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Modern masculinity sometimes feels like a short checklist of preapproved likes and dislikes. As a man, I’m supposed to like bacon but dislike scented candles. I’m a man, therefore, I like football. Furthermore, as a man, I dislike musical theater. I don’t know who determines what is manly and what is unmanly. Maybe the patriarchy is just an ancient man...

Marketers are constantly driving men toward “masculine” food choices—like burgers, steak, potatoes—and deterring them from “girly” food choices such as salad and yogurt. Beverages are no exception. Research[1] from the American Psychological Association found connections between masculinity and energy drink use. Oh, and also sleep problems.  Part of the reason? “Commercials and ads for [energy drinks] often show men engaging...

 Added on April 22, 2014  Kyle Johnson[1]  Car ads , car commercials , Celebrities in Car ads , Celebrities in car commercials , mustang nail lacquer , mustang nail polish , nail polish , On Sexism in Car Commercials , OPI , OPI nail polish , Opinion , Sexism[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] The Mustang has changed a lot over fifty years. Sexism in...

Print ad for GM’s Inside the Vault TV show To the casual observer, it might seem that there are plenty of TV shows for Manly Men to watch. Need explosions? Try any of CSI‘s 31 flavors. Detective sleuthing? There’s an entire Law and Order franchise waiting. Hunting and sports are featured on dozens of cable channels (plus the new The...