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Life
What the Gillette ad gets right: Men need to hold other men accountable, to battle misogynistic attitudes
Men are conditioned to react and behave a certain way through years of exposure to misogynistic attitudes and tropes. Young boys see the same in the media, in the world around them and learn these behaviours and think them normal.
World
Gillette's ad is just that; unless it walks the talk, it's yet another brand hijacking a cause for profit
Does Gillette get to call itself a feminist ally while peddling the very product it shamelessly charges women more for just because it can?
Life
Gillette's controversial ad essentially asks men to be better — and then sets the bar really low
Gillette’s “best” version of men are “great” guys who don’t assault others, don’t demean women, and are not generally indecent. That doesn't sound too hard, does it?