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[bubosquared]

I really wish TiVos would come out over here already, because I would snap that up in a heartbeat. I really think I ought to be able to watch Law & Order: The Munch and Finn Show Stabler Goes Postal Yet Again Special Victim Unit without being told my job is a waste of money and I'm a chicken (some internet-only bank--FirstDirect?), that my girlparts smell and sticking Yeast Infection In A Quiet Wrapper So You Can Pretend You Don't Bleed From The Crotch Like Almost Every Other Woman up there is a splendid idea, oh and by the way, you should eat breakfast not because you're hungry or you want to or because it's fucking healthy for you, but, obviously, because it makes you thinner--but hey, everyone knows thin = healthy, right?

(Yes, I get twitchy about commercials a lot. Help me feel like less of a freak by sharing your own peeves re: commercials/advertising?)

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[nebst.livejournal.com]

Yeast Infection In A Quiet Wrapper So You Can Pretend You Don't Bleed From The Crotch Like Almost Every Other Woman

I have no idea what you're talking about. Please elaborate.

There are lots of things that bother me in ads, but I rarely watch TV any more and so I don't get exposed to it quite as much. Still, I'm going to second the hatred for the antibacterial!!! craze because I keep having to doublecheck that the things I buy aren't antibacterial. And it's not even just cleaning stuff. I mean, tissues? Gah.

(In the same vein, probiotic yoghurt. Is it even possible to just get regular, plain yoghurt without dozens of added bacterial cultures any more?)

[cangetmad.livejournal.com]

But live yoghurt is naturally probiotic! It's only a sales pitch for something that was like that anyway. (Well, no, some have added crap, but I think mostly it's "hey, we've just noticed!")

[nebst.livejournal.com]

Oh, no, I know there are natural bacterial cultures in yoghurt, it's the added ones that bother me. I ought to read up on it -- my information comes solely from my sister, who studies nutritional science -- but apparently the guidelines about which cultures companies are allowed add to their products are very fuzzy. You can actually upset your digestion more than you help it by ingesting the wrong strain of bacteria.

I may have to look more closely, though. The sales pitch idea hadn't occurred to me, I've just sort of been trying to avoid everything that mentioned "active cultures" because I assumed that meant "added active cultures". So, thank you.

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

I have no idea what you're talking about. Please elaborate.

Tampons apparently now come in scented(!!!) versions, and also in quiet wrappers, because god forbid anyone should find out you're on the rag. So much hate!

And yes on the antibacterial thing! I buy handsoap in antibacterial sometimes, and I have antibacterial wipes to clean kitchen surfaces, but antibacterial toilet brushes? The hell? it's a toilet brush!

[nebst.livejournal.com]

Tampons apparently now come in scented(!!!) versions

.........

I will never, ever understand why people go for these things. It's the same with scented panty liners, although at least you're not putting these inside your body. Or douching! I can't imagine the kind of body image you have to have to want to do that to yourself. It actually makes me quite sad.

And seriously, fake rose/vanilla/lavender smell mixed with blood? Can't possibly be pleasant. UGH.

What's a quiet wrapper? Is that like ... a wrapper that doesn't make a sound when you open it? *boggles*

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

And seriously, fake rose/vanilla/lavender smell mixed with blood? Can't possibly be pleasant. UGH.

See, this is what I'm saying, but apparently girly bits smell and it's better to stuff all sorts of chemical crap up your vagina rather than just deal with the fact that you're bleeding, it kinda smells, and no one else actually notices. Gah. This whole "Periods are EVIL and ICKY and SHAMEFUL and WRONG!!!!eleventy1!" thing bothers me so much.

What's a quiet wrapper? Is that like ... a wrapper that doesn't make a sound when you open it? *boggles*

Yes. And, exactly. All part of the "periods BAD!" thing, and just. Why would it even matter unless you were in a public restroom, in which case you're surrounded by women, who in all probability also get/used to get/will get their periods just like every other woman. It just .... confuses, and scares, and baffles me that there's so much shame about something that more than half of the human population goes/has gone/will go through on a regular basis for a large part of their lives.