Comments on: Culture in the 21st century http://www.californiaconservative.org/europe/culture-in-the-21st-century/ Speaking Out For The Silent Majority (TM) Fri, 25 May 2012 08:00:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Brian http://www.californiaconservative.org/europe/culture-in-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-32225 Brian Sat, 08 Oct 2005 15:59:51 +0000 http://www.californiaconservative.org/?p=1110#comment-32225 “sorry guys, this is the only man I’ll take with me to McDonald’s” The only above theory that would logically work with this statement is the Iraq one. How nice if the add would have been, "Sorry boys, while his father is defending OUR freedoms in Iraq he is the only man that I'll take with me to McDonalds" You are right! That would have been much better! “sorry guys, this is the only man I’ll take with me to McDonald’s”

The only above theory that would logically work with this statement is the Iraq one.

How nice if the add would have been, “Sorry boys, while his father is defending OUR freedoms in Iraq he is the only man that I’ll take with me to McDonalds”

You are right! That would have been much better!

]]> By: beetroot http://www.californiaconservative.org/europe/culture-in-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-31996 beetroot Fri, 07 Oct 2005 23:30:53 +0000 http://www.californiaconservative.org/?p=1110#comment-31996 Um ..... maybe the father is working, so that Mom can pay for those happy meals? Maybe he's home watching football, because he's exhausted after taking care of the kid all morning while Mom got work done? Maybe he's with his older daughter at a soccer match? Maybe he's in Iraq? Or maybe he's home blogging, getting all worked up, projecting all his culture-war worries onto some dumb television ad? Um ….. maybe the father is working, so that Mom can pay for those happy meals?

Maybe he’s home watching football, because he’s exhausted after taking care of the kid all morning while Mom got work done?

Maybe he’s with his older daughter at a soccer match?

Maybe he’s in Iraq?

Or maybe he’s home blogging, getting all worked up, projecting all his culture-war worries onto some dumb television ad?

]]> By: Brian http://www.californiaconservative.org/europe/culture-in-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-31828 Brian Fri, 07 Oct 2005 16:07:10 +0000 http://www.californiaconservative.org/?p=1110#comment-31828 Interesting are the young men who watch and smile as she is with the baby. Also interesting is the baby being so calm and peaceful. I hope they didn't give the little baby a Valium for the photo shoot. As a recent father, I know that my boy absolutely hated the little carrier from day one, and kicked and screamed so furiously that a very different picture would have been created. Mom would have been covered with hot coffee, in tears, and looking at the surprised and snickering men like, "What's up! You want some of this action?" The men would have quickly fled inside to safety. Another illusion is that parenting is easy and sexy, and that individualistic single men are just waiting to leap into a long-term relationship with a single mom. Interesting are the young men who watch and smile as she is with the baby.
Also interesting is the baby being so calm and peaceful.
I hope they didn’t give the little baby a Valium for the photo shoot.
As a recent father, I know that my boy absolutely hated the little carrier from day one, and kicked and screamed so furiously that a very different picture would have been created.
Mom would have been covered with hot coffee, in tears, and looking at the surprised and snickering men like, “What’s up! You want some of this action?” The men would have quickly fled inside to safety.
Another illusion is that parenting is easy and sexy, and that individualistic single men are just waiting to leap into a long-term relationship with a single mom.

]]> By: Elisa http://www.californiaconservative.org/europe/culture-in-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-31826 Elisa Fri, 07 Oct 2005 14:49:57 +0000 http://www.californiaconservative.org/?p=1110#comment-31826 Exactly! The problem with commercials like that isn't so much that they're promoting single motherhood as that they promote the idea that fathers are irrelevant. Nice to have around, you know, but not necessary. My teenage sons are very aware of these types of messages, and other male-bashing messages, and sometimes point out to me ones that I've missed. Just goes to show that a vulnerable segment of society is being adversely affected by this sort of thing. No wonder today's young men are so uninterested in marriage. Exactly! The problem with commercials like that isn’t so much that they’re promoting single motherhood as that they promote the idea that fathers are irrelevant. Nice to have around, you know, but not necessary. My teenage sons are very aware of these types of messages, and other male-bashing messages, and sometimes point out to me ones that I’ve missed. Just goes to show that a vulnerable segment of society is being adversely affected by this sort of thing.

No wonder today’s young men are so uninterested in marriage.

]]> By: Sister Toldjah » Culture in the 21st century http://www.californiaconservative.org/europe/culture-in-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-31822 Sister Toldjah » Culture in the 21st century Fri, 07 Oct 2005 13:45:31 +0000 http://www.californiaconservative.org/?p=1110#comment-31822 [...] Cross-posted at California Conservative, where some of the other blog contributors there have some spot-on posts about fighting today’s culture wars like the following: [...] [...] Cross-posted at California Conservative, where some of the other blog contributors there have some spot-on posts about fighting today’s culture wars like the following: [...]

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