#ilan srulovicz

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“This ad is necessary to demonstrate the inequality and injustice that is being perpetrated on female athletes — and women in general. We care when women are mistreated in the workplace, but athletes who have practiced and sacrificed for many years are told to shut up,” said Ilan Srulovicz, founder and CEO of Egard Watch Co., in a written statement.

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How Ilan Srulovicz Battles Back Against Intolerant Hollywood

Ilan Srulovicz admits he looks the part of a stereotypical Hollywood star. The actor/filmmaker is half Iranian, covered in tattoos and grew up with a classically liberal mindset. Looks can be deceiving. Srulovicz boasts an impressive resume including stints on “NCIS: New Orleans,” “The Walking Dead” and Amazon Prime’s “Citadel,” but he doesn’t sing from the progressive hymnal. And boy, does that…

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Editor’s note: The following was written by Ilan Srulovicz, the CEO and founder of Egard Watch Company, explaining why his company produced an ad to counter Gillette’s recent commercial on masculinity.

The story behind making the video is interesting. I made the ad completely alone. The voice in the video is mine and the editing is my own.

I was told by most people around me and in my company that making this video was a terrible idea and could not only hurt my brand but me personally as the CEO.

I used my personal funds on the video because I was worried about the backlash.

The main feedback was, 

“This will draw attention away from women’s issues,” 

“The political climate right now won’t support a film like this,” 

“Ask yourself why no other company is doing it,” etc.

I considered releasing it anonymously but after some thought, I realized an individual releasing the message wasn’t going to have the same impact as a company doing it. I decided to risk it and post the video

I think what put me over the top is a quote I heard that says all actions come out of either love or fear. Releasing it anonymously felt like fear. Putting my company on the line for a message I believe in felt like love.

I went with love.

I created the video for a few reasons. I believe the statistics in the video are widely ignored or dismissed. I have tried to bring light to them myself in the past and had a difficult time having them acknowledged as an issue.

The Gillette ad rubbed me the wrong way. I, like the overwhelming majority of men, am absolutely disgusted by sexual assault, rape, bullying, so why throw it in my face as if my “gender” as a whole is toxic? Using terms like “toxic masculinity” is using too broad a stroke to address specific issues — issues which I agree very much need to be addressed, especially after all the crazy stuff we’ve seen in Hollywood.

I am not against Gillette trying to start a conversation about assault, but I do have an issue with how they went about it.

Masculinity can be a beautiful thing, just like femininity. We need to start celebrating each other, NOT TEARING EACH OTHER DOWN.

NOT TEARING EACH OTHER DOWN

I also feel that suffering needs to stop being a competition. It shouldn’t be “women vs men.” There are areas where men have it terrible in society. It’s OK to look at those areas and acknowledge it, while also understanding that women have it terrible in other aspects of society. Neither one has to dismiss the other.

We are so polarized. It’s all about “taking sides.” I am guilty of it myself because it’s all we are fed all day long, but I don’t want to be a part of that anymore. None of us, no gender or race, has exclusivity on being terrible or wonderful. Individuality is the measure of a person, not the “identity” or “category” to which you belong.

I can’t blame Gillette for their ad because that message is the norm. It has become pervasive. I can even understand how they believed full well this ad was a great idea and would drive tons of sales. Maybe it will in the end with all the attention it received. We have become so obsessed with defining each other based on these factors that we no longer even communicate properly.

My belief is that if you want to “make men better,” as Gillette claims it wants to do, then the best way to do that is to show the best of us, not the worst. When I see a man risking his life running into a burning building, it makes me want to be better. When I see a father who will stand by his kids no matter what, it makes me want to be better. When I see a soldier putting everything on the line to preserve my freedom, I want to be better. That’s what a man is to me and they represent a far greater majority of men than what Gillette portrayed a man to be.

I don’t feel I want to be better when an ad starts off with “toxic masculinity” or a bunch of boys bullying each other and portraying men as caricatures of sexual deviants. I simply close off.

Call me triggered, say I “missed the point” but it was my visceral response to seeing it.

Lift me up if you want to see a change in me, don’t tear me down. These are the messages companies need to be showing and celebrating if they really care about change.

I really hope that the video I made gets to a point where it draws enough attention that larger companies start realizing there is a market in promoting positive messages for men.

