Funny, you never see shirtless men on television anymore (or, in any media). I can't remember the specifics but something about the psychology of men feeling bad/threatened about their bodies NOT buying products and turning away, whereas making women feel bad/threatened actually makes them buy.
Most depictions of men in media are devoid of handsome, masculine, muscled hunks for this reason. It's now slobs or metrosexuals (both non-threatening to the viewer)
Jeezus, this is worse than I remembered. Anybody could have jumped that thing. Tie a ham sandwich to that rope and it clears the shark. Sticking the landing is another matter, but who cares about that?
Most depictions of men in media are devoid of handsome, masculine, muscled hunks for this reason. It's now slobs or metrosexuals (both non-threatening to the viewer)
Total tangent, but it just makes me mad.
And, not in a good way....
http://www.npr.org/2011/11/26/142723714/… (it starts at the 4:03 mark)