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UPDATE: P&G's Gillette ad asks men to shave their 'toxic masculinity' and a big backlash ensues
By Rachel Koning Beals
Ad is pegged to #MeToo harassment movement
A 30-year-old tag line selling Gillette razors to men is having its own #MeToo moment, and some of its whiskered target audience and the women behind them are outraged that a big consumer brand stepped outside of grooming.
There's little that bristles men, and many women, like trying to define manhood. That's just the off-the-news waves that Procter & Gamble Co.(PG) was aiming for, its marketing executives said, even while acknowledging the risks of navigating social movements.
The Gillette brand that claims it's "The Best A Man Can Get" this week launched a campaign around the sexual harassment movement, and with the idea of "toxic masculinity" already in the zeitgeist, the ad got plenty of response. Most came in a Twitter uproar and pledged product boycott (
), though included some observers -- of all genders -- saying the timing is right.I do the shopping in my family. Thank you for posting this. I already have stopped buying Kellogg brand cereals but I wasn’t aware of the rest. I don’t even care if it’s BOGO, on sale, etc. it’s insignificant but I still believe in the nuclear family
— Simone💎 (@Nyc1Simone) January 14, 2019
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The ad, created by the brand's agency Grey and titled "We Believe," opens with audio of news about the #MeToo movement, bullying and uses the hot-button phrase "toxic masculinity." A narrator goes on to dispute the notion that "boys will be boys," asking, "Is this the best a man can get? Is it? We can't hide from it. It has been going on far too long. We can't laugh it off, making the same old excuses."
"The video is sad and depressing while putting ALL men in a bad light," one Twitter user wrote. "Men aren't just waking up to bad things that are going on. There have always been good men. Bad ones too, yes, but the same can be said about women."
Women also responded:
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)Okay, this #Gillette ad is a little bit schmaltzy and overwrought, but the replies from men who are clearly angry, fragile, and terrified of being criticised or losing their right to live in the past, are proof of how much we need campaigns like this. https://t.co/fSXJkjSgB1
— Hazel Hayes (@TheHazelHayes) January 15, 2019
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)If @Gillette really want to make a change perhaps they could start by looking at their pink ‘Venus’ range for women that includes names like Passion and Embrace and costs more than the men’s ranges for the same thing. Thanks.
— Caroline Hirons (@CarolineHirons) January 15, 2019
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)There is no such thing as toxic masculinity.
— 2022 Republican Nominee for AZ State House LD2 (@ChristianForAZ) January 15, 2019
Other brands went for the counter play.
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)Gillette is part of the anti-male SJW movement. Any men who are sick of this can come right on over to us at Bawdy Barber, where we understand how men work and don't try to change them into women.
— Bawdy Barber (@BawdyBarber) January 14, 2019
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P&G said it has no plans to pull the spot in the face of some negative reaction, The Wall Street Journal reported. "We recognize it's sparking a lot of passionate dialogue -- at the same time, it's getting people to stop and think about what it means to be our best selves, which is the point of the spot," said Pankaj Bhalla, Gillette brand director for North America.
P&G shares were up slightly early Tuesday. The stock is down about 0.8% so far in January, but up over 1% for the past year.
-Rachel Koning Beals; 415-439-6400; AskNewswires@dowjones.com
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January 15, 2019 10:16 ET (15:16 GMT)
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