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9 ridiculous things that always happen in feminine hygiene ads

Dip the pad in the blue water! Dip it!

OVER THE PAST few years, as chat about periods has become less and less taboo, feminine hygiene brands have taken a different tack with advertising.

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Even though brands are making a big show about being #woke now, TV ads for pads and tampons still contain all the classics of the genre. For example…

1. The women are always wearing something white

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Something white and/or tiny. Or BOTH. Because they’re so carefree, y’know?

2. They’re always kind of amazed that they can do ordinary things while menstruating

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An actual voice over from a recent ad for sanitary towels:

5am! We’re still out – and it’s my period!

3. Or else they’re doing completely extraordinary things not a bother on them

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I love doing aerial gymnastics on my period! I simply will not do it at any other time.

4. There’s the questionable science

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“Infinicel.” “Optima absorb-core.” “Blue secure-guard protective contours.”

*nods* Sure. Suuuuure.

5. The fecking BLUE LIQUID

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Despite being roundly mocked for years now, the blue liquid is still happening. Whose delicate sensibilities are we still protecting here?

6. The dunking of the pads in buckets of blue water

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Don’t get me wrong, this looks like fun, but it doesn’t tell me much about how this will work for me. For I am just a woman, and not a bucket of water. Sadly.

7. Not to mention the squeezing of the pad to prove that the blue liquid is safe inside

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Don’t think about this too much, because it starts getting very disgusting.

8. The creepy talk about the ‘perfect fit’

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Pads are “soft” and “mould to your body”, while tampons are “natural” and “smooth”. Shudder.

9. And finally, the general cheery attitude of it all

It reached its peak with this slogan:

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Which women did NOT like.

Have a happy, active, white-clad, blue, ultra-absorbent gel-core securi-wings period, gals.

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