Andre Lieven
November 25th 04, 02:08 PM
http://www.mensnewsdaily.com/archive/j/jensen/2004/jensen112504.htm
Snips and Snails
November 25, 2004
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by Pete Jensen
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Normally I'm of mixed feelings when the boycott calls come out. I have
supported Glenn Sacks in the past, especially against David and Goliath,
but "suspicion" might be the best word to use for me when many men start
grumbling about misandric ads.
I am disgusted by tendency to portray Dad as a dope both in popular
media and in commercials; what I'm more concerned about is that when Dad
isn't being played as a dork, he's being portrayed as someone who might
very well have their head shaved and find three sixes as a birthmark.
Hottie wife and balding potbellied doofus - yeah right. When is the last
time you saw that? I have to ask myself, "Self! What is WRONG with that
woman that she settles for such a goober?" Seriously, some of the nerds
you see as "leading men" make the stereotypical 30 year old,
still-lives-in-mom-and-dad's-basement Trekkie look like James Dean.
Toys-R-Us, though, has ****ed me off.
It took me a while to see their latest offering, where two boys are
trying to get out of their room to get to the Christmas "Toys-R-Us"
catalog. They get stuck in the door like the two stooges, too dumb, of
course, to go one at a time. Their sister snottily says "Maybe next
year boys," while she names the catalog and goes into her bedroom and
closes the door, which has a sign saying "Girls Rule, Boys Drool."
Nice message to send to boys. Stock up on the Barbies, Toys-R-Us. I'm
advising people to go to Kay-Bee or somewhere else. Apparently you
don't want the business of men or boys. So to hell with you.
It's one thing, I think, to pander to female tittering and "tee-hee-
hee" to peddle wares which most men have little or no use for. I need
laundry detergent, I buy it, and buy what is on sale. I don't agonize
over which one will mean I "Love my family more." Choosy Dads choose
the peanut butter he can get in the 55 gallon drum for a houseful of
kids. Let Choosy Moms dither over "peanutty" taste. I spend maybe 5
bucks more a week in the store than the average shopper - but I sure as
hell spend half the time. Damn male efficiency.
So, when the usual man-bashing crap comes out, I tend to ignore it.
I'm a grown man. I can take it. And the first time I saw the Toys-R-Us
commercial, I greeted it with a BFHD. Another? Same old, same old.
Until I happened to witness it over at the house of a couple with their
son and daughters present. The sisters immediately caught the chant of
"Girls Rule, Boys Drool" and began poking at their brother with their
oversize pencils. Mom got a titter out of it.
Junior put up with it for about 2 minutes, and a look of pure hatred
came across his face, and he snatched the pencil out of one sister's
hand, hissed "I HATE you!" at her, and stomped off. Of course, Mom was
shocked and appalled, and full of comfort for the two little
harpies-in-training, and only dad insisting that since the girls
started it, any punishment of one would be punished on all prevented
Junior from having her full wrath fall on him for not letting his
sisters tease him.
Yeah, women love their sons. I wonder, sometime on down the line, when
his little sisters get picked on or have a pass made at them, if Junior
is going to be there. As of right now, I'd bet they are on their own.
But of course, such commercials are harmless.
I don't know about you, but I'll fess up - when I was five years old,
the little witch chanting the old "snips, and snails, and puppy dog
tails" and "sugar and spice and everything nice" sure made me want to
smack the taste out of her mouth. Drool, though, is mean. Wonder what is
going through your sons heads when they hear it - and I'm talking what
they think, not what they admit to when you ask them.
No. There's other toy stores out there. As for me, unless we get an
awfully abject apology, I'm not inclined to write to Toys-R-Us until
after Christmas. Send your message with your wallets, and tell them why
after January 1 st. I'd suggest sending a copy of your receipts from
other stores to them to make the point. Let the girls and Feminazis
support Toys-R-Us.
They aren't going after men - but at boys. Our sons. Our kids. Time to
make them pick on someone their own size.
Let's make this a Christmas these sons-of-bees won't forget.
Pete Jensen
Click here to check out Pete Jensen's blog on MND
DISCUSS THIS ARTICLE IN THE FORUM!
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Pete Jensen is a Computer Engineer and Curmudgeon who lives in the wilds
of Southern Indiana. He enjoys satirizing political correctness, and
mocking its advocates. If you'd care to write him and talk reasonably he
welcomes it. If you'd care to write him and froth at the mouth
ideologically, he welcomes that too. You'll be grist for the mill, and
know in advance he doesn't regard any such diatribes as privileged
communication. That's right, you too can wind up lampooned by his
searing wit and insightful barbs in front of millions on the internet
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" I'm a man... But, I can change... If I have to... I guess. "
The Man Prayer, Red Green.
