Comments on: The Art of Manliness Weekly Roundup

By: Walter

Walter — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:57:18 +0000

Thanks for the link to the Trumpet article! It was right on, and well written. The USA is not that far behind….

By: James

James — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:17:35 +0000

I’m British by birth and live in London. With respect to the article in The Trumpet, I’m dismayed by a notion of masculinity that is homophobic or that supports wars of conquest.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:05:18 +0000

The reason it is an attempt at humor is because the reality still remains that a man can in nearly all circumstances destroy a woman physically, psychologically or verbally. That’s why it’s funny when he’s told to shut up, but it wouldn’t be if the roles are reversed. What I find stupid are the tough woman detective shows. Totally ridiculous. Women are not men and never will be. No matter how hard you want to pretend. The Onion has a funny clip about women as portrayed in movies and on TV. It deals with just this subject.

By: Treb

Treb — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 03:27:46 +0000

I personaly don’t find the Cheerios ad insulting and completely agree with the top poster ‘Christina’

In terms of creating discussion; I would like to bring to your attention an ad shown here in Australia to discourage negligent driving among young males. I personal think that if the ad were to have the roles reversed and a tag line like â€œDont get loseâ€ there would be an uproar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hWxU_ICoHM

By: Brucifer

Brucifer — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 23:32:20 +0000

The male (not Man) in the ad is certainly a stereotype â€¦. that unfortunately is on the rise in real life. The poor chap is clearly whipped and tamed. Granted, he is a loutish enough lad to venture into the subject of a woman’s weight, dependably a no-win conversation at breakfast or anytime else. For that, he deserves a sound thrashing for being so dense. That said, it takes nothing but a curt word and a sharp glance to quickly put the poor boy “in his place.” His body language was that of a beaten cur. Alas, in ads and in TV shows, men are too often reduced to portrayal as sports-obsessed, beer-swilling buffoons who must be often rescued and chastised by the put-upon, but all-wise women in their lives.

The article on Britain was reading well until the author turned all Holy-Roller on us and stated crediting â€œgod’s blessingâ€ for the valiant acts of MEN. That â€œGott Mit Unsâ€ pomposity is just balderdash! If anything, it is Christianity itself that has long-emasculated the Brits.

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 20:18:26 +0000

I don’t have a problem with it. The ad isn’t as funny as it thinks it is, but the man-who-keeps-digging-himself-into-a-hole routine is true to life and has comedic potential.

By: M. Keller

M. Keller — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:50:43 +0000

Okay, background on the Cheerios ad, it’s British with an American English dub. The ad, for some reason, makes much more sense in a British context, given stereotype Nervous Englishman personalities like any character played by Hugh Grant. Up here in Canuckistan, we get the British version, and while it’s still annoying, it’s not nearly as annoying as the dub.

Insulting to manhood though? I couldn’t see this happening in real life. Playfully, sure. But all serious business like that?

And the ad with roles reversed?

Woman: “Cheerios huh? Trying to watch your weight?”
Man: “Yep.”
Voice over: “Multi-grain cheerios…”

By: O

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:59:58 +0000

Bill-O making much ado about nothing to drum up ratings.

I just think the voice overs on that add are strange.

By: Christina Martin

Christina Martin — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:58:39 +0000

I think the Cheerios ad is insulting to women, not to men, though I don’t bother being insulted because I know that the stereotype really is often true. This ad shows a man trying to keep happy an overly sensitive woman who is looking to take anything he says the wrong way. He does a pretty good job of “dealing” with this difficult woman, managing to make her happy despite her defensive and argumentative disposition.

Don’t get me wrong, I think there are many more ads and programs insulting to men than to women, but I don’t think this is one of them. I’ve found the insult to men so prevalent that I have given it a name, the “Cosby effect.”