Gender as a Performance

This add truly shows how gender is used to sell a product. Here, you can see that the commercial is a take off on the stereotypical thought of what a "man" is supposed to consume. The makers of the commercial used men as their ploy to sell their product. In the video, the man who ate the real mans meal is strong and ready to face the outdoor winds. The man who ate a slice of salmon with lemon is taken away by a gust of wind. The ironic thing is that in real life the man who ate salmon would be able to work harder outside because salmon is one of the most healthy foods you can eat. Salmon would give a man great healthy energy. The hungry man meal would most likely slow a man down. The chicken is fried with a side of mashed potatoes and buttery corn. If a real man ate that they would probably fall asleep after their meal. (I didn't know how to upload a video so here is the link on youtube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSLp5yt2C8Q