Men's rights activists furious over Campbell's soup "Mom" commercial

[fried eggs]

Sampling of the comments (found on youtube in the video's comments section):

"Flip the genders. Sick wife says her dad use to make her soup to her husband. He throws a phone at her and tells her to call him. Not funny anymore, is it ladies?"

"... they're just like any other corporation or politician or even preacher today. They know they can make a lot of money off women and the best way to take a woman's money is inflate their egos. Remember women are the biggest consumers. Companies don't care about offending men and this soup company is no different. They know men can even make their own soup from scratch. Most chefs and cooks are male. But women today can't cook for shit. It makes perfect sense for this canned soup company to pander to women."

"Sorry but this attitude is universal to women despie how many claim to be "not like that". A multi million dollar company wouldn't blow millions on producing a commercial without the expectation it would appeal to women."

"Never buying another can of Campbell's soup. Fuck you, feminist America."

[ProfessorGAC]

1. Don't Support The Complainant

The guy writing the screed is a dumb as dirt.

But, i also don't care for the commercial no matter who's on the couch and who's flipping the phone.

It's just dumb.

[Brickbat]

2. Let me grab my mug. Nothing invigorates like MRA tears in the morning.

[Iggo]

14. Fuckin' A.

[Human101948]

3. He's just pissed because his mother told him the same thing...

Besides, the guy in the commercial was feigning illness so he wouldn't have to get his ass off the couch.

[DawgHouse]

4. I just saw this commercial a few days ago while watching tv with my husband.

He laughed out loud, I didn't find it funny at all. I wasn't offended or angry about it, I just thought she was not a very nice person. If Campbell's wanted to assert the feminist aspect, seems like she could have said "make yourself some Campbell's soup". JMHO, but I'm no longer in the demographic for most commercials anyway. My demographic is all about diabetes, motorized scooters, and sexual dysfunction meds.

[Egnever]

5. I don't get it

Makes me laugh either way

[fried eggs]

6. I laughed too

The man wanted to be babied and the woman didn't play into it. If he was truly sick, he wouldn't have made the soup (and she wouldn't have jokingly thrown the phone at him).

[jonno99]

7. Both FAIL - he's acts like a child, she acts like a jerk. nt

[yeoman6987]

9. Yep. God forbid he gets cancer. She'll probably just throw the phone and say

Call the doctor. It's a nasty commercial for both actors.

[Marr]

8. I'd tell them the same thing I'd tell women who are upset about bikini models in Carl's Jr. ads.

That's advertising. They're not talking to everyone-- they're talking to a specific demographic. Save your 'outrage'.

[Nye Bevan]

10. My wife would have made me the soup.

But then again, on such an occasion I would actually look sick, which would be nothing like the guy on the couch in that commercial who looks absolutely fine.

[fried eggs]

11. He had a smirk on his face

That's why she didn't take him seriously.

[DawgHouse]

19. Hey, good point! I didn't pay attention to that before.

He's faking!

[Jim Beard]

13. My ex wife did to one time and it was very nice. So nice I remember it 40 years since and

it was so much better than Campbells. Potatoes chopped into tiny squares, cooked in water until done, added milk, butter and PEPPER and reheated. I still use it. I quit using Campbells long ago in favor of Progresso.

[Iggo]

12. I'm a little bit fascinated by men who hate women.

But only a little bit.

[petronius]

15. She obviously doesn't understand that he might have a Man Cold

[REP]

23. Man Cold is the most serious illness known to Man

I've seen in it action: I've had pneumonia at the same time my husband had a cold. One of us almost didn't make it 😋

[saturnsring]

16. nice and compassionate

my wife twisted her ankle this weekend and spent the weekend oon the couch - I can only imagine how happy she's be if I told her to call her mom

[hobbit709]

17. Anyone getting that worked up over a commercial for crappy soup has other issues

[get the red out]

18. Very true!

What an extreme reaction. I am a feminist and would have probably made my husband the soup, but so what? People are looking at reasons to be pissed at women for existing if they go ballistic over a commercial.

[Vinca]

20. Totally correct.

The real obscenity is how crappy the soup is.

[saturnsring]

21. it wasnt that long ago everyone got worked up over some crappy chicken sandwiches

[Orsino]

22. They're not understanding the difference between punching up and punching down...

...or more likely their victim hood won't let them admit which sex is on top.