LogFAQs > #976790516

FolkenRawr posted...

I'm a guy with clinical depression/dysthymia, massive self worth issues and anxiety. Yes, I think it's unreasonable to look at that ad and to feel 'attacked' in literally any way, shape, or form. And not just unreasonable, but in serious need of actual self reflection.

Really?

Personally I see the long shot of men on grills speaking in unison as pretty explicit framing meant to state "yes this commercial is meant to generalize about men as monolith."

To me the commercial is saying "Men have historically been involved in some shitty things, and so men as a demographic need to take a long hard look in the mirror about the part they've played in this, and reflect on how they're not good enough and need to do better to be less toxic."

And so as a man I don't see how one would not feel targeted by that.

But I am honestly very interested in your perspective here, because it seems fundamentally different to mine. To you, what is the message/argument of the commercial? And why do you feel like it is addressed to you?