Everyone is normally familiar with different types of stereotypes and how they portray people and the article "Dumb Men" shows it perfectly!
To begin, the title of the website itself is already insulting, jeez!
But to be fair, it does grab attention, and makes the audience want to read to figure out what exactly the author is talking about.
The website itself is pretty self-explanatory. There are links to videos and ads that you can watch and they show examples of how men are portrayed in media.
The most interesting and, entertaining video I watched would have to be the "Muscle Gatorade" commercial. This one was pretty funny to be honest, but I do understand the meaning behind it. Clearly, after watching it, it is obvious that the video is about the lottery, not Gatorade. But the way it was made during the video made it seem otherwise.
The way I interpreted it was that the men all clearly thought drinking the Gatorade would make they "hyped up" and "stronger" but it did the complete opposite. I think this video shows how men get involved in "stupid actions" and such.
All in all, the website seems to have never ending clips of men doing "dumb" things! I believe the whole idea behind this website is to show how men are less intelligent? I am not quite sure, but that is definitely what it seems like!
Overall, not all men are identified or stereotyped as being dumb and stupid, it just seems like a trend commercials use to sell their products and make it humorous.
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