Another Viral Ad From P&G/Gillette

A little under 50% of transgender people attempt suicide so perhaps they shouldn't be near a razor.

A response obviously provoked by Gillette's rather clueless attempt at preaching morals, and not entirely unexpected. Gillette, you wise guys, see what you have done? You are a lot better at shaving products than social engineering. Why don't you stick to what you know instead of making bad situations worse?

Gentlemen, this thread is going south fast.  This is a shaving site and if you want to critique the ad (which I have not seen so have no ax to grind) as related to shaving then go for it.  However, please do not bring your political or religious beliefs into it or make snarky jokes.

It is not this thread that is going south, it is shaving products vendors trying to politicize their marketplace. That and people who let themselves be goaded into retaliating. This thread is one expected consequence. The same goes for the Badger & Blade crap, which seems to be an increasing focus on many other forums now. The question is what is Damn Fine Shave going to do about it? Simply locking threads is not going to make the problem go away, and has not done so in the past. It might even make things worse by preventing differences from being resolved.

Guys, wetshaving needs to be more than hating political correctness and badly behaved forums. Maybe it is time to go offline and chill, live life in the real world instead of worrying about it online? Heck, have a great shave in the early morning, go fishing, come back home and make some great barbecue, drink ice cold beer, do the mambo with your girlfriend or wife (or both) and call it a day. It certainly beats getting upset over politics and one dysfunctional forum somewhere.

At the risk of further politicizing this thread, I just don’t see Gillette “politicizing” anything. Those who become men, whether through aging or otherwise, need to learn how to shave their faces. Who better to teach this skill than a loving father? And why not market to those fathers and young men, especially those (like those in the ad) who may feel societally isolated? I just don’t get the problem with this.

I'm beginning to regret mentioning the advertisement in the first place. I stand by my own view that it is nothing more than a father teaching his offspring how to shave. I don't care what gender the person is, or identifies with. Would this same debate be taking place if the father was white and the child black? Or visa versa? It shouldn't. As I believe we all consider ourselves gentlemen here we need to stress tolerance to ideas or perspectives different from our own, whether we agree or disagree with them. And although some like to think otherwise, the advertisement is not being forced on anyone. It's there and it is very easy to skip over it and never see it. And it seems many have done that. I in fact had not seen it until it somehow turned up in some video I was watching on the You of the Tube. You want to hate Gillette? Fine. Hate Gillette. However, realize this. There is a great deal of hate floating around the world these days. I hardly think a shaving advertisement justifies the amount of hatred that is directed at it and it's creator when there are much more important issues to be upset about. I'm sorry for starting this thread.