okay but can we talk about how Taylor presented masculinity?
While yes, the titular “Man” was an obnoxious snob, Taylor didn’t showcase an army of men taking over the world with only women adoring him. In several scenes the other men were cheering “The Man” on during various scenes.
* In the office men & women both were cheering on his behavior.
* On the subway there were other men uncomfortable with “The Man”’s actions.
* There was even another man in the park watching “world’s greatest dad”.
* It was a male referee that “The Man” pitched a fit for and assaulted with a tennis ball.
I think the point here is that Taylor is making is on toxic masculinity. There can be so much man-shaming just because they’re men, but ultimately that isn’t the point: it is possible to have good, kind, strong, men in this world. The only jerk in the video is our toxic masculinity representing “Man”.
Then I LOVE the interaction of “The Man” and Director Taylor with her telling him that he needs to be more sexy, more engaging etc. Sometime’s it takes swapping gender roles to see exactly how different men and women are treated.
So bravo Taylor! For creating a video calling out toxic masculinity while also showing that not all men have to be that way or even are that way! It would have been very easy to create a video showing all men to be on that same level of pig-headedness, but you didn’t and for that all of the men watching this on the fence have a reason to learn how to be better!
(Also, over the credit’s when it’s revealed that Taylor is playing “The Man”? *chef’s kiss* I had a feeling when “The Man” winked at the camera but I kept thinking “no way! There’s no defining features of Taylor’s face under the makeup!”)
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