Huffington Post: Challenging Sexism and Violence in Super Bowl Commercials

Submitted by mens_issues on Sat, 2013-02-02 17:26

Another one sided article about purported "sexism" (only against women, of course) in Super Bowl commercials. Typical feminist terms such as "objectify" are used once again. This nonsense is so tiresome. It's apparently a new topic, so here's a chance for MRA's to comment on it and present the other side of the story - the misandry against men common in TV ads. Excerpt:

'This Sunday, in cities and towns across the U.S., over 100 million people will gather in front of their TVs with friends and family to watch the Super Bowl. But the 49ers and Ravens aren't the only ones facing off that night. Advertisers will do anything to make sure their commercials are the most talked about on Monday morning, which means sex, violence, and a general disregard for the millions of kids watching with their families.

Despite the fact that nearly 50 percent of the viewers of the game are women, and 86 percent of the purchasing power in the U.S. is in the pockets of women, advertisers continue to objectify, hypersexualize, and trivialize many of the women who appear in Super Bowl commercials.'

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... it's men getting carried off from the gridiron, too.

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Submitted by Matt on Sat, 2013-02-02 18:33

Another one sided article about purported "sexism" (only against women, of course) in Super Bowl commercials. Typical meaningless feminist terms such as "objectify" are used once again. This nonsense is so tiresome.

Sexism in the media (and elsewhere) is a two way street, and if anything, the sexism against men (misandry) is far worse. Many Super Bowl commercials portray men as inadequate dolts compared to the women in them, and the worst of them portray violence against men (e.g. blows to the crotch) as humorous. This is unacceptable and needs to stop.

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Submitted by mens_issues on Sat, 2013-02-02 21:08

That's odd. I can't find my comment on the Huffington Post. Could it have been deleted as they didn't like it?

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Submitted by mens_issues on Sun, 2013-02-03 19:22

Yes.

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Submitted by Matt on Mon, 2013-02-04 18:00

I posted this twice and it was deleted. I reposted again at the Huffington Post
with this (see in brackets below):

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Another one sided article about purported "sexism" (only against women, of
course) in Super Bowl commercials. Typical meaningless feminist terms such as
"objectify" are used once again. This nonsense is so tiresome.

Sexism in the media (and elsewhere) is a two way street, and if anything, the
sexism against men (misandry) is far worse. Many Super Bowl commercials portray
men as inadequate dolts compared to the women in them, and the worst of them
portray violence against men (e.g. blows to the crotch) as humorous. This is
unacceptable and needs to stop.

[Note: I posted this twice and it was deleted. Apparently somebody on the
Huffington Post disagreed with my comment and simply deleted it. It isn't
particularly offensive or inappropriate; it just presents the perspective of a
men's rights advocate (MRA). I won't be intimidated by the powers that be here
that seek to censor politely stated dissenting views that conflict with their
own.]

This is what I found on Jennifer Siebel. Apparently she's a feminist who thinks
that women are underrepresented in the media and portrayed poorly when they are.
She's also the wife of the Lt. Gov. of California.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Siebel

I found this on Jim Steyer. He seems more interested in children and the media.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Steyer

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Submitted by mens_issues on Tue, 2013-02-05 04:20