http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/02/04/it-looks-like-an-exoskeleton Comments On: It Looks Like an Exoskeleton by Dan Savage en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:15:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Anthony had me until the way over-pumped bicep for "C", which was kind of gross. The doctor was the sexiest (thank you, credits!) and what a wonderful voice he had.
Posted by Susan]]> Thu, 07 Feb 2013 04:10:51 -0800 The Stranger
http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c4#/vid…
Posted by Piano Tuna]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 04:50:35 -0800 The Stranger
I found the whole thing very artistic (except for the waist band that has the tacky brand label on it. But who's going to pay for a professionally produced film to be played on the superbowl if they can't plaster their brand over it?

And what @21 says; (target audience is straight men).


Posted by doloresdaphne]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:38:00 -0800 The Stranger +action-movie-derived alternation of slow/fast motion
+impossibly perfect model
+motor-rhythm driven soundtrack
+machine imagery
+unfriendly glaring facial expression
+traditional bodybuilding and training poses
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An ad that seems more designed around intimidation ("I will crush you in the upcoming sporting event I am clearly training for") than seduction. Made me think of the Russian boxer from Rocky IV.

I'm guessing the intention was to tap into guys' physically competitive streaks (already active at the moment due to watching the Super Bowl) and use the ad to more or less "issue a challenge" to the viewer. Less "this underwear is necessary for you to be this sexy man" and more "this underwear is necessary for you to BEAT this sexy man."

Pretty forgettable out of context, but I wonder if CK's seeing any results.
Posted by Reverend Tap]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:54:16 -0800 The Stranger Posted by ariane]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:33:24 -0800 The Stranger http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Parke… but it looks like animation to me. A still on the back page of the sports section had him modestly covering his navel with his too perfect wrist. If the idea is to get me to buy undershorts it failed, I think they just want to get publicity for their brand in general.
Posted by auntie jim]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:09:33 -0800 The Stranger Though I feel it would be perfect for selling powerful cars. Why ? Don't know.

@33 Thanks for that link. I found the doctor Rothaford Gray to be the hottest of all.
Posted by sissoucat]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:02:28 -0800 The Stranger Posted by dkj-0923r]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 08:50:20 -0800 The Stranger
This CK add seemed unremarkable to me. Lately, I've become accustomed to seeing humans presented as though they were made from molded plastic, too slick to be flesh-and-blood. It looks cold and leaves me cold. But it isn't just his body that gives that impression: it's the lighting, the lack of background, the fact that he's chopped up into discreet chunks/views. It's as a much a factor of the production as it is of the model that the whole thing is sterile, arid, and (to me) sexless.

And in real life, if I were to have the opportunity to bed someone with a body like that (non-existent), I would likely just feel intimidated and ultra self-conscious about my own.

Posted by nocutename]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 07:39:09 -0800 The Stranger Posted by vennominon]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 06:14:04 -0800 The Stranger If you had 0% body fat you wouldn't be smiling, you'd be dead.

@22:
When you are nekkid you aren't wearing those pesky underpants with logos anymore.

He's too ripped for my tastes as well. A bit of subcutaneous fat wouldn't hurt!
Posted by migrationist]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 05:46:55 -0800 The Stranger Posted by MemeGene]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 04:40:02 -0800 The Stranger Posted by cleftchin]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:34:09 -0800 The Stranger Posted by TheMisanthrope]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:50:52 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Daniel_NY]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:02:50 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Bauhaus I]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:00:44 -0800 The Stranger
Interesting that I was wrong, though admittedly your house, Dan, is a limited and non-randomized sample.
Posted by Functional Atheist]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:39:33 -0800 The Stranger
Am so glad I'm not the only one who thought the CK ad looked like some kind of CGI über man....agree with many of the above, it was too cold and detached to be sexy.
Posted by jujubee80]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:04:36 -0800 The Stranger Posted by vennominon]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:02:47 -0800 The Stranger
I was a bit confused and even a little grossed-out by the oily turbine or whateveritwas.

@33 Thank you for that. Pretty guys acting like people and even being funny adds a lot to their attractiveness, doesn't it?
Posted by Sandiai]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:56:28 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Gamebird]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:39:40 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Bauhaus I]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:27:14 -0800 The Stranger Posted by PaulBarwick]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:19:06 -0800 The Stranger Posted by OutInBumF]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:56:40 -0800 The Stranger Posted by TheMisanthrope]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:53:25 -0800 The Stranger