Calvin Klein Commercial – Jeremy Allen White Undresses; The Music, and More

Besides knowing it’s not me, I have no idea which men women find attractive and why. I even watched Barbie and suffered through the 2-minute-long monologue bashing men and I still don’t think I’m any better than I was before I wasted a whole night watching the movie (Read: I Watched Barbie So You Don’t Have To)! Since the dawn of mankind, men are always in trouble for objectifying women so I guess now it’s the ladies’ turn in 2024. Enter the Calvin Klein commercial featuring the latest heartthrob to undress on camera.

No, it’s not Derek Zoolander although he can sure rock the Blue Steel look. Jeremy Allen White, who stars in “The Bear” and probably other shows I haven’t seen before, is front and center as the star of the most recent Calvin Klein commercial. He’s next in line behind a few other big names (other men objectified in commercials?) sporting the briefs. Before Jeremy strutted down the streets of NYC for this ad, there was Michael B. Jordan, Jung Kook, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Here are the ads from those guys, then scroll down for more info about Jeremy’s commercial…

First up is Michael B. Jordan.

Here’s Jung Kook.

Followed by Aaron Taylor-Johnson.

And here’s the ad with Jeremy Allen White along with a clip from the set.

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The Music. The soundtrack to this ad is a song from the 1960s. It’s called “You Don’t Own Me” and it’s by Lesley Gore. This was somewhat of a feminist anthem, and it was her second highest charting song behind “It’s My Party.”

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The most recent successful cover of “You Don’t Own Me” is by Grace featuring G-Eazy.

I’d be a fool not to include one of my favorite mashups, if you can call it that. It’s the amazingly talented Secret Sisters performing their dark hit “You Don’t Own Me Anymore” with a nod to “You Don’t Own Me.” Listen especially around the 2:55 mark and if you don’t get chills, go back to the planet you came from!

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So what we have here is a women-empowerment taken over by white men. Got it. I’m sure that type of appropriation will just be water under the bridge because after all, it’s the star of a popular show (and he’s attractive, I guess?). Kind of like a guy that texts a woman too much. If he’s ugly, it’s stalking. If he’s Jeremy Allen White, it’s flattering.

-Out of the Wilderness