When my minions were little, they watched educational TV shows. The specific show changed depending on the minion (after all, the oldest is now in her 40s and the youngest is currently in the womb) but every single one of them had the same game. One of these things is not like the other.
Gillette has a new ad campaign that focuses on how men should teach their sons (and help each other) be "the best a man can get". Don't punch each other out. Don't force yourself on others of either sex. Basically, just be a better human being.
People who can't tell why a banana is different from a monkey, a walrus, and a horse are in an uproar. Gillette is attacking men! The feminists have taken over! Run for the hills! Times like this are why adjectives exist. Masculinity is fine, y'all. Toxic - that's an adjective - masculinity is not.
The behaviors addressed in the ad apply to either sex. But society has dismissed them when men do them. Boys will be boys, right? That's the entire point of the ad. But man, have I seen some crazy responses. One guy posed his children with guns. (Well, the boys. The girl was holding a flower. But I digress.) "I'll raise my kids how I want, you stupid razor company." Did Gillette tell you not to teach your kids gun safety? (Did Gillette tell you not to foist medieval gender roles on your daughter? Oops, digressed again.) Because I missed that part.
If you use a Gillette razor, your penis is not going to vanish. Unless you're using it very wrong.
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I discovered organizing guru Marie Kondo, or at least her philosophy, a long time ago. She's in the news now for apparently ordering all of us to toss our books.
My books "spark joy" for me. Therefore, Marie Kondo said I can keep them. Not that she's the boss of me, anyway. God knows I ignore that advice about neat rows in my sock drawer.
In conclusion, let's play a round of that game. Which is different: A suggestion, a hint, a bit of advice, or an order?
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