May 2010 Archives

http://bitchmagazine.org/post/to-the-hipstershippies-on-native-culture---please-stop-annoying-the-fuck-out-of-me

this ad lays out exactly what typical tampon ads do--the cheesy slo-mo, the girls dancing, running, doing anything they want EVEN when they have their periods. it even talks about why they chose which girls they chose and what their market research shows about those girls' marketability due to their racial ambiguity.

it's bizarre because it's STILL SELLING TAMPONS. IN ESSENTIALLY THE SAME WAY.

here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOM4AMV050A&NR=1