Island Son
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blut wump said:I remember going to B&N when I was last in Baltimore or maybe it was Washington. Stupid me, I thought it was a book store. It does explain the slight frown when I got my black coffee, though.
How does something like this take hold? At what stage did the marketing gurus notice that cojones had shrivelled to the point that a big marketing push could save having to produce different products for men and women and that erstwhile men could be persuaded to buy all the womens' crap if you put it into a black bottle or cannister.
Maybe women now dominate huge portions of society such that the Abercrombie crowd are justified in thinking that looking like a girl is the best way to score.
Tampon anyone?
10 years ago I read a book predicting this; the market for women is saturated, fashion/cosmetics corporations need to lower men's self-esteem and turn us into seasonal disposable-item consumers (just like women) if they're going to make more profits and keep their shareholders happy.
yesterday I saw a "Men's Vogue". It looked thick with advertising. I nearly puked. What does Vogue know about men?