Men, who once strived towards marriage and family, are now being advertised as "boyish, " seeking only money, sex and freedom. These advertisements are appealing to the childlike and irresponsible desires of men, and are also showing the "man-boy" as desirable. The roles of men and women have been switched, so that now women are the only ones who strive towards a happy family, as opposed to men. However, the views of men are not the only thing that has changed. Women too, have suffered from advertisement and the desires of acceptance in society. Instead of innocence and being "pretty", they have now converted themselves into being seen as "hot." Women no longer want to be the good-girl, but want to be seen as more desirable sexually, then as a potential wife. This is just a small representation of the power advertisement and society has over people.
The two authors of the two articles, "Men Growing Up to be Boys" and "The Death of Pretty," if sitting down to have dinner together, would most likely have a long conversation agreeing with one another about how society can effect the desires of most people, and change the believes and wants of virtue and family in both men and women.
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