18 June 2009

Manly whisky, manly body wash

So I don't know if this gives you a peek into the American male consumer's psyche or just my own, but I've noticed that several products are being marketed on the basis of their (alleged) old-school masculine bona-fides.

Perhaps more troubling is that this appears to be working on me.

Consider a few months ago when I bought a stick of Mitchum deodorant because it had a sticker on it that said something like, "If you only go to the doctor when you think you're dying, you're a Mitchum man."

Or last week when I purchased a bottle of Old Spice body wash that included the following nugget of wisdom: "Old Spice — If your grandfather hadn't worn it, you wouldn't be here."

Or perhaps this Canadian Club whisky ad that I stumbled across today:

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3 Comments so far

  1. Carolyn June 21st, 2009 1:04 pm

    ::snicker:: But - 'manly' of you to admit it.

  2. jacky December 4th, 2009 12:29 pm

    this is... disturbing

  3. Ray December 4th, 2009 1:13 pm

    Disturbingly awesome.

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