Will The Real Men Please Stand?: Toxic Masculinity and The Gillette Ad

For a few days there was nothing but discussion about an ad put out by the Gillette shave company (called a "short film" by its creators, 2 minutes long), that was made up of various scenes in which men were depicted as mistreating women or encouraging aggressive behavior. Hodges and Vowell discuss the implications of this view of men, how the term "toxic masculinity" is used in the ad, and whether or not it gave a fair view of men. Since both men wear beards, and thus don't need the products that Gillette makes, they might not have had any contact with the ad except for the fact that everyone and his Aunt Matilda was talking about it. See what you think. (We suggest watching the ad before hearing the podcast.)