Down with Male Body Image!

By Rachael Anne -
This ad makes me irrationally happy. I gotta say, I love seeing a product blatantly marketed at men telling them that they're ugly and unsexy and everybody thinks so, thus they need X.

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  1. Anonymous12:53 PM

    WARNING: UNSUBSTANTIATED BROAD GENERALIZATION FOLLOWS

    The difference is, men don't fall for that crap like women do.

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  2. gcallah1:17 PM

    If you keep watching that graphic for a while after the ad seems to have ended, the bloke makes a lewd gesture.

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  3. gcallah1:18 PM

    And Andy is right -- I'm proud of the luxurious shag carpet on my back.

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  4. Rachael Anne2:49 PM

    Andy:

    Because they aren't constantly bombarded with ads like this! :) Let the erosion of the male ego begin!

    I guess I should be worried about my son (is he gonna grow up worrying about how he looks?), but right now he thinks he's adorable, so I can stave off that particular fear.

    Gene:

    There's also a music video. I can't believe how much the razor people put into this ad.

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