What Makes a Man?

Even the advertising industry seems to be noticing that we men are human beings and not caricatures, as evidenced in this Reuters article, Male-targeted ads found to be in no man’s land.

If you feel confused about what you should “be” as a man, you are not alone.

The Leo Burnett advertising agency, which created the iconic macho cowboy [the Marlboro Man], said a new study it conducted found that half the men in most parts of the world don’t know what is expected of them in society…. [Emphasis is mine. ArtZ]

Between this article and my previous posting about The ManKind Project, this seems like Positive Male Role Model Booster Day. Or maybe Fathers’ Day is just a week late this year.

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