This is a commercial we mentioned to each other and I thought this was a good version of it to post because of some of the comments people from facebook wrote.
Such as..
Suzanne Vibbert Brecht "This pretends to make Dads look good, but fails. He doesn't need all those notes. Doesn't his wife have any confidence in him? Dump it."
or
LelaMarie Bullock "sorry but since the handwriting is the same, the mother posted the notes, mothers call husbands dad or father, in reference to children! I find it demeaning to all the single fathers, and yeah, not much in that lunch ! wheres the fruit?"
or
Sarah Lynch- Gregg "I love it because it is about time DADS got recognition for doing just as must as Moms!"
...
So my thoughts are that this commercial goes against social norms because it highlights the dad as the one who is preparing a meal for a child, but still goes with social norms because all the post it notes add to the stereotype that dads can't be domestic.
Interesting. I like that you looked at a variety of responses as part of your assessment. Norms are so culturally, and collectively, determined that it matters what the average person thinks is "normal" for a society.
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