So many things to unpack here but will keep my comment to the Anthropology of the Conservative male. The dominance on the part of a left of supposed feminine virtues is a much larger issue than this inane ad. Everything from the morphing of traditional masculinity into toxicity, to the desire to put overactive 5 year old boys on some drug, it shows that for many progressives, certainly those who made these commercials, have a distinct view of males. Whether braiding hair or lockstep support of abortion, these are how decent males act. Sure, fixing engines and lifting weights (things that liberals think conservatives spend all of our time) are kind of important but not AS important as traditional feminine ones.
The idea is that if men are masculine, it’s a game. We’re like children who never grew up and so we get to playact our masculinity. In previous centuries, adulthood was defined in masculine ways and women were seen as defective men and were viewed as more childlike/immature. Today this dynamic has reversed. In general our culture has a much shallower conception of what it means to be a man or a woman (or just a plain adult) than earlier eras did.
So many things to unpack here but will keep my comment to the Anthropology of the Conservative male. The dominance on the part of a left of supposed feminine virtues is a much larger issue than this inane ad. Everything from the morphing of traditional masculinity into toxicity, to the desire to put overactive 5 year old boys on some drug, it shows that for many progressives, certainly those who made these commercials, have a distinct view of males. Whether braiding hair or lockstep support of abortion, these are how decent males act. Sure, fixing engines and lifting weights (things that liberals think conservatives spend all of our time) are kind of important but not AS important as traditional feminine ones.
The idea is that if men are masculine, it’s a game. We’re like children who never grew up and so we get to playact our masculinity. In previous centuries, adulthood was defined in masculine ways and women were seen as defective men and were viewed as more childlike/immature. Today this dynamic has reversed. In general our culture has a much shallower conception of what it means to be a man or a woman (or just a plain adult) than earlier eras did.