It seemed very funny to me that while we have grown to become an "equal" society there are some areas that don't seem that way. While watching a slew of different channels on TV, I saw several different Valentines day commercials and they all seemed the same. They all started with this cheesy music and then had some heartfelt story in which a man pulls a fake out and gives his wife/girlfriend a gag gift and then surprises her with amazing jewelry. There was also another in which a women finds her husband/boyfriend in an aisle of Valentines day gifts. She walks by and says thats a good choice and precedes to keep walking. I thought that this was very weird that there are not more commercials that portray a women giving her husband/boyfriend a gift or even a man giving his husband/boyfriend a gift or a women giving her wife/girlfriend a gift. We have essentially become a society where everything should be ok to talk about or show on TV. I know of several couples in which these traditional Valentines day morals will not apply, so that is my question why do these old life morals still apply to commercials. After doing a search through You Tube i did find this video
I completely agree. It comes down to this: all of it's ok to talk about or none of it is. It's not as if the people selling the cards or hocking the jewelry did not think the other way it's that at some point along the line it became a woman's holiday and thus everything about Valentines day should be about the woman. I completely disagree. Valentines day is a day to show appreciation, above the norm, for the person you love. It is not a day to show women as a whole that they are loved. It has been skewed and twisted to push chocolates and dating sites. It's all quite ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteI thought that commercial was beautiful. It’s nice to see men being sensitive toward women and its okay to show women that we can be affectionate and buy gifts for our guys on Valentines Day. I also agree that Valentines Day should be about showing that person that you care not just showing women that men care. The commercials that depict jewelry and engagement that's like going over board. I don't expect the guy I’m dating to propose just because its Valentines Day I mean can't he pick a better date. Example dates that mean something to me personally, birthday, day we first meet, our first date, the day we become and official couple or any day that he want to remember not Valentines day. It’s a day celebrated by all the lovebirds I want a special day to myself. Those commercials are just doing what the media does best sell. The media is just so unreal its pathetic that's why I really liked the Hallmark commercial. It shows how real couples are, women are just as loving and giving as men are.
ReplyDeleteI see your point, but be honest. How many guys have you met that actually care about Valentine's Day? Do you think there are hoards of grown, heterosexual men out there who are bitter about the lack of attention? Although some men might expect gifts on Valentine's Day, I've never come across any, and even if there are some, when has the media ever portrayed anything but the majority?
ReplyDeleteAlso, in response to this:
"I thought that this was very weird that there are not more commercials that portray a women giving her husband/boyfriend a gift or even a man giving his husband/boyfriend a gift or a women giving her wife/girlfriend a gift."
Really? You thought this was "very weird"? Think about the stereotypes perpetuated by marketing. I have always felt that commercials are the worst at representing any kind of non-traditional family or relationship, especially the ones geared towards a specific audience (which is pretty much all of them.)
For example, when was the last time you saw a commercial for a household cleaning product that wasn't fronted by a woman? Surely there must be a man or two out there who has purchased dishwashing liquid, or a surface cleaner, or laundry detergent sometime in his life- but you never see them in the commercials. Think about it. We're still in the dark ages.