Category Archives: Gillette

The best a brand can get?

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Dalrock

I noted back in January that Gillette ran the risk of becoming a cautionary tale for Marketing 101 courses.  This has now come to pass, as P&G recently announced that they were taking an 8 billion dollar write down on … Continue reading →

Posted in Commercials, Denial, Disrespecting Respectability, Gillette, Social Justice Warriors | 41 Comments

The symbolism of the line of men grilling in the Gillette ad.

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Dalrock

Barbara Kay at The Post Millennial puts her finger on what is so disturbing about the central image of the Gillette ad.  The line of worthless men manning their grills symbolizes hard working married fathers. From “Toxic masculinity” in advertising: … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Films, Commercials, Courageous, Disrespecting Respectability, Gillette, Social Justice Warriors, Toxic Masculinity, Ugly Feminists | 79 Comments

Songs of praise.

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Dalrock

DC Larson at American Thinker notes that the creator of the Gillette ad takes a different approach when marketing products to women.  Instead of telling them how awful they are (but she hopes they will do better), she urges them … Continue reading →

Posted in #MeToo, Gillette, Ugly Feminists, Wife worship, You can't make this stuff up | 23 Comments

They see the good in men.

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Dalrock

H/T Elizabeth

Posted in #MeToo, Gillette, Gratitude | 83 Comments

Worse than a boycott.

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Dalrock

While I think a boycott of Gillette is an excellent idea, there is something that should frighten Gillette’s management team even more.  Their brand could become shorthand for SJW weenie.  From Roger Kimball’s US Spectator article Trump’s burger fête was … Continue reading →

Posted in Commercials, Donald Trump, Gillette, Social Justice Warriors | 98 Comments