PhuturePriest Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 (edited) http://en.catholic-link.com/2014/08/04/adios-stupid-dads-cheerios-ad-that-portrays-dads-as-they-should-be/ Instead of continuing on the cultural tradition of portraying men as stupid smelly oafs who can't tie their shoes, and women as brave wives who single-handedly hold everything together despite their lesser husbands, this commercial actually portrays them in a more positive light. Edited August 7, 2014 by FetusPriest387 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 The lack of comments is disturbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytherese Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anastasia13 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 (edited) Peanut butter cheerios. Yummy. Edited August 8, 2014 by Light and Truth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Wednesday Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 (edited) I'll bite. I'd say portraying the men as bumbling stupid dads really isn't a cultural tradition -- it's more of a backlash against a time when women were (and in many places, still are) viewed as stupid, powerless, bumbling idiots who were viewed as only useful at home. Not saying the "bumbling man" phenomenon is accurate or fair, but, yeah, it's not tradition. It's backlash. Edited August 8, 2014 by Ash Wednesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthfinder Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 There was an interesting historical article written a few years back about the dominance of women in the home and the rise of the grill as the man's domain. It seems that from the 1950s there was already a move to making man into a primitive cave-man which just quickly descended after the next wave of feminism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Wednesday Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 (edited) I will give this show some credit... they made everyone look like idiots. Edited August 8, 2014 by Ash Wednesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossCuT Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 (edited) I find this video extremely insignificant and not representative of much. But I do have to admit that I LOVED the video! :) Edited August 8, 2014 by CrossCuT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Wednesday Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 (edited) What I liked about Cheerios Dad is that shows that it's cool to be an amesome on-top-of-things dad. Nothing wrong with that. I think sometimes dads and husbands are often pushed off by messages out there -- like they went from "father knows best" to Homer Simpson... like it isn't cool or normal to be an on top of it, proactive Dad -- when it is. Edited August 8, 2014 by Ash Wednesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 (edited) What I liked about Cheerios Dad is that shows that it's cool to be an amesome on-top-of-things dad. Nothing wrong with that. I think sometimes dads and husbands are often pushed off by messages out there -- like they went from "father knows best" to Homer Simpson... like it isn't cool or normal to be an on top of it, proactive Dad -- when it is. Which is precisely the point of the thread. Everybody Loves Raymond, According to Jim, Seinfeld, Friends, Rules of Engagement, How I Met Your Mother, etc. etc. all portray men as absolute cavemen who can't emotionally connect with their wives and whose only sole mission in life is to avoid all responsibility and have sex. It's demeaning and sends a very wrong message. I don't care if it's backlash, it's still wrong. I am in no way a proponent that women are only good for having as housewives and mothers, and I sympathize with being pissed about that message, but I don't think portraying men as bumbling morons is the right way to fix the issue, because it doesn't fix the issue, it simply creates another one. Edited August 10, 2014 by FetusPriest387 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Wednesday Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Which is precisely the point of the thread. Everybody Loves Raymond, According to Jim, Seinfeld, Friends, Rules of Engagement, How I Met Your Mother, etc. etc. all portray men as absolute cavemen who can't emotionally connect with their wives and whose only sole mission in life is to avoid all responsibility and have sex. It's demeaning and sends a very wrong message. I don't care if it's backlash, it's still wrong. I am in no way a proponent that women are only good for having as housewives and mothers, and I sympathize with being pissed about that message, but I don't think portraying men as bumbling morons is the right way to fix the issue, because it doesn't fix the issue, it simply creates another one. I never said it was right, I'm just explaining that there is a larger cultural context at play behind it. What's more, most shows and sitcoms are already garbage in more ways than one, I'm not sure what's to be expected from what is largely regarded as one of the lower forms of entertainment. My version of fixing of the issue was turning off the TV, I haven't owned one in years. If I ever do get one I will be very selective of what's on it lest we end up with two sewer lines connected to the house instead of just one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalSin Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Eh. You people need to work on moderation. And by you people i mean everybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Wednesday Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Eh. You people need to work on moderation. And by you people i mean everybody. You mind elaborating on what you mean by that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalSin Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 You mind elaborating on what you mean by that? We've just gone from one end of the spectrum to the other. Virtue lies in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Wednesday Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 We've just gone from one end of the spectrum to the other. Virtue lies in the middle. Well said, I was just thinking the same thing today. Thanks for clarifying :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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