tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630556584547798739.post251431926937397777..comments2024-01-27T03:16:31.372-05:00Comments on Appetite For Equal Rights: Old Spice picks homophobic misogynist as winner of "manly" contestAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14867294546208139768noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630556584547798739.post-91194310616581176012011-07-10T02:31:16.919-04:002011-07-10T02:31:16.919-04:00Let me start with, I HATE Old Spice.. just the sme...Let me start with, I HATE Old Spice.. just the smell. Anyway I really dont get the big deal with that article I read.. it seems like a very real impression many people get from the Holy Bible. As a very smart 26 y/o female, whom finished college and decided to stay home with my child, and was raised in a pentecostal church, I have to say Sodomy is absolutely forbidden and as for women.. who can deny the special gift God gave US, to bare children. Thats just a little reality to help sink in the idea ... So I don't think you can really feel justified to attack a religion for their beliefs, that started llllooonnng before 'gay rights.'Ashleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630556584547798739.post-46087466209949008972009-01-08T00:04:00.000-05:002009-01-08T00:04:00.000-05:00Chiming in kind of late here, but get a load of wh...Chiming in kind of late here, but get a load of what I just found: <BR/><BR/>http://southernthundertn.blogspot.com/2008/12/total-war-vs-noble-war.html?showComment=1229153880000#c726622861481144494<BR/><BR/>You can tell a lot about a guy by looking at who his friends are...CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07142238549004452002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630556584547798739.post-29541722941728958422008-12-21T13:41:00.000-05:002008-12-21T13:41:00.000-05:00I also write about this on my blog shetakesonthewo...I also write about this on my blog shetakesontheworld.com and wrote letters to Old Spice and The Art of Manliness. <BR/><BR/>Danyell, I really like the comments you sent :) Very well written.Natalie MacNeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187556814474638040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630556584547798739.post-71254466159192546472008-12-17T18:19:00.000-05:002008-12-17T18:19:00.000-05:00it's interesting that old spice would pick this "m...it's interesting that old spice would pick this "man" when one of the people representing their product is the openly gay neill patrick harris (whom i absolutely love)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630556584547798739.post-74008873141246579812008-12-17T16:08:00.000-05:002008-12-17T16:08:00.000-05:00Wonderfully put. Thank you so much for contacting ...Wonderfully put. Thank you so much for contacting them.<BR/><BR/>I said something similar in my comment - that "real men" don't promote hatred and disrespect.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14867294546208139768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630556584547798739.post-14418121811378814902008-12-17T15:52:00.000-05:002008-12-17T15:52:00.000-05:00My comments: "I had assumed that the campaign of "...My comments: "I had assumed that the campaign of "manliness" that you've had going for some time was intended to be light-hearted, hyperbolic and farcical. I can see now, by naming Matthew Chancey as your "Manly Man of the Year", that I had given you too much credit.<BR/><BR/>I don't think that misogyny and homophobia should be a foundation for male pride. Whether in jest or in all seriousness, giving this "award" to Chancey tells consumers that you think hatred, fear and intolerance are the key factors in being a man. No real men I know are like that. Real men I know are strong both physically and emotionally. They are open-minded, empathetic, funny, wise and helpful. <BR/><BR/>So long as this is the sort of negative image you want for your company, I will boycott and defame your products. And I will never again see your ads as the least bit amusing."Danyellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668537606918945664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630556584547798739.post-55048190244610048632008-12-17T15:16:00.000-05:002008-12-17T15:16:00.000-05:00I didn't really see a problem with the contest its...I didn't really see a problem with the contest itself- I took Old Spice's "manly" ad campaign to be intentionally farcical and silly. Like, poking fun at traditional standards of being macho.<BR/><BR/>But the fact that they knowing picked a misogynist-homophobe really angers me. As if being ignorant and hateful is any kind of role model for men!Danyellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668537606918945664noreply@blogger.com