This is what I was talking about before

[trinityvixen]

There is a truly awful ad for JCPenny running around about how men who give thoughtless presents to their wives/girlfriends (usually of the sexist stereotype sort, like vacuum cleaners, et al.) end up in "the dog house." The ad is a travesty first and foremost because it's about thirty years long. So, do yourself a favor and don't watch it:

The fact that it's sexist is not surprising to anyone viewing it. Where I disagreed with some is that it's just anti-male. Au contraire! It's equal opportunity in its ability to mock, offend, and belittle both sexes! Men are stupid! Women are shallow! Thank you, Sarah Haskins, for taking jewelry commercials apart:

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[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

Just as I said above: the characters being interesting enough to keep the girl or boy's attention should be all that is required to enjoy it. Ugh, a friend of mine does voice lessons for children and the parents freaked out at her for giving their son a "girly" song to sing. Forget that that was what he could sing and liked! No, he must be A MAN. (And you're getting him voice lessons...because that is sooooo manly?)