Strange & Vague.

Advertisements make us wish and want the items in the images. To be like those whom take the glamor shots for all to see. Each commercial, billboard, magazine add, and radio plug have an effect on us whether we like it or not. When you watch movies, how many plugs do you see? Are all the cars one brand? Are all the laptops a Mac? Or, are all the cell phones manufactured by Samsung?

How much of your purchases really your own? Chances are that the media influence your decisions way more than you think they do. Take Old Spice for example. Although the commercials are hilarious and some what ridiculous. You purchase the items from a laugh. If you see a heart wrenching advertisement that compels you to buy a puppy. You're being influenced by everything in the ad. The music, the up close shots of fluffy puppies, and everything else. There is a science behind marketing and advertising. Don't be fooled into thinking you can escape so easily.

Hyper-Masculinity!

I am a man and I eat meat! I love violence and I hate the weak! I am superior and I make more money than women! Feel my wrath! If you don't like American Football then you can get out of my face! I don't run, I do CrossFit and I love shooting guns at things!

Listen guys, it's okay, you can cry if you need to. You're more than welcome to bake for your loved ones and you're most certainly aloud to have your man bun. Who said men don't cry? Have you seen the movie UP? I cried like a baby and I had ice cream with me. Don't hate me because you ain't me!

All i'm saying is that our ideal American man in media is so far from the norm and you shouldn't sole base your personal image off of the next Rambo. Do you even lift, bro? Of course I do! I lifted this cupcake directly into my mouth and I don't regret a single bite! Deal with it! I've seen The Notebook and I support gender equality. It's 2015 and both women and men are being objectified! Why? Are you really in support of this? I surely hope you're smarter than that. C'mon ladies and gents! Deal with the real!

To Be, as Advertised.

Over the past few day's i've been paying extra attention to advertisings in various magazines, posters, billboards, and social media. Does anyone else get the feeling that products are marketed towards a certain body type? The next time you look yourself in the mirror. Ask yourself if you fit this cannon of beauty. I know I surely don't. I'm 5 10' and weigh 17lbs  and my Levi's still don't fit me correctly. I guess I wasn't born with the expected body type?

As if shopping weren't an already daunting task, what about other products? It seems like every product has a gender and an assigned roll. Are cars always girls? Do colors have an assigned gender as well? Of course, bras are designed for women and condoms were designed for men. But what about the more universally used items? Certain types of cookware are marketed towards women. Certain Sports are geared towards men. Are women not allowed to drive a Charger? Are men crossed off the list for owning a yellow Volkswagen Beetle? Maybe our "rolls" don't really mean much more than advertised.