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Enough of the gender wars! We’re meant to be adults. And the Gillette advertisement should be judged on its wider merits, not on whether it panders to women

Many men appear to feel wounded and betrayed by the razor brand Gillette’s new advertising campaign PIc: GETTY

There’s nothing more aggravating than a traitor in your midst, is there? You know the kind of person: someone who you think is on your side, but then you discover they’ve secretly been off wooing your partner and badmouthing you to your mates, all the while being closet Donald Trump fans.The sense of betrayal is profound.

It appears, for many infuriated men around the world this week, the razor brand Gillette has become ...