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Viral Video Pokes Fun At Gift Guides For Men

Author Dave & Chuck the Freak and Cort Freeman
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A viral video is poking fun at gift guides for men. What do dudes really want for Christmas? These can’t be it.

Online retailers having sections for gift guides for men seems like it would be very helpful while searching for a gift for the guy in your life. However, they tend to look like starter kits for an alien pretending to be a guy on planet earth for the first time. Basically, it’s always incredibly basic. Now, a viral TikTok video is taking aim at these gift guides for men and calling them out. Check out the video shared by @carlyvandyke_ on TikTok below.

@carlyvandyke_

disclaimer i do get the point of elevated basic gifts but its so funny compared to the things on girl gift guides

♬ original sound - Carly Van Dyke | The FCB

TikToker Calls Out Gift Guides For Men

Well played. Someone had to call out gift guides for men and I think she hit the nail on the head here. When I saw the theme of the video (bad gift guides for men) I instantly went to wallet, razor, and TV. I wasn’t at all surprised when she actually ended up mentioning some of those as well! It’s true, these gift guides are never very helpful and needed to be called out. Are you meaning to tell me people shopping and looking for these gift guides haven’t already thought about razors or a TV? They’re trying to think outside the box and this isn’t helpful!

Understandably, men are difficult to shop for. That’s why it’s a good idea to find them a gift that’s personal and has meaning to them individually. If you end up searching through gift guides for men, you’ll find nothing but the most basic gifts that they probably already have. They are rarely any help at all.

So, what do men want for Christmas? Like I said earlier, try to think of them as an individual person with interests and hobbies instead of thinking of them as just a man. If you do that, it will be hard to get a creative gift and you’ll end up having some gift guide recommend a wallet or a tie–and you can do better than that! Do they like sports? Buy them something with their favorite team on it. Like golf? Buy some customized balls. Into grilling? Find an affordable cookbook from one of their favorite grill masters. Are these the best ideas? No, they aren’t. However, it beats what you’ll find in most gift guides for men. Shopping is tough, good luck out there. Remember: it’s the thought that counts.

Cort Freeman was born and raised in Metro Detroit. He was named Clarkston High School 2009 Class Clown 13 years after graduating. Totally normal thing to happen. That’s thanks to his time spent as an Intern at Comedy Central and Social Media Correspondent for The Colbert Report. Cort has done comedy across the country, both standing up and sitting down. When he’s not trying to make you laugh on-air and online, he’s probably at home enjoying his favorite shows like Seinfeld, South Park, and The Office. He’s also totally uncomfortable writing about himself in the third person. Cort enjoys writing about comedy, food, sports, and entertainment. So, basically anything and everything.

"Die Hard" And 5 Other Debatable Christmas Movies

‘Tis the season for Christmas movies, but what makes a Christmas movie a “Christmas movie?” Does it have to take place on Christmas? Must Christmas be the primary theme? Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?

It’s a question that seems to be as old as the holiday itself. Everyone has an opinion, and we could be closer to an answer than ever before.

In determining what makes a Christmas movie a “Christmas movie,” Yahoo! UK came up with a two-question litmus test. To try to determine if a movie is indeed a Christmas movie, they say you have to first ask “does watching the film at any other time of year feel weird? If no, then it’s not a Christmas movie.”

Then, they suggest you ask, “if you take Christmas out of the movie, does it still make sense? If yes, then it’s not a Christmas movie.”

Die Hard & Other Debatable Christmas Movies

I think those are fair criteria. It’s not a Christmas movie if you can watch it during the summer and have no issue. If it has the same feel in August as it does on Christmas, it shouldn’t be a Christmas movie.

Likewise, I feel like Christmas has to be the primary theme of the movie. If you can remove Christmas from the plot and it still makes sense it shouldn’t be considered a Christmas movie.

So, given these characteristics I feel like Die Hard would not be considered a Christmas movie. Despite the movie taking place on Christmas, you can watch the movie all year long. It doesn’t have to be exclusively tied to Christmas. To me, it doesn’t pass the litmus test.

In a new poll, 26% of people said that Die Hard is a Christmas movie. 50% of people surveyed said it is not. Then, 23% say they “aren’t sure.”

Die Hard isn’t the only movie that we question if it’s a Christmas movie or not. Some of the best movies of all-time could fall into this vague area. Here are five other movies that are debatable Christmas movies, just like Die Hard.

  • Mean Girls

    You can’t think about Mean Girls without thinking of the Jingle Bell Rock performance. They’re all in their Santa outfits. However, Christmas isn’t a big enough theme in the movie.

  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    Harry Potter works great year round. It’s a Christmas movie, it’s a Halloween movie, due to all the feasts it’s even a Thanksgiving movie. However, because of all these factors I don’t think it’s really a Christmas movie. Still great, though.

  • Catch Me If You Can

    A lot of the movie happens on Christmas Eve. It’s a big part of the movie. However, no way can we consider it a Christmas movie.

  • Gremlins

    It was originally marketed as a Christmas movie for kids. However, because it’s so different from the others it’s hard to call it a Christmas movie. Does it pass the test in your opinion?

  • Batman Returns

    Pretty much the entire movie takes place during the Christmas season. It’s tied very closely to Christmas. It could actually be a Christmas movie, if you think about it.

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