The message behind this Dairy Queen commercial is that women always have a reason to be mad at men, and are always justified in wanting their revenge. I'm not even sure how much we should blame Dairy Queen for this ad, since it's really just an accurate reflection of  how some women think.

When my wife was giving birth to our daughter almost nine years ago there were many insulting remarks and bulletin board postings in the hospital similar in spirit to this commercial. (Not to mention some anti-male domestic violence propaganda posters). I was, of course, in an impossible position--my wife needed me, so I wasn't about to start arguing or defending myself against the remarks.

It reminds me of one time when I was in my 20s when a woman I was dating said, "baldness is God's revenge on men." I asked "revenge for what?" She had no response, but it was an interesting indication of how some women always feel a sense of grievance against men.

To learn more about anti-male advertising, click here, here and here. See video below or click here. And if anyone can figure out what the guy in this Dairy Queen commercial has done wrong, please let me know.

This entry was posted on Thursday, May 3rd, 2007 at 1:18 am and is filed under Men and the Media, Sexism, Misandry, Gender Issues (Misc.), Advertising, TV, Movies & Gender. You can trackback from your own site.