I feel the same for women as well. I strongly believe that ads celebrating women and empowering women are both beautiful and necessary. It’s not just men who feel this way about what’s going on and many women have reached out to express the importance of positive messages for their kids, husbands, fathers, etc.

I wish the video I made was the norm from companies, not the exception.

Ilan Srulovicz is the CEO and founder of Egard Watch Company.

The views expressed in this opinion article are those of their author and are not necessarily either shared or endorsed by the owners of this website.

Can anybody tell me what did this guy say that was so terrifying that the Wall Street Journal felt the need to cover their ass this much?

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Florida watch company challenges woke 'ideological war' being pushed by Big Tech, Hollywood

Florida watch company challenges woke ‘ideological war’ being pushed by Big Tech, Hollywood

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ilan Srulovicz is using his Florida jewelry company’s platform to address “woke” views on women. He warned that “new normals” are being set by corporations, and they’re targeting children. Egard Watches released a new ad posing the question “What is a woman?” – the same question newly named Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was unable to…

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Ilan Srulovicz Death - Obituary | Ilan Srulovicz Dead

Ilan Srulovicz Death - Marcus Molinari Obituary | Cause Of Death : At 10:20p.m., 26th of January 2021, Dead-Death learned about the unexpected death of Ilan Srulovicz - click link to read

Ilan Srulovicz Death – Marcus Molinari Obituary | Cause Of Death : At 10:20p.m., 26th of January 2021, Dead-Death learned about the unexpected death of Ilan Srulovicz. The news about this death has brought deep unhappiness to the hearts of Ilan’s friends, family and every concerned persons, and words cannot express how devastated they are at this difficult time of mourning their beloved one. From…

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The Gifted Episode 1.08 Press Release. REED DISCOVERS HIS FAMILY'S HIDDEN PAST ON AN ALL-NEW "THE GIFTED" MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, ON FOX Zach Roerig ("The Vampire Diaries") and Garret Dillahunt ("The Mindy Project") Guest-Star More refugees pour into the Mutant Underground, but the group faces a threat when they discover one of them is a spy working for Sentinel Services. Meanwhile, Reed visits his estranged father and learns that secrets from his family's past could prove useful in the all-new "threat of eXtinction" episode of THE GIFTED airing Monday, Nov. 20 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (GIF-108) (TV-PG L, V) Cast: Stephen Moyer as Reed Strucker; Amy Acker as Caitlin Strucker; Sean Teale as Eclipse/Marcos Diaz; Jamie Chung as Blink/Clarice Fong aka Clarice Ferguson; Coby Bell as Jace Turner; Emma Dumont as Polaris/Lorna Dane; Blair Redford as Thunderbird/John Proudstar; Natalie Alyn Lind as Lauren Strucker; Percy Hynes White as Andy Strucker Guest Cast: Elena Satine as Dreamer; Hayley Lovitt as Sage; Jermaine Rivers as Shatter; Garret Dillahunt as Dr. Roderick Campbell; Zach Roerig as Pulse; Paul Cooper as Andreas Von Strucker; Caitlin Mehner as Andrea Von Strucker; Ilan Srulovicz as Interpol Officer; James Dougherty as Pastor; Liza Fagin as Norah; Skyler Samuels as Esme; Renes Rivera as Hulking Mutant; Michelle Kim as Chloe Tan ("Vicious"); Marco Schittone as Young Boy; Raymond J. Barry as Otto Strucker; Stephen Alderfer as SS Agent Source: FOX

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ZACH TO RETURN TO THE GIFTED?

According to the press release for The Gifted, season 1, episode 8, airing on November 20, 2017, Zach Roerig will reprise his role as Pulse on the Fox show.

