless of who the commercial is for, always make guys out to be clueless, goofy morons? Somebody mentioned this to me a while back, and since then, I've noticed that its almost across the board. If life were like TV commercials, all guys would be sort of good looking, but sporting an IQ of about 40, with roughly a 6-year-olds sense of responsibility.
Is this insulting to you guys? I'm insulted for you. And why do you all think that commercials depict guys to be dumbasses all the time?
I wonder if partially it is because many ads are aimed at women- wives, mothers, daughters, girlfriends. Often in the ads where you have a goofy man, the woman is the 'hero' of the scene. And let's face it, we women are oft complaining about the daft things our men do. A bit of exaggerated humour that we can relate to makes for good selling points, I think.
You've hit on something here. But it isn't just in commercials. Think about all the sitcoms where dads are portrayed as buffoons who are always getting into trouble caused by their own ineptness. Everybody Loves Raymond, The King of Queens (not a dad but still shown as dumb), The Simpsons, Home Improvement, The Bernie Mac Show, etc. I'm sure I could come up with more if I tried. Funny thing is, I like most of these shows. But the truth is, all of these guys are portrayed as too dumb to survive on their own, if not for their smarter more mature wives. Far cry from the repectable Ward Cleaver, Bill Huxtable, Howard Cunninghiams of the tv world.
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When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser. Socrates well it does offend me, but it play to the female thinking at times, as some think we are dumb, stupid, and lazy . We are not all this way!
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