What A Douche

[filkertom]

No, really.

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[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

*facepalm*

[ebenbrooks.livejournal.com]

This.

[ebenbrooks.livejournal.com]

This, too.

[lizziecrowe.livejournal.com]

Only if it's April fresh! ...GADS....

[saganth.livejournal.com]

Lazy manufacturers. I want that February-fresh scent!!

[admnaismith.livejournal.com]

Ditto.

[virtualvirtue.livejournal.com]

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[sdelmonte]

I thought this would be a link to a rant from some sort of right wing male chauvinist Tea Party type.

Shows what I know.

[teddywolf.livejournal.com]

Dammit, Jim, I'm a doctor, not an advertiser!

[thistlethorn.livejournal.com]

Jesus H.

[ladymondegreen.livejournal.com]

Oy. Just oy.

[valkyrwench.livejournal.com]

Advertising for womens "feminine protection" products has pissed me off since the early 70's, when I was old enough to know what the fuck they were talking about. Do none of these advertising agencies have women on staff? And how the fuck are the advertisers approving this shit, anyway?

[fair-witness.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure what to be offended about first. So many choices....

As appalling as this ad is...

[thatcrazycajun.livejournal.com]

...it still makes me think of this song by comedian Todd Yohn.

Re: As appalling as this ad is...

[terriwells.livejournal.com]

The thing that really gets me about these kinds of ads is that douches aren't even NECESSARY as long as you maintain a normal standard of hygiene. There, I said it.

[realinterrobang.livejournal.com]

...douches aren't even NECESSARY as long as you maintain a normal standard of hygiene unless you really like having bacterial vaginosis and you want to run the risk of an infected uterus. You can clean your vulva with soap and water and it works just fine, and if your actual vagina smells bad, consult your local medical professional promptly, because something in there is wrong.

Fixed yer typo.

Re: As appalling as this ad is...

[eustaciavye.livejournal.com]

In fact, they are BAD FOR YOU!!!!

Re: As appalling as this ad is...

[saganth.livejournal.com]

I must meet a lot of women with poor hygeine then... or who douche too much? Because most of the ladies I have gotten... um.... intimate with, shall we say, did in fact have that stereotypical funky bad fish scent. It's very frustrating to encounter when wanting to... well, you know... and you can't exactly tell the lady this in the middle of things!

Re: As appalling as this ad is...

[nagasvoice.livejournal.com]

One of the very common problems would be yeast infections. Those smell...weird. Same as the fishmonger's shop--if it smells like old fish, there's something seriously wrong. Don't eat it.
*G*

[jenk]

Beats Lysol - which was advertised as a douche for "freshness" but also, in code, as a contraceptive. Example ads from the 20s and 40s. Oh, and now with pine scent!

And yeah, bath/showers are really all that's needed.

[dornbeast.livejournal.com]

Even the Main Man agrees: this ad is cause to dent the desk with your forehead.

[jannyblue.livejournal.com]

Well, maybe if you are a prostitute...

[lindaneely.livejournal.com]

I can't help thinking that if your boss puts his head in your crotch when you ask for a raise, forget the raise, get a lawyer and sue him for every dime he and your company has. If,on the other hand, he stays on his side of the desk when you ask for a raise, you probably don't have to worry about any form of body odor.

I spent 40 years in HR and can tell you that when bosses complained about how women smelled, it was virtually always because they hated the perfume being worn.

These ads are written by idiots for idiots.

Fixed that for you:

[pandoradeloeste.livejournal.com]

These ads are written by idiots for idiots people who have been convinced by mainstream culture that their bodies are inherently disgusting, smelly, inferior, and less than in every way, making them vulnerable to manipulative crap like this.

[poltr1]

pandoradeloeste nailed it: Madison Ave. is full of people who job it is to make you think the human body is a horrible thing and should buy these products so you can be pleasing to the people around you. Feh.

[sveethot.livejournal.com]

Well, geez. I wish someone had told me that 40 years ago. Undoubtedly by now I would have been the CEO of some mega corporation with my own private jet.

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

I had to go and look at this month's issue of Women's Day, freshly arrived today, and waiting for me at my place at the dinner table. This "How to Ask for a Raise" ad is on page 50 of the October 1, 2010 issue. Bad enough.

On the facing page, 51, for Summer's Eve Feminine Cleansing Cloths comes the following ad:

NO ONE'S EVER TOLD YOU TO "GROW A PAIR."
Courage. You were born with it. And what better way to nurture that feeling than with a little extra care down there? After all, when you're clean and fresh, you can focus on any opportunity that comes your way. So be ready. Slip a packet of Summer's Eve Feminine Cleansing Cloths into your bag. Gynecologist tested, pH balanced and hypoallergenic, it'll help you unleash that bring-it-on attitude.

A double whammy of ads that appall. From teaching advertising, these ads are appealing to a sense of fear that we aren't "clean" enough. Ugh.

[robin-june.livejournal.com]

A vain attempt by corporate advertisers to be relevant to the real women whom they want to sell their product to.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Oh, so THAT explains why women get 75% of a man's salary and watch the men they trained get promoted above them and don't get their ideas listened to in board meetings until a male says the exact same thing 5 minutes later (and gets the raise) and wind up poorer in old age because they've spent a lifetime getting cheaped out:

It's not sexism in the workplace, it's my damn skanky hoo-hah keeping me back!

[tcgtrf.livejournal.com]

Maybe it reflecting a customer-base that already exists, rather than trying to create a new one?

http://blogs.hbr.org/hbr/hewlett/2010/08/how_sex_hurts_the_workplace_es.html

Tom T.

[kilbia.livejournal.com]

You know, I'd *almost* be not offended by the ad in question if it actively played to that slice of society, because then I'm "safely" not part of the target audience.

"Decades of activism have made their mark, but we still know it *really* takes a little something more to really get ahead in the workplace.

Don't blow your chance. Wash that shizzle REEEEAL good. Our products can help!"

[peachtales.livejournal.com]

And how is it that not disgusting? Women are no less qualified/smart/etc. than men, except in many men's minds.

[dan-ad-nauseam.livejournal.com]

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.

If that's why the earnings gap persists, we're in worse trouble than I thought.

[peachtales.livejournal.com]

Yes. Exactly.

[peachtales.livejournal.com]

Oh gross.