Latest Gillette ad suggests their customers are broken, toxic and need "fixing" through feminism

Dis86 · 16 Jan 2019 at 12:50

CaptainRAVE said:
Good alternatives to Mach 3 blades?

Mustard

Hades · 16 Jan 2019 at 12:53

CaptainRAVE said:
Good alternatives to Mach 3 blades?

I've still got some Gillette blades to finish. But when I do I'll be trying something from Wilkinson Sword (which is also a British company for a double bonus).

Ayahuasca · 16 Jan 2019 at 12:55

CaptainRAVE said:
Good alternatives to Mach 3 blades?

Support your local Turkish barber.

413x · 16 Jan 2019 at 12:55

Im surprised so many people have taken offence really.

Threepwood · 16 Jan 2019 at 12:55

Hades said:
This whole video is worth a watch but Peter Lloyd makes a few suggestions at the two minute mark here:

The part at the end where the woman touched the guys face and rubs his stubble without solicitation sums it up to be fair.

ttaskmaster · 16 Jan 2019 at 12:59

fez · 16 Jan 2019 at 13:03

Its a stupid and ridiculous advert but it pales in comparison to this gilette advert. I feel like being swallowed up by the sofa whenever I see it because its so cringy.

J.T · 16 Jan 2019 at 13:22

I only just noticed, all the guys looking in the mirror at the end of this film have no chin.

Hades said:
This whole video is worth a watch but Peter Lloyd makes a few suggestions at the two minute mark here:

Lot of womansplaining in that interview...

Ayahuasca · 16 Jan 2019 at 13:25

J.T said:
I only just noticed, all the guys looking in the mirror at the end of this film have no chin.

Yep, it was already over for them with no forward or wide growth.

CaptainRAVE · 16 Jan 2019 at 13:32

The sad thing is, if that bloke intervened in London, at best he would probably be beaten up by the youths and at worst, well, we’ve seen plenty of examples.

Colonel_Klinck · 16 Jan 2019 at 13:38

plasmahal said:
That actually makes a lot of sense and may be why many rapes seem to go unreported.

That and the fact the conviction rate stinks and most women know it. Having to relive the rape again in court and be cross examined, even though rules were changed a few years ago to stop the defendant being able to cross examine the victim it must still be horrific.

Colonel_Klinck · 16 Jan 2019 at 13:42

GIBURROWS said:
It's against the law in the UK to pay different wages for the same jobs because of gender.

Yes it is but it still happens. There have been several cases at the BBC in the last couple of years where male and female journalists doing the same job, with similar experience were on vastly different salaries.

dowie · 16 Jan 2019 at 13:43

Colonel_Klinck said:
Yes it is but it still happens. There have been several cases at the BBC in the last couple of years where male and female journalists doing the same job, with similar experience were on vastly different salaries.

Lots of people doing similar jobs get paid differently, it isn't necessarily as a result of gender.

Ayahuasca · 16 Jan 2019 at 13:44

Colonel_Klinck said:
There have been several cases at the BBC in the last couple of years where male and female journalists doing the same job, with similar experience were on vastly different salaries.

That's called negotiation.

h4rm0ny · 16 Jan 2019 at 13:45

Colonel_Klinck said:
Yes it is but it still happens. There have been several cases at the BBC in the last couple of years where male and female journalists doing the same job, with similar experience were on vastly different salaries.

Very hard to draw conclusive results from the entertainment business. I mean Tom Cruise gets paid a lot more for starring in a movie than Steve Coogan. Is that grounds for Steve Coogan to file a discrimination lawsuit or is it that one simply commands a higher fee? I mean, they have similar length careers and both star in movies. Yet the pay is different? How can that be?

Terminal_Boy · 16 Jan 2019 at 13:46

dowie said:
Lots of people doing similar jobs get paid differently, it isn't necessarily as a result of gender.

Age, time in role, qualifications, promotions received, number of sick days taken etc.

Hades · 16 Jan 2019 at 13:49

Colonel_Klinck said:
Yes it is but it still happens. There have been several cases at the BBC in the last couple of years where male and female journalists doing the same job, with similar experience were on vastly different salaries.

Were they doing exactly the same job? Same hours? Same region? Working the same stories? With the same previous experience? Did they negotiate exactly the same when offered a job but were offered different amounts? Or did they start on the same pay but one was given better pay rises for the same effort over the same time period? Did either of them take extra time off such as a career break?

Frankly I can't wait to have my own company because I'll only employ women. Just think of all the money I could save by having such a reduced wage bill! (sarcasm)

JonnyT · 16 Jan 2019 at 13:50

Hades said:
I've still got some Gillette blades to finish. But when I do I'll be trying something from Wilkinson Sword (which is also a British company for a double bonus).

To anyone thinking of switching elsewhere, one point to be aware of is that apparently Harry's are also owned by P&G...

Ayahuasca · 16 Jan 2019 at 13:50

Hades said:
Frankly I can't wait to have my own company because I'll only employ women. Just think of all the money I could save by having such a reduced wage bill! (sarcasm)

In reality, you would be employing men aged 18-30.

Roar87 · 16 Jan 2019 at 13:54

Colonel_Klinck said:
Yes it is but it still happens. There have been several cases at the BBC in the last couple of years where male and female journalists doing the same job, with similar experience were on vastly different salaries.

They weren't doing the same job though, do people actually fall for this? They were editors covering different continents, if you're in the Middle East you're probably covering a lot more news in different conditions than someone living in a nice quiet apartment in Singapore covering Asia. Obviously they aren't going to be paid the same, they aren't the same job!