May I suggest a revised headline?
Insultingly Underachieving Advertisement Gives Random Person Soap Box From Which To Proclaim Themselves A Crusader For Equality
You know those commercials where the husband is a bumbling manchild that is a hopeless slave to his headache until his intellectually superior wife reminds him that (gasp) aspirin might help? Or the one where some fuckwit destroys his sink by trying to fix it himself, and his wife suppresses her screaming desire to divorce him long enough to give a condescending shake of her head and call a plumber? Yeah, I know, you can't remember specifically which brand it was shilling, or even exactly how it went, because nothing about it was offensive enough to be memorable. Regardless, you know you've seen it, and many like it. I'm not even playing the "it goes both ways so shut up" card, I'm just saying that I can avoid feeling personally attacked by an entire prevalent subset of commercials that typecast the male as a clueless dipshit and the female as the hand-holding nanny that is the only thing between him and eating a bowl of nails for breakfast. The implications of them are pretty egregious if you read too much into them, which thankfully, everybody knows better than to do.
You know what I take away from this EB commercial when I read too much into it? "Videogames are objectively unproductive, and if your romantic partner feels more fulfilled by tangible accomplishments, they are likely to be aggravated by the undue attention paid to a dead-end hobby. Reminding her that you value her companionship and demonstrating your appreciation for her with a kind gesture every now and then would likely buy you some leniency next time she is justifiably bothered by the stark contrast of your uncaring lack of initiative juxtaposed with her responsible priorities." Taking issue with that, in my eyes, makes you look like you're just trying to make a name for yourself atop a mountain of butthurt and pettiness.
