In the end it is about whose ox is being gored, I completely agree with that opening. In the history of America, how often has the white male ox been gored? Sure, I agree that the perfect ad should have included a sampling of races as male privilege exists. But in a world that white men have so clearly dominated for centuries, I'm not sure I should complain that one time someone holds us to task on something.
And we know the problems still exist. Larry Nasser is not a problem from our parent's generation. Harvey Weinstein was not a problem from our parent's generation. Donald Trump did not go brag about going into the dressing rooms of teen girls in our parent's generation. The incel message board is not from our parent's generation, nor 4-chan. All these school shootings by young white males have not happened in our parent's generation. A lot of us men have been good role models, I do not doubt that. But we are fooling ourselves if we don't thing there are undercurrents in America, yes in white America, where fathers are not being positive role models. Why is it wrong to have that discussion?
I've mentioned on here before a teacher friend told me they once had a parent-teacher conference where the teacher suggested the child is quite capable of doing better than the D they were getting. The father got angry, said he got Ds and his child is no better than he was. Why can't we call that out without all white males feeling like it is an attack on them? I never saw the Gillette ad as anything but an attack on bad parenting of which I do not believe I was one. As such, I am not upset as bad parenting should be attacked. I don't care if they are white, black, brown. And yes, it can include bad mothers but that easily can be another commercial for someone else to do.