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Campaign India Team
Jul 22, 2025

Indian men feel miscast; advertising still sticks to stereotypes

Kantar’s Indian Masculinity Maze urges advertisers to ditch outdated male tropes and engage with real, evolving identities.

While Gen Z and Millennial men are more emotionally expressive and open to change, media narratives remain stubbornly regressive.

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