Tuesday, January 15, 2019

WSJ: P&G Challenges Men to Shave Their ‘Toxic Masculinity’ in Gillette Ad - Image: No black men? Obviously aimed at white deconstruction --tma



Gillette's new ad puts a new spin on the brand’s 30-year tagline—‘The Best a Man Can Get.’
P&G

One of the manliest brands in men’s products has hit on an unusual strategy for divided times: Questioning “toxic masculinity.”
Gillette, the Procter & Gamble Co. brand that for three decades has used the tagline, “The Best A Man Can Get,” is building a new campaign around the #MeToo movement, a risky approach that will be the latest test of how successfully big consumer brands can navigate tricky social movements.
The ad, created by the brand’s ad agency Grey and titled “We Believe,” opens with audio of news about the #MeToo movement, bullying and “toxic masculinity.” ...