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"Because good men deserve great sex"

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puddlefuck · 22/01/2019 12:06

I've been looking at www.manual.co/guided for work (I work for a pharmacy) and they seem to be trying to sell hair loss and erectile dysfunction treatments by promoting a 'new masculinity' where men open up and talk about their feelings. Which is fine. But as part of this, they are promoting a message that good men deserve great sex. I haven't read through the whole site, but here are two articles with that exact wording:
www.manual.co/guided/erectile-dysfunction-and-testosterone/
www.manual.co/guided/erectile-dysfunction-and-age-questions-answered/

It's given me the rage. But I can't quite put my finger on why. Obviously, the male sexual entitlement message is just plain old wrong, but there's something really unsettling about how they've couched it in this 'new man, talking about my feelings, looking after my wellbeing' brand. It feels reminiscent of the 'Nice Guys of OkCupid' stuff that was doing the rounds a few years back.

Can anyone help me unpick this?

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madmum5811 · 22/01/2019 12:57

Men and women are both entitled to sex, ED robs both. You must be very young.

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puddlefuck · 22/01/2019 12:50

@madmum5811 I don't have a problem with people treating erectile dysfunction. I have a problem with the message that men are entitled to sex. That's not a reference to how a man's partner might be affected by his erectile dysfunction, it's a statement which frames male sexuality in what I consider to be a dangerous way. There are plenty of people selling ED treatments without that message.

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cushionfiend · 22/01/2019 12:39

I agree, and have emailed them also.

madmum5811 · 22/01/2019 12:38

You are missing the point it is about erectile dysfunction. Which affects both partners. This objection is trite compared to the bigger picture.

halfwitpicker · 22/01/2019 12:31

What do good women deserve then? A new dishwasher?

WeRiseUp · 22/01/2019 12:30

Women are inanimate slot-machine objects. Play the game right and sex comes out.

Here's a new manual on how to maximise the sex: - in summary - pretend to be someone with ethics, a conscience and respect for others. You get load of sex out out of the dumb things. It works like a treat.

Babdoc · 22/01/2019 12:19

I’ve emailed them with a complaint about their wording.

Badstyley · 22/01/2019 12:12

Just another way to manipulate women into giving up the sex their men think they’re entitled to.

Funny how self care isn’t marketed to women with good sex as a reward.

Freespeecher · 22/01/2019 12:10

Oh. I thought this was the Gillette follow-up ad.

Never mind. As you were.