[Population: One] <A HREF="http://popone.innocence.com/ar

[bryant]

So there’s this cheesy essay out there now, The Pussification of the American Male. I’ve been sort of meaning to write about it, but I’ve also been unable to think of anything I could add to the discussion other than “You know, I agree; Kim Du Toit is kind of a wimp for freaking out over a Cheerios commercial.”

(Speaking of which, I’m glad to report that I was listening to sports radio the other day and heard a commercial in which a guy demonstrated the meaning of bitter by calling up his bitter ex-girlfriend. It was pretty funny. More significantly, I take it as conclusive proof that the trend Du Toit documents has been defeated. Or, perhaps, conclusive proof that ad agencies target advertisements to target markets. Not sure which.)

Anyway, if I can’t add substantive commentary, I can add a really good link. TPB comes at the question from a mythological perspective. And nails it. To the wall.

Comments

[gentlyepigrams]

Shorter Kim Du Toit: "Real men don't each quiche."

[bryant]

*laugh*!

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

I have a hard time taking seriously an opinion about the state of manhood today from a guy whose last name sounds like "twat."

[thebitterguy]

Remember when Dave Sim looked like George Thorogood?

[bryant]

Dave Sim is better at this than Du Toit. Du Toit is a total rank amateur compared to Sim.

Which is another reason why Du Toit should be deeply embarassed.

[thebitterguy]

I think he is. Hence the rant.

OHHHH. You meant the whole 'rank amateur ranter'.

Look, he would have been kinda cool in the early '90s. Now he's just sad.

[weaselboy.livejournal.com]

Is it wrong that, of all the reactions I had to that essay (among them being "lame", "stupid", "I should have known it was just a matter of time before he made excuses for rape", and "is this guy for real or is he just spoofing something?") the one that stood out the most was, "He's not even remembering the Cheerios commercial right"?

I mean, the actual dialogue pretty clearly indicated that the mom was talking about the dad's eating habits (in such a way that Real Men could even interpret it to mean "He used to eat like a college kid, but now he has a little woman around to do the shopping and cooking so he gets healthy man food!") If he's gonna get worked up over a commercial, he should at least get the commercial right.

...

Okay, I watch too much TV. I'll shut up now.