Imagine this scene. Your gorgeous, talented and sensitive boyfriend invites you over and then — oops! — he spills something on his shirt. He slowly strips it off revealing his taunt body, then he begins to demonstrate the effectiveness of Stayfree maxi pads.
The Old Spice Guy is burning up the internet. Women want him and men want to be him — on a yacht, or a horse… with diamonds. But the ad campaign has failed and sales are down. Let me explain why this is a wonderful thing. The ad premiered during the manliest of events, Superbowl ...
Except for the Thatcherian voice towards the end detachedly mentioning that “YOU could be pregnant, ‘late women’” (paraphrased), it’s really simple to misinterpret this ad. So don’t ever mute your TV again.
Q: Are any women bad in bed? A: Yes, except on television. Thank God I have experts like Mrs. Flores to convince me just how terrible all men are in the sack and explain what I need to do Right Now to fix my obvious inadequacies.
The Other Man
The recent trend of using plus-size models to appeal to the everywoman in advertising may be coming to an end. Apparently consumers don’t like looking at “heavy models”, it lowers their self-esteem, and researchers think this means they will be less likely to buy the products. I’m sorry, but I thought looking at skinny models made women’s ...
A New Zealand church erected a billboard advertising for their services which caused outcry from some community members. It shows Joseph and Mary lying in bed, clearly after sex, with looks of embarrassment and confusion respectively. “Poor Joseph. God was a hard act to follow”.
A new Charmin toilet paper commercial has switched the doting dad for a mom. Why the change? Apparently men can’t be trusted with their own kids. The ad itself is a little odd to begin with. A cartoon bear with a little boy’s voice comes out from behind the tree and turns around, showing his ...
A weather-beaten eye cast over the media: HatManJim looks at a story in the headlines and as a feminist with a penis (Menimist? Femi-meni-mist? I just believe i n women’s rights, I’m not having gender-reassignment. OK?), attempts to map the sexism inherent in the press, without inadvertently saying anything lecherous about breasts.
Gee golly gosh men are stupid. Especially husbands. They just can’t do anything without our help. But wait! Is that just my latent femininity being jealous of my husband’s prowess around the house? Yes, according to research this week from Sex Roles. The hapless husbands are ubiquitous. They populate our TV on sitcoms and commercials, ...
Laptop bags; conspiracy of the patriarchal overlords. Oh yes. I am a woman with hands. The average-sized hands of...
The British nation stood shocked this morning. No, it was nothing to do with us being back in recession...
Dear Madame X, I am in an interracial marriage. Things are fine most of the time, but members of...
There’s not much that hasn’t been said about Alexander Trocchi’s treatment of women, real and literary. I read Young...
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My attention was brought this week to an article claiming that men exaggerate more than women. Nothing new in...
There I was in the supermarket. It was an ordinary day, in an ordinary shop. Nothing sinister about the...
Don’t tell anyone — but I turned 30 today! Last night, to celebrate the last day in my 20s,...