Snips and Snails
November 25, 2004
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by Pete Jensen
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Normally I'm of mixed feelings when the boycott calls come out. I have
supported Glenn Sacks in the past, especially against David and Goliath,
but "suspicion" might be the best word to use for me when many men start
grumbling about misandric ads.
I am disgusted by tendency to portray Dad as a dope both in popular
media and in commercials; what I'm more concerned about is that when Dad
isn't being played as a dork, he's being portrayed as someone who might
very well have their head shaved and find three sixes as a birthmark.
Hottie wife and balding potbellied doofus - yeah right. When is the last
time you saw that? I have to ask myself, "Self! What is WRONG with that
woman that she settles for such a goober?" Seriously, some of the nerds
you see as "leading men" make the stereotypical 30 year old,
still-lives-in-mom-and-dad's-basement Trekkie look like James Dean.
Toys-R-Us, though, has ****ed me off.
It took me a while to see their latest offering, where two boys are
trying to get out of their room to get to the Christmas "Toys-R-Us"
catalog. They get stuck in the door like the two stooges, too dumb, of
course, to go one at a time. Their sister snottily says "Maybe next
year boys," while she names the catalog and goes into her bedroom and
closes the door, which has a sign saying "Girls Rule, Boys Drool."
Nice message to send to boys. Stock up on the Barbies, Toys-R-Us. I'm
advising people to go to Kay-Bee or somewhere else. Apparently you
don't want the business of men or boys. So to hell with you.
It's one thing, I think, to pander to female tittering and "tee-hee-
hee" to peddle wares which most men have little or no use for. I need
laundry detergent, I buy it, and buy what is on sale. I don't agonize
over which one will mean I "Love my family more." Choosy Dads choose
the peanut butter he can get in the 55 gallon drum for a houseful of
kids. Let Choosy Moms dither over "peanutty" taste. I spend maybe 5
bucks more a week in the store than the average shopper - but I sure as
hell spend half the time. Damn male efficiency.
So, when the usual man-bashing crap comes out, I tend to ignore it.
I'm a grown man. I can take it. And the first time I saw the Toys-R-Us
commercial, I greeted it with a BFHD. Another? Same old, same old.
Until I happened to witness it over at the house of a couple with their
son and daughters present. The sisters immediately caught the chant of
"Girls Rule, Boys Drool" and began poking at their brother with their
oversize pencils. Mom got a titter out of it.
Junior put up with it for about 2 minutes, and a look of pure hatred
came across his face, and he snatched the pencil out of one sister's
hand, hissed "I HATE you!" at her, and stomped off. Of course, Mom was
shocked and appalled, and full of comfort for the two little
harpies-in-training, and only dad insisting that since the girls
started it, any punishment of one would be punished on all prevented
Junior from having her full wrath fall on him for not letting his
sisters tease him.
Yeah, women love their sons. I wonder, sometime on down the line, when
his little sisters get picked on or have a pass made at them, if Junior
is going to be there. As of right now, I'd bet they are on their own.
But of course, such commercials are harmless.
I don't know about you, but I'll fess up - when I was five years old,
the little witch chanting the old "snips, and snails, and puppy dog
tails" and "sugar and spice and everything nice" sure made me want to
smack the taste out of her mouth. Drool, though, is mean. Wonder what is
going through your sons heads when they hear it - and I'm talking what
they think, not what they admit to when you ask them.
No. There's other toy stores out there. As for me, unless we get an
awfully abject apology, I'm not inclined to write to Toys-R-Us until
after Christmas. Send your message with your wallets, and tell them why
after January 1 st. I'd suggest sending a copy of your receipts from
other stores to them to make the point. Let the girls and Feminazis
support Toys-R-Us.
They aren't going after men - but at boys. Our sons. Our kids. Time to
make them pick on someone their own size.
Let's make this a Christmas these sons-of-bees won't forget.
Pete Jensen
Click here to check out Pete Jensen's blog on MND
DISCUSS THIS ARTICLE IN THE FORUM!
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pete Jensen is a Computer Engineer and Curmudgeon who lives in the wilds
of Southern Indiana. He enjoys satirizing political correctness, and
mocking its advocates. If you'd care to write him and talk reasonably he
welcomes it. If you'd care to write him and froth at the mouth
ideologically, he welcomes that too. You'll be grist for the mill, and
know in advance he doesn't regard any such diatribes as privileged
communication. That's right, you too can wind up lampooned by his
searing wit and insightful barbs in front of millions on the internet
---------------------------------------------------------------------
--
" I'm a man... But, I can change... If I have to... I guess. "
The Man Prayer, Red Green.