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]]> By: voxoctopi http://trueslant.com/fruzsinaeordogh/2010/07/16/old-spice-rocks-new-media-masculinity/comment-page-1/#comment-640 voxoctopi Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:56:38 +0000 http://trueslant.com/fruzsinaeordogh/?p=1397#comment-640 Watching it again, I think my problem with people taking it seriously is just that it makes me feel insecure. I've never been especially sympathetic towards women's complaints about media making them feel insecure, so for consistency's sake I shouldn't complain too loudly. (sorry for posting twice in a row, I mean to edit any afterthoughts into the first post but T/S doesn't seem to allow editing) Watching it again, I think my problem with people taking it seriously is just that it makes me feel insecure. I’ve never been especially sympathetic towards women’s complaints about media making them feel insecure, so for consistency’s sake I shouldn’t complain too loudly.

(sorry for posting twice in a row, I mean to edit any afterthoughts into the first post but T/S doesn’t seem to allow editing)

]]> By: voxoctopi http://trueslant.com/fruzsinaeordogh/2010/07/16/old-spice-rocks-new-media-masculinity/comment-page-1/#comment-639 voxoctopi Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:51:51 +0000 http://trueslant.com/fruzsinaeordogh/?p=1397#comment-639 I thought it was a sardonic send-up of masculinity and female fantasy, like the song "Barbie Girl" sort-of is for male fantasy and femininity. Something seems weird and disturbing to me about people actually taking it seriously, but I'm not sure what.. the idea of masculinity on display is clearly more innocuous than "Barbie Girl"'s empty-headed take on femininity. I thought it was a sardonic send-up of masculinity and female fantasy, like the song “Barbie Girl” sort-of is for male fantasy and femininity. Something seems weird and disturbing to me about people actually taking it seriously, but I’m not sure what.. the idea of masculinity on display is clearly more innocuous than “Barbie Girl”’s empty-headed take on femininity.

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