The Late, Great American Male

I’m a child of the 60’s. As such, many of my ideals were shaped by the boob tube that used to sit in the corner of my parent’s living room.

Many images were presented to me in my formative years. The mighty television told me what candy to eat, what toys to buy, and what cartoons to watch. It also taught me what I should strive to be when I was all grown up: A pure-blooded American Male. Strong Willed. Independent. A Macho Man. A rugged individualist. A lover of the simple life and the great outdoors.

TV provided me with the ideal role model that exemplified all of these great American traits.

I’m talking, of course, about the Marlboro Man.

Sadly, this great American icon mounted his steed and rode off my TV screen and into the sunset way back in 1971. New laws prohibited advertising cigarettes on television, and the Marlboro Man was never seen on the small screen again (at least in this country).

This leads me to wonder: Who will the next generation of American boys adopt as a role model of the ideal American Male? Unfortunately, only one present day icon comes to mind – the Cialis Man.




I always dreamed of riding the open range on my trusty steed, roping, wrangling, and branding steer. Spending evenings ‘round a blazing campfire.

Today’s boys will probably grow up, dreaming of sitting in a claw-dooted bathtub, holding hands with some middle-aged woman.

May God have mercy on the USA.

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