Opinion: Man, This Man Can Sell

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Look away from the man your man could smell like. Look instead at Old Spice’s Facebook page, where his ad has gotten more than 7,000 comments (and 13,000 or so “likes”). Look again, at YouTube, where it’s been viewed more than 3 million times.

The commercial features the shirtless, magnetic presence of actor Isaiah Mustafa, a former NFL wide receiver who goes big — very big — here. “Hello, ladies,” he thunders. “Look at your man.

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