Blog Entry #7 Dumb Men

For this blog post, I will be analyzing the website http://www.dumbmen.com/. I am  first timer when it comes to viewing this website and its content. I have to say that from the moment the page loaded i can tell that this website was going to be interesting to look at. I say that because, you hear a lot about how women are portrayed and stereo typed in today's media but you don't hear too much about men.

 In my opinion, I think that what the author of this blog was trying to do is say " hey look this is how men are being portrayed, is that right?" The author shows many instances in which men are being portrayed as idiots which causes people who see these videos in the media to have the idea that men are idiots. The author makes it intriguing by having the layout as pictures. I personally love the layout because its having something that is under appreciated siting right in front of you and it needs to be brought to your attention and something needs to be done. The rhetoric that is used is mixed with a little bit of sarcasm, humor and seriousness which is perfect for the audience.

 One video on the site titled "Stupid Dad Grilling Commercial" is one that specifically caught my eye because one of the main thing that men are bullied about in the media is their cooking skills. In the video you see an older father making food for his family and they are frustrated with his cooking skills. Shortly into the video a Papa Murphy's representative comes out with better food and makes a speech about enjoying the food without the hassle all while signaling towards the father food being bad. I think that the intended idea of the commercial based on the rhetoric was for buyers to enjoy the food without having to lift a finger on their part. However, the rhetoric they used came off to me and maybe other viewers is that the father could't do the right things to feed his family. They didn't even give him the opportunity to completely fail and then attempt to succeed. instead of giving people an idea of where/what to eat it gives many people the option to believe and portray in their own minds that all men are like that.