Also, I don't know what the deal is with the assertion that black women tend to have heavier flows earlier in their periods than other women on the website--I suspect that there's a tremendous amount of variation from woman to woman on the matter and that race really doesn't play a part.
to the word "dainty". Whenever I see it in the context of "femininity", I'm always overwhelmed with the desire to be as coarse and vulgar as possible. I was overloaded with icky hygiene and "Now you're a woman" pamphlets in my youth, you see. I'm shuddering at this very moment, I assure you.
I'll tell you why ads like that fascinate me--because unlike most advertising today, they actually attempt to impart information in order to sell the product. When was the last time you saw a contemporary print ad that had that much text? Seriously.
I love that you post these! I was thinking exactly along the lines as Swooop. These ads look like newspaper articles. They are selling us with facts, not flashy graphics and attractive women rollerblading or playing tennis with the confidence that only comes with Kotex brand feminine products. Presumably, people actually read them. That would not happen today. I'm sure there are studies on how long the average person spends looking at an ad--two or three seconds maybe?
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Date: 2009-09-23 08:56 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-09-23 09:09 pm (UTC)Also, I don't know what the deal is with the assertion that black women tend to have heavier flows earlier in their periods than other women on the website--I suspect that there's a tremendous amount of variation from woman to woman on the matter and that race really doesn't play a part.
Kotex ads are probably behind my curious aversion
Date: 2009-09-24 12:17 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-09-24 03:15 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-09-24 12:54 pm (UTC)~Kate-h