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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 148141" data-attributes="member: 23">Yes. It&#039;s so fashionable for men to be the problem that any objection they may make is not just invalid, it&#039;s seen as sexist bullying. A man who objects to the stereotypes in the commercial is then stereotyped as a narrow-minded, far right enabler, closing ranks with his gender. The &quot;we believe you at any cost&quot; ethos applies only to the people who made the commercial - while the opposite is true for the people it belittles.In particular, Jill Filipovic&#039;s comments quoted in your post above are very telling. Her comments are riddled with the idea that without correction a man&#039;s default position is to be the worst kind of human being. Then she suggests that it&#039;s a choice. Finally she criticises those who disagree for disrupting the corrective process and, therefore, keeping men in their default position. It&#039;s the worst kind of distortion that bats away any objection to some incredibly self-serving lies.Robby Soave&#039;s comments reinforce that. After all, if men &quot;decide&quot; not to be terrible people that suggests they&#039;re terrible to begin with.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 148141, member: 23"] Yes. It's so fashionable for men to be the problem that any objection they may make is not just invalid, it's seen as sexist bullying. A man who objects to the stereotypes in the commercial is then stereotyped as a narrow-minded, far right enabler, closing ranks with his gender. The "we believe you at any cost" ethos applies only to the people who made the commercial - while the opposite is true for the people it belittles. In particular, Jill Filipovic's comments quoted in your post above are very telling. Her comments are riddled with the idea that without correction a man's default position is to be the worst kind of human being. Then she suggests that it's a choice. Finally she criticises those who disagree for disrupting the corrective process and, therefore, keeping men in their default position. It's the worst kind of distortion that bats away any objection to some incredibly self-serving lies. Robby Soave's comments reinforce that. After all, if men "decide" not to be terrible people that suggests they're terrible to begin with. [/QUOTE]

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