Thickburger Commercial-- Extra Credit

In a commercial for a Thickburger, there is a beautiful woman who sits down and eats a Thickburger. She is dressed in a skimpy outfit and takes a huge bite out of the burger. She licks her fingers and pulls her dress up a bit.

It is obvious this commercial is directed toward men. The commercial is saying that men love both women and food and it mixes two of these things so it will be appealing to men and they will pay attention and want to go buy a Thickburger. If it was a man in the commercial doing the same thing, men would probably be disgusted. Since it is a woman, and a beautiful one at that, men are very likely to remember the commercial.

Video URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzwxmy1TWNM

Ross Plays Rugby

In yet another episode of Friends, Ross plays the rough sport of rugby to impress his British girlfriend, Emily. He has no idea that the sport is so rough when he agrees to play it with some of her guy friends. When Ross is playing rugby, he gets up pretty bad because he has no idea what he is doing. When Emily is watching him, he acts tough and like he is having a blast. As soon as she walks away, he falls into Joey's arms because he is in so much pain. He does not wants Emily to know that he is in pain because that would make him look like a wimp and he wants Emily to think he is macho. This is sending the message that men are supposed to be tough and have a high threshold for pain. By not showing Emily that he was in pain and what he thought was close to death, Ross thinks he is being more manly and more attractive in Emily's eyes.

Video URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-AOnzernoM