Joanna Schroeder agrees that culture influences politics more than we have understood in the past, and wonders how we can help create the culture and society we desire.
New Google Chrome Ad Highlights Awesome Father-Daughter Bond
September 12, 2012 by 62 Comments
This year there have been a whole slew of awesome dads featured in advertising, mostly with small kids.
Why Huggies’ New Commercial ‘Spaghetti Night’ Works
May 2, 2012 by 23 Comments
All Jim Higley wants is for Huggies to portray dads as they are. Not to canonize them, but to simply portray dads as men who love their kids and who are comfortable digging in with the daily work of parenting.
Dads Rock
March 30, 2012 by 16 Comments
Hat tip to Al Watts at Role/Reboot. So it seems that after 2 weeks of constant critique and polite disagreement Huggies have finally relented and changed that horrible dad ad of theirs from: “To prove Huggies diapers and wipes can handle anything, we put them to the toughest test imaginable: Dads, alone with their babies…” [...]
What To Expect? Dads Portrayed As Morons
March 25, 2012 by 59 Comments
How are dads portrayed in the media? Jim Higley looks at the trailer for “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” and doesn’t know quite what to expect.
Huggies Starts to Wipe Up their Dad Mess
March 13, 2012 by 6 Comments
Huggies “Dad Test” campaign set off a heated debate. Jim Higley finds it interesting to have his hand in this whole diaper thing.
D’awww And Arrrgh News About Fatherhood
March 6, 2012 by 31 Comments
First, from The Mary Sue: A single dad learns about comic books for his superhero-fan four-year-old daughter. i stood back, trying to learn all that i could my heart melted when she looked at me with those thankful eyes she has when she’s really, really happy and asked me to read to her. we sat in that store for 35 mins, each page i turned led to more questions, which [...]
Huggies: Even Dads Can Use Them
March 5, 2012 by 72 Comments
The latest ad campaign from Huggies gets put to the test by dads who refuse to be labeled as inept parents.
Huggies: Get Over the Gender Thing, Will Ya?
March 3, 2012 by 17 Comments
Jim Higley watched the new Huggies commercial that puts the emphasis on dads. And it’s got his underwear in knots.
“My ex-wife knew, on some level, that I was gay, at the time we got married. We both were in such denial.”
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