Portrayal of men / Fathers in the media
Aug 16th 2012, 1:35 pm
#61
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Re: Portrayal of men / Fathers in the media
The "Daddy Tummy"
Left (current) v. Right (last year) :
Where did your six-pack go? Dannii Minogue's man Kris Smith suffers from a dreaded case of 'daddy tummy'
When he stepped out on the catwalk this time last year wearing just a pair of tiny swimming trunks, Kris Smith looked in incredible shape, with muscles that would leave even the fittest of men envious.
But it seems the model may have let himself go slightly since welcoming son Ethan with partner Dannii Minogue, as he was spotted looking soft around the edges during a catwalk show in Sydney.
Gone was his enviable physique and incredible six-pack, replaced by what is commonly known as the 'daddy tummy'.
When he stepped out on the catwalk this time last year wearing just a pair of tiny swimming trunks, Kris Smith looked in incredible shape, with muscles that would leave even the fittest of men envious.
But it seems the model may have let himself go slightly since welcoming son Ethan with partner Dannii Minogue, as he was spotted looking soft around the edges during a catwalk show in Sydney.
Gone was his enviable physique and incredible six-pack, replaced by what is commonly known as the 'daddy tummy'.
Last edited by commonwealth; Aug 16th 2012 at 1:37 pm.
Aug 16th 2012, 1:37 pm
#62
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Re: Portrayal of men / Fathers in the media
Oh.
Aug 16th 2012, 9:14 pm
#63
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If he sat at my table and ate like that he'd get a slap, hard. There is really no need for it and having had millions of comments about it since MC started I'm amazed he hasn't taught himself to eat properly. How the others sit next to him when he's shovelling I don't know. 
At least Gary and Matt (being English) have proper manners.....
Aug 16th 2012, 10:17 pm
#64
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Re: Portrayal of men / Fathers in the media
The "Daddy Tummy"
Left (current) v. Right (last year) :
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/...04_306x616.jpghttp://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/...87_306x616.jpg
Left (current) v. Right (last year) :
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/...04_306x616.jpghttp://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/...87_306x616.jpg
Aug 16th 2012, 10:24 pm
#65
Daffyd Duck
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Re: Portrayal of men / Fathers in the media
in reality it takes extreme discipline to have a 6pk around a busy life!
Aug 16th 2012, 11:21 pm
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Re: Portrayal of men / Fathers in the media
Aug 16th 2012, 11:39 pm
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Re: Portrayal of men / Fathers in the media
I wouldn't mind a physique like "fat" Kris Smith.
Aug 16th 2012, 11:58 pm
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The way I'm looking lately, I'd be happy with Cyril Smith.
http://wwwdelivery.superstock.com/WI...1895-44709.jpg
http://wwwdelivery.superstock.com/WI...1895-44709.jpg
Aug 17th 2012, 2:09 am
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Re: Portrayal of men / Fathers in the media
Ffs they're ads, what's going on? 
Why do any of you watch them in enough detail to work out who's being mocked/patronised/impressed? They are made like that to draw your attention to them, to make you talk about them (obviously designed well and working brilliantly 
) and finally to get a percentage of you to buy the product. It's the same the world over. Please don't try and tell me that the ads on UK/US/Russian/South African tv are any different.
Why do any of you watch them in enough detail to work out who's being mocked/patronised/impressed? They are made like that to draw your attention to them, to make you talk about them (obviously designed well and working brilliantly ) and finally to get a percentage of you to buy the product. It's the same the world over. Please don't try and tell me that the ads on UK/US/Russian/South African tv are any different.Plus they are generally so excruciatingly awful that one can't help but notice...and get annoyed...and go on a public forum and rant about it...
Aug 17th 2012, 2:45 am
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Re: Portrayal of men / Fathers in the media
Probably comes from years of experience of being in the same room as the husband when he's watching stuff that bores the hell out of me, I've learned to zone out until something interesting to me comes on. 
Aug 17th 2012, 3:17 am
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Re: Portrayal of men / Fathers in the media
I used to be able to zone but since I started working in music I find myself looking for ads etc that have our catalogue in it to see how a certain project turned out etc. So I get treated to all the crap in between as well haha!
Aug 17th 2012, 3:43 am
#74
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Re: Portrayal of men / Fathers in the media
Anyone else noticed the depressing portrayal of us blokes in the media these days.
In TV advertising it seems we are fair game. Made out to be bungling brain dead morons incapable of simple tasks until the Female steps in to save the day with her super hero powers. Or in the case of adds like Kmart we don't even figure as a demographic they care about.
There was an add on a few weeks ago I think for virgin. A bloke was bending over to get something out of the car and the women gave him a slap on the arse and a wink to the camera lol Imagine the reaction by feminazis if that was the other way around. So many adds out there at the moment where if roles were reversed they would never get out.
Seems every other add is mocking the male these days, even my wife says she doesn't take the adds seriously and is bored with it.
All the feminazi's have gravitated to TV advertising! In all honesty I couldn't give a **** and flick over, but kids these days are supposed to be shown positive male role models / trying to get Fathers more involved and all this negativity doesn't help.
Good article here - men are not idiots - http://www.aef.com/industry/news/data/2008/8014
In TV advertising it seems we are fair game. Made out to be bungling brain dead morons incapable of simple tasks until the Female steps in to save the day with her super hero powers. Or in the case of adds like Kmart we don't even figure as a demographic they care about.
There was an add on a few weeks ago I think for virgin. A bloke was bending over to get something out of the car and the women gave him a slap on the arse and a wink to the camera lol Imagine the reaction by feminazis if that was the other way around. So many adds out there at the moment where if roles were reversed they would never get out.
Seems every other add is mocking the male these days, even my wife says she doesn't take the adds seriously and is bored with it.
All the feminazi's have gravitated to TV advertising! In all honesty I couldn't give a **** and flick over, but kids these days are supposed to be shown positive male role models / trying to get Fathers more involved and all this negativity doesn't help.
Good article here - men are not idiots - http://www.aef.com/industry/news/data/2008/8014
Singing about sultana bran
, the assumption you think its easier to put a tube of sugared fruit pulp in the kids lunch instead of a fresh apple
minge itch ads at dinner time, I mean really? car insuarnce ads almost always feature women crashing..... Ads are always annoying unless they are really funny and thats pretty rare here.
Aug 17th 2012, 7:11 am
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Re: Portrayal of men / Fathers in the media
have a confession to make.I'm guilty of playing a dopey husband in a commercial I filmed many years ago.Here it is.http://www.tvspots.tv/video/2423/OBR...FISH-N-CHIPPED