He Dodged a Bullet

AfghanistanIsTaliban · 2026-03-30T02:27:21+00:00

It did go too far. What was supposed to be a condemnation of “toxic masculinity” turned into a scathing, baseless, and undue indictment of masculinity as a whole. It implied that male sexual assault against women is normalized in the media, which is far from the case. There is a stronger case of the normalization of violence against men/boys which itself leads to DV (especially against teenage boys in the context of dating violence). Even playfighting, which is innocuous and common in males of many mammalian species, is demonized as an instance of “toxic masculinity”

In hindsight, the commercial reminds me of Sarah Boone’s (2020 suitcase killer) insensitive closing statement at her sentencing trial. She turned superficial “forgiveness” into outright hatred for her late partner and his family. Such duplicitous attitudes are common in feminist thought.

orangejuice101_6 · 2026-03-30T01:16:32+00:00

Him and his patriarchy are both stunned? What the fuck does that even mean 😭

Human_Disguise3 · 2026-03-30T08:27:29+00:00

I just watched the ad and, as a woman, am disgusted, by how men are portrayed in this ad. Men aren’t depraved or animalistic just because they’re men. Also what does any of this have to do with the actual product the company is selling?!

Late-Hat-9144 · 2026-03-29T22:18:45+00:00

Im so bloody f3d up with everything being blamed on men... as thiugh women arent equally responsible for abuse, violence and rape which they commit at least as often (and in some cases considerably more) than men.

DeliciousSTD · 2026-03-29T22:13:10+00:00

sighs........

Crazy-Crazy-3593 · 2026-03-30T00:41:35+00:00

The Gillette ad from 7 years ago, which caused a 15% drop in sales?

WanabeInflatable · 2026-03-30T02:48:25+00:00

that's the purpose of the first date, filtering out toxic or just incompatible people.

Altruistic_Emu4917 · 2026-03-30T05:48:31+00:00

Then everyone clapped and Obama gave her a medal

KhadgarIsaDreadlord · 2026-03-30T07:34:27+00:00

That guy just avoided getting his mental health destroyed, good for him.

SnakeShaft · 2026-03-30T12:14:03+00:00

"I can understand and empathize with your perspective and the message of the ad, but can you empathize with my own issues with how my gender is represented in media?"

"No."

RiP_Nd_tear · 2026-03-30T14:02:09+00:00

How dare he not like that a company whose majority of consumer base is male, lectures him about behaviours he doesn't exert?

Readshirt · 2026-03-31T01:33:59+00:00

Gillette lost nearly half a billion dollars because of that ad. I think our man can hold his head high.

RoonilWazlib_- · 2026-03-31T19:23:17+00:00

Some men get their own patriarchy? Mine must've gotten lost in the post

reddit_boi222 · 2026-03-29T23:56:52+00:00

I don't even understand this... what Gillette ad?

DarthDragon117 · 2026-03-31T02:14:40+00:00

Was there a new ad or is this based on the one a few years ago that said being a man is bad?

Title	He Dodged a Bullet
Author	meeralakshmi
Upvotes	163
Comments	29
Date	March 29, 2026 9:58 PM UTC (4 months ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/EverydayMisandry
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