That is a fairly early example of the macho, he-man, anti-elitest ad genre. "If you aren't a big Sissy-Milly, Probak blades are for you! And remember: real men don't listen to Beethoven!"
A man's not really a man unless he has a heavy beard and likes to fish. I consider this the male equivalent of women needing to be "dainty" and have girlish figured to be considered feminine.
Not that a manly man has to be straight, though. Definitely some gay subtext in that last one! Lip to lip. Heh heh. "Gentlemen, how about we compare our (ahem) "blades."
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Date: 2012-09-23 12:16 pm (UTC)And remember: real men don't listen to Beethoven!"
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Date: 2012-09-23 02:18 pm (UTC)Not that a manly man has to be straight, though. Definitely some gay subtext in that last one! Lip to lip. Heh heh. "Gentlemen, how about we compare our (ahem) "blades."