Earlier today I found myself watching television and I seen a few tampon commercials, and the first thing that came to mind was the Angry Vagina Monologue. I found this monologue funny from the very first line.
All commercials for sanitary products depict the menstrual cycle as a blissful feeling. Which is the complete opposite of what the monthly experience actually feel like. Most women can say they have some discomfort whether it is from cramps, fatigue, bloating. But I can bet for sure that women won't tell you they feel like a flower in a garden or a happy fish in a dry pool. And from those few commercials they struck a nerve of curiosity. I wanted to compare commercials that were targeted towards women and commercials targeted towards men.
I looked at a few condom commercials and tampon commercials on youtube. And I noticed that most of the condom ads include both men and women willing to purchase or use condoms, and in all tampon ads I noticed that there is either a male or a female in the commercial. And depending upon what the purpose is, determines which of them are present.
All men hate buying tampons for women, but safe sex is both the responsibility of men and women. Interesting thought huh?
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