Scratch and claw your way out of the doghouse

Ah yes, the old "in the doghouse" saying.

I've always hated this saying because it presupposes that women are allowed to have this 'doghouse card' as I call it, to be pulled.

Don't do ______ or else you'll be in the 'doghouse.' Whatever that means.

What does 'in the doghouse' really mean anyway? A woman withholding sex due to a grudge? The woman not speaking to her man becasue of a grudge?

While I understand that this is supposed to be a joke-y advirtisement for whatever they're selling, it's important to look at the social undertones that make this type of advirtisement resonante with an audience.

And by the way, on the far left side of the picture (it got cut off) the man is vaccuming while the woman lounges around on the couch.

yuck

Mission Statement

My name is Paul DeNardo and I am a member of the masculine persuasion. I was born a man and more importantly, a human being with ideals, principals and a right to be respected. I am not saying this right is because I am a man, but because I am a free person living in a free country. It is understood that men have had advantages throughout the first eons of human evolution and the birth and growth of human society.

It has been brought to my attention recently that the "man" as we know it is in extreme danger. The age of classy, respected men is deteriorating and close to complete collapse. Moreover, this decline of the respectable man has been further decayed by the negative portrayal of men in television, movies, print, etc

The 'man' as we see him today on our various digital screens or in print, is a weak, subservient and vacuous being who bumbles around his living area spouting mindless babble and being the subject of ridicule and mockery by women.

Let me get this out of the way at the very beginning of the blog:

I AM NOT A WOMAN HATER

Not only do I have a deep affection for those of the more gentle persuasion, but I respect and admire many women in our world today.

May I also point out that the purveyors of the mediums where the emasculation of the American Man occurs are frighteningly a large number of men.

Somehow, in the last 20 years or so, the American Man has been afraid to speak up for himself. Whether he is at the DMV, a supermarket or seen in the media, today's man always seems to be in powerless situations.

My goal is to provide proof that the Man as we knew him, a strong, self-confident and smart person, is at risk and is being portrayed unfairly in all aspects of media.

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