Man bashing in the Irish Media: Road Safety Ads

I've never really looked into examples of man - bashing in the IRISH media yet. ( Then again, I generally stay away from such media! ) So, I thought I would and what better examples to start off with than the infamous hard hitting road safety ads that are broadcast here. Obviously, while these ads DO have a good, well intentioned message ( I'm well aware of this so please, no comments about it! ) it is usually done under the guise of the male being the person who causes the whole damn mess.

And before you ask, no, I don't know what's its like to be in a car crash and to have someone I know either killed or maimed for life as a result of such an accident.

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Here's the most recent one that I've seen;



I've seen some over the top road safety ads but this one takes the biscuit. I've never heard about or seen any similar accident like the one depicted here ( If anyone knows of a such an occurrence in real life, please tell me in the comments section )

The first thing worth nothing is that it was a male who caused the crash by driving too fast and not paying attention. He looks young and dress like a typical male around my age. Hmmm...... What does that make you think? That all young male drivers are nothing more than accidents waiting to happen and as a result, all young men should be charged through the roof for car insurance? I think the demonisation of men comes without mention as well through this ad.

Another thing worth noting that apart from our speeding male who causes the crash, all the other male victims of the accident died. Those being the guy who got almost totally impaled by one of the cars and the other male driver in the other car, both females survive, hence, the main one is maimed for life. What's the subliminal message here, I wonder? That men are easily expendable and that if they die, not many people will care? Instead, femi - nazis would think ' Yay! That’s one less man we have to worry about! ' Think about that one, readers!

Until next time,

NHY