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Lately I've paid closer attention to commercials on tv (although I barely watch tv) and what I've noticed is that the guys are always the butt-end of the joke. The women can get away with anything because they are portrayed as being mature and the guys are always portrayed as bumbling idiots.
For example, this camcorder commercial, showed this guy trying to fix his camcorder cuz he didn't know how to work it. The girl then gets seduced by some metrosexual and she walks off with him behind his back. And this was supposed to be funny. Think about what would happen if the roles were reversed.
Another commercial I just saw had this guy who didn't know how to drive and then the girl takes command and literally slaps him when he tries to touch something in the car. Would this be funny if the rolse were reversed?
I've also noticed email forwards I get at work, where similar things go on. It happens so often that I think people don't even notice it anymore. Have you seen any instances of this?
For example, this camcorder commercial, showed this guy trying to fix his camcorder cuz he didn't know how to work it. The girl then gets seduced by some metrosexual and she walks off with him behind his back. And this was supposed to be funny. Think about what would happen if the roles were reversed.
Another commercial I just saw had this guy who didn't know how to drive and then the girl takes command and literally slaps him when he tries to touch something in the car. Would this be funny if the rolse were reversed?
I've also noticed email forwards I get at work, where similar things go on. It happens so often that I think people don't even notice it anymore. Have you seen any instances of this?