[wastedyears]

(On a side note, I have a friend in advertising, and I asked him why so much of that stereotype exists. He basically said, "'Smart wife/dumb husband' is really the only joke that's allowed anymore. Imagine doing a commercial with a clueless or helpless wife who needs a man to come in and save the day. Customers would be up in arms because of the company's antiquated views on women. Plus women make the majority of household purchases in this country, and you want to make them feel smart for choosing your product. So what you always get is the dumb husband character foil.)

It wasn't until you pointed this out on a thread I was reading that it actually clicked in my head, a lot of the commercials I was seeing while watching hockey or some of the science shows that any time they portrayed a guy doing something wrong, there was a woman to save the day. So thank you for pointing that out a while ago, because it really opened my eyes.

[SkyDancer]

Hi - not sure what I wrote ... help me. I’m clueless :)

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

It wasn't until you pointed this out on a thread I was reading that it actually clicked in my head

I've noticed this dichotomy for years and it royally p!$$e$ me off. There is a hierarchy of intelligence in advertising. White married males occupy its lowest levels. Black single women occupy the top levels. You can easily figure out who resides at all levels in between.

[Chickensoup]

The other sterotype in advertising in white woman being schooled about the product by kindly firm black man.

[Jewbacca]

Even more narrowly, it has to be a dumb white man (or possibly Asian or Jewish if you don’t consider us white).

On rare occasions, you’ll get a dumb black husband, but they’re like a unicorn.

Never dumb black neighbor.

[EQAndyBuzz]

Mr. Clean was a hunk, then when the pussification started they put ear rings on him.