Y'know what bothers me?

TV commercials.

But not just for the fact they interrupt my shows. Or because they're all selling things I really have very little interest in. Hell, sometimes commercials are hilaaaaaaaaarious! (Old Spice I'm lookin' at you brother!)

What bothers me about commercials is the portrayal of the average guy.

The average guy being a complete and utter moron.

Apparently.

So here we go, the commercial starts and what should I see but a twenty to thirty something white guy.

First sign of trouble right there.

If he'd been black, brown, yellow, or purple it's probable he wouldn't be portrayed as an idiot.

Alas for us all he is, in fact, white.

So here we go. White guy does idiotic thing and it castigated for it by probably his entire family but at the very least his female spouse.

Har. Har. Har.

When did that become okay? When did the average guy turn into a moron in the public eye? Is it all the sitcoms? Because most of them have at least one or two other fellows on there that are smooth as silk and absolutely NOT an idiot.

Chandler and Joey of Friends fame weren't honestly idiots. They were IMMATURE. Chandler had a job doing whatever it was Chandler did. Joey was an actor! They had valid careers and made money, hung out with pretty women, ate food! They were just immature.

Worst of all, it seems to be socially accepted! No one stands up and says: 'Oh hey! That's not all right! I'm not a moron!'

Which is a poor segue to my second point for all this:

Despite having a cock I -and presumably many other men- can think rationally in the presence of women.

Shocker!

Any time I turn on Spike TV (TV FER MEN!!!!!!!!!!!) all I see are not-funny jokes and scantily clad women. Now, I'm fine with scantily clad women. Fer sher. BUT! That is not the end all be all of entertainment for me. Worst of it is, I honestly don't think there's that big a demographic of testosterone-fueled morons who really do demand that their entertainment consist of nothing but barely dressed women and poop jokes.

And yet here again, socially A-Okay to see men as idiotic brutes who snicker over breasts and can't grasp the complexity of humor beyond the 3rd grade level.

Frankly I find that demeaning.

But hey, maybe I'm naught but elitist swine!

(Given the amount of Bud Light I drink I doubt that)

What's your opinion?