On the topic of TV commercials...

I was reading a funny blog the other day and it got me thinking...

It was by Garner Andrews and the title was “Hey, you kids, get out of that KY jelly tree” (haha!). It was about TV commercials. He says:

“In particular we were discussing that KY Jelly ad where the woman attempts to lure her husband into the bedroom with a tube of "all new" KY Jelly Personal Lubricant. Yikes.
Ten years ago we were all 'shocked' when condom ads starting airing on radio and television stations. Now all I can do is wonder what we'll find shocking ten years from now? Two guys talking about KY Jelly Personal Lubricant? Especially if one of them is dressed as a sailor and the other as a police officer.”

Pretty funny. I must say that I totally agree with Garner on this… in fact, I think that either they should get all the embarrassing shit off TV ads or have everything be fair game.

I remember being mortified as a teenager when maxi pad commercials would come on TV. And why do they use the blue liquid to show how the ‘wings’ work to catch leaks? I mean, if you’re going to go that far, why not use red liquid or even real blood to make it more authentic? C’mon, in ads for food and other stuff they try to make it look authentic. Let’s take pizza pops- either someone is eating an actual pizza pop on TV or at the very least something that LOOKS like a pizza pop.

It seems like everything is fair game when advertising to women. "Too fat? Then take these..." "Looking really old and undesirable? Buy this..." They're all aimed at women. Of course the worst ads are the ‘feminine’ ads for douche products (Mom, I just don't feel fresh sometimes) and the ones for yeast infections that show the applicator and suppository! Poor young girls nowadays, they probably think that their appearance just sucks, and that their ‘private’ parts are nothing but damage control!!! They’re old, ugly and fat, and always bleeding, itching, smelling and/or growing yeast down there! So that when they finally get ALL THAT under control, they’d better be on the pill so that they can get the KY out to lure the man (because after ALL THAT I would think they'd definitely have to LURE a man down there!!!)

What about boys? Aren’t there ANY embarrassing products for men out there? Viagra? Nah, that doesn’t count because it’s aimed at really old men. C’mon, they must have SOME hygienic or maintenance issues down there? What about for jock itch or odor? It's evident to me that it is indeed a problem. I can hear it now… "Dad, sometimes when I’m playing sports, my balls get really sweaty and then they start to smell and get itchy… What can I do about that besides continually adjusting and scratching myself in public?" Or, "Hey man, how do you get rid of the mobs of ass hair so that I can avoid those dreaded willknots?"

So Garner asks what will shock us in 10 years? Hmmm… I’d like to see ads for “masturbation aids.” I can see it now "Dad, my palms are hairy" "Well son, try this... I know it just looks like a can but…"

Need I say more?