Super Bowl Commercial vs. O'Reilly

The O'Reilly Factor was on last night and when I tuned in, the topic of debate was a Super Bowl commercial and whether or not it was appropriate due to the gender messages contained therein. The commercial was one that showed a company office with a boss and subordinates. A scene shows the boss throwing a snow globe into one of the employees' crotches. This commercial was supposed to be hilarious and sends a classic message about hitting a man in the crotch, his weakest point. According to O'Reilly, this commercial was not at all appropriate. He said that it would not be appropriate if the boss were to throw a snow globe into a woman's crotch, so it shouldn't be okay for them to show him throwing one at a man. Another debater on the show last night came in to say that it is just fine to show the boss assaulting a male worker rather than a female because females are the weaker sex. O'Reilly came in then to say that if women are, in fact, the weaker sex, then they should not be cabinet members or run for office. They should just stay home and bake cookies all day. This particular episode of the O'Reilly Factor got me really fired up last night because O'Reilly is awesome! He completely said everything that I wanted to say regarding the commercial and fully demonstrates that in today's world, men and women are equal. It is not appropriate in any situation to assault a person in the manner shown in the commercial whether that person is a man or a woman. I think this particular converstaion on the O'Reilly Factor, a show about politics, makes an even larger impact in that O'Reilly wasn't simply discussing politics. He was discussing daily media and its impact on politics, in this case, regarding gender. He makes a bold statement about the equality of men and women in politics and society in general which I think is a big win in today's world.