“REED DISCOVERS HIS FAMILY’S HIDDEN PAST ON AN ALL-NEW “THE GIFTED” MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, ON FOX More refugees pour into the Mutant Underground, but the group faces a threat when they discover one of them is a spy working for Sentinel Services. Meanwhile, Reed visits his estranged father and learns that secrets from his family’s past could prove useful in the all-new “threat of eXtinction” episode of THE GIFTED airing Monday, Nov. 20 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (GIF-108) (TV-PG L, V) Cast: Stephen Moyer as Reed Strucker; Amy Acker as Caitlin Strucker; Sean Teale as Eclipse/Marcos Diaz; Jamie Chung as Blink/Clarice Fong aka Clarice Ferguson; Coby Bell as Jace Turner; Emma Dumont as Polaris/Lorna Dane; Blair Redford as Thunderbird/John Proudstar; Natalie Alyn Lind as Lauren Strucker; Percy Hynes White as Andy Strucker Guest Cast: Elena Satine as Dreamer; Hayley Lovitt as Sage; Jermaine Rivers as Shatter; Garret Dillahunt as Dr. Roderick Campbell; Zach Roerig as Pulse; Paul Cooper as Andreas Von Strucker; Caitlin Mehner as Andrea Von Strucker; Ilan Srulovicz as Interpol Officer; James Dougherty as Pastor; Liza Fagin as Norah; Skyler Samuels as Esme; Renes Rivera as Hulking Mutant; Michelle Kim as Chloe Tan (“Vicious”); Marco Schittone as Young Boy; Raymond J. Barry as Otto Strucker; Stephen Alderfer as SS Agent”

Are you excited to see Zach return?

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Watch company's ad defends cops amid push to defund police: 'I felt the need to speak up'

Watch company’s ad defends cops amid push to defund police: ‘I felt the need to speak up’

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A luxury watch company released an ad supporting law enforcement amid a growing push to defund police departments following the death of George Floyd while in police custody.

Ilan Srulovicz, the CEO of the watch company Egard Watches, told “Fox & Friends” on Monday that he decided to defend police in the ad because he felt like “our politicians, the media, companies around the country,…

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Counter Advertising with the CEO of Egard Watch Company | Fireside chat 111

Join us on the Fireside Chat with Ilan Srulovicz, CEO of Egard Watch Company about his advertising answer to the well known Gillette ad, masculinity in media, and more!

  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/honeybadgerradio/2019/04/23/counter-advertising-with-the-ceo-of-egard-watch-company-fireside-chat-111

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Counter Advertising with the CEO of Egard Watch Company | Fireside chat 111

Join us on the Fireside Chat with Ilan Srulovicz, CEO of Egard Watch Company about his advertising answer to the well known Gillette ad, masculinity in media, and more!

  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/honeybadgerradio/2019/04/23/counter-advertising-with-the-ceo-of-egard-watch-company-fireside-chat-111

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Gillette's 'toxic masculinity' ad draws counter from watch company

Gillette’s ‘toxic masculinity’ ad draws counter from watch company

A watch company CEO said Monday he has created an online ad in response to the new Gillette ad combatting “toxic masculinity” that has sparked outrage.

The YouTube commercial from the Egard Watch Company features footage of men in various situations — from fighting fires to hugging children as the firm’s founder Ilan Srulovicz asks “What is a man?”

“There’s been a movement in society I feel…

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Exclusive: Meet the CEO Who Put His Company on the Line To Stand Up to Gillette’s ‘Toxic Masculinity’ Ad

Exclusive: Meet the CEO Who Put His Company on the Line To Stand Up to Gillette’s ‘Toxic Masculinity’ Ad

from Western Journalism of January 18th

by Ilan Strulovitz

Editor’s note: The following was written by Ilan Srulovicz, the CEO and founder of Egard Watch Company, explaining why his company produced an ad to counter Gillette’s recent commercial on masculinity.

The story behind making the video is interesting. I made the ad completely alone. The voice in the video is mine and the editing is my own.

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Company Takes Bold Pro-Police Stance in Inspirational New Video

The CEO and founder of Egard Watch Company made a move not many companies are making these days: He created a video that praised the work police officers do across the country. In a video titled “Speak Truth,” Egard CEO Ilan Srulovicz showed scenes of protesters and tears in response to the death of George…

The post Company Takes Bold Pro-Police Stance in Inspirational New Video appeared first on The Western Journal.

source https://www.westernjournal.com/company-takes-bold-pro-police-stance-inspirational-new-video/

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What is a Man?

What is a Man?

Exclusive: Meet the CEO Who Put His Company on the Line to Stand Up to Gillette’s ‘Toxic Masculinity’ Ad.

By Ilan Srulovicz Found in Western Journal at https://goo.gl/tmz4eJ January 18, 2019 at 2:32pm  The story was written by Ilan Srulovicz, the CEO and founder of Egard Watch Company, explaining why his company produced an ad to counter Gillette’s recent commercial on masculinity.  Story in…