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Originally Posted by zigbazah
The issue with ads like these is they conflate bad behavior with traditional masculinity. It's possible for all types of people to be abusive. It's also possible to like stereotypically "guy" things and not be an asshole. Two boys wrestling in the yard is a teachable moment for good parents. And the thing is, Gillette is trying to point that out, but the message should be to control your emotions, not "society says you should be manly but that's actually bad. "
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Dads, teach your kids not to be dicks to men or to women, listen to your mother. Defend the vulnerable. If you're comfortable enough with yourself as a man, you don't need to pick on those who are different to prove how much a man you are. If you see something wrong, take a stand. And if you happen to be different, you do you. It doesn't make me more of a man to claim you're less of a man.
That was pretty simple and unpreachy. And lots of good men fit well into that category.