Weight Loss Commercials

There are tons of weight loss commercials out there. most of them are geared toward women and helping them loss wait. However, there are a few that are only geared towards men as well. There are even some that are geared towards both sexes. There are a lot of elements in a our bodies that contribute to how we specifically lose weight. So why is it so shameful or embarrassing if a male tries a females weight loss program or vice versa. If it works for you then I see no reason why it should be an embarrassing thing. Commercial advertisements seem to be a tad sexist in only targeting women because stereotypically women are always trying to lose weight and men just want to stay big. However, this may not be the case and weight loss ad campaigns should take this into consideration when making their weight loss commercials. They should adjust their product to better serve everyone without embarrassment or specify why there product is best available for one sex.

Playing Pool

The game of pool started in the 1600's. The game was all about gambling and women in the mix was not looked upon well. It was a male dominated game and women playing was forbidden. However, many women were interested in the game, but their skills never prospered due to the lack of support from their friends and family. It was also hard to find a female instructor or coach to help teach them the game. Over the years it has become a sport of equality between men and women. It started out with women playing only women and then adding co-ed game play. These circumstances have changed and as they progress the game has become more accepting of females in regular game play and tournaments.
However, in some setting the thought of a girl actually beating a guy is a bit far fetched. Like on our own campus in Webb Centers Lion's Den. The Lion's Den is dominated by mostly men who think that they can beat any girl. I am one of probably four to five other girls who are actually descent at the game around here, at least the ones that actually go in there and play at all. When I first started playing I was pretty bad, but one of my friends that works there gave me some pointers and now I can beat half the guys in there if I really try. Yet, whenever I play a new guy who hasn't seen me play before and knows how good I am he smirks like he has the game in the bag and then when he loses he is in shock. His friends also rag on him becuase he lost to a girl. I wonder why after all this time and all the great women pool players out there today why a girl beating a guy at pool is still so astonishing. Some guys will just never learn.

Sabrina

I saw an episode of Sabrina the Teenage Witch yesterday. Josh and Sabrina went out on a date together and Josh told Sabrina he loves her. Sabrina was kind of caught off guard and witches can't say I love you in a normal voice unless they really mean it, so when it came out she sounded like Tweety Bird. While all this was happening a lady came by with flowers. She asked Sabrina if she wanted to buy one for Josh. Josh commented on shouldn't it be the other way around and the lady mockingly asked him if he was too macho to get a flower. I think a case like this is a common stereo type of masculinity and femininity. Guys always buy girls flowers and never the other way around. Why is a guy considered girly if he gets a flower? Flowers are pretty and they smell nice and with as smelly as some boys are a nice bouquet in there room would probably do them some good!

Dirty Jobs

Many nights I have been forced to watch dirty jobs because my boyfriend is in love with the show. At first I thought it was really disgusting and disliked watching it, but after awhile I really started liking it because some of the jobs he was sent on were actually pretty interesting. I think this show is a great example of masculinity. A lot of the jobs he is sent on are handled by the stereotypical big unattractive men. It fits the whole scenario of men having dirty jobs and in this case they definitely do. However, from my experience I feel like it is not just a show for men because I myself have experienced this show and have grown to love it. This show is not just for men, but for women as well.