about 2 months ago - 27 comments
Those of you that know me well know that I have never wanted a to have a child nor do I want to at any point in the future. This has caused tensions with members of my family who all throw out the now cliché phrases of, “You’ll change your mind” and “You’ll find your More >
about 4 months ago - 4 comments
Apparently, according to this genius, I should love huge cock. I don’t mean bigger than average 7″ dick, but “the bigger the better.” Apparently, I should want to come home to this sucker every night and have it all up in me:
Yeah. . . no. Why should I want this giant piece of meat? Well, More >
about 7 months ago - 11 comments
WARNING: THIS POST MAY CONTAIN TRIGGERING MATERIAL
An upcoming post by my good friend Epiphora made me start thinking about my own personal past experiences with male entitlement. Before reading her post I never thought I had run into any harassment from men and was quite thankful for it, but after reading, I realized that I More >
about 6 months ago
Uh. Awkward. Weird. Dumb.
about 5 months ago
The minimal humor it does have doesn’t really make up for the flippant attitude about safe sex.
about 5 months ago
I vote for overreacting.
I watched this hours ago when you tweeted about it in the afternoon.
Since then?
All I think about every time I think of the commercial is condoms.
I would bet nearly every single person that sees it comes away thinking condoms, probably has a hard time remembering which gum was even advertised.
How many people will see this? A million? A hundred million? Five billion?
If even a quarter of those people think of condoms the next time they buy gum, it’s a blessing.
If even a tenth actually buy condoms or tuck a condom in their pocket the next time they’re getting ready for a date, along with their gum, because the gum made them think of the commercial which made them think of condoms, it’s a godsend.
Causing the brain to connect gum and condoms *both* with being intimate with someone is a piece of safe sex positive marketing genius.
It may not do much good for Dentyne but I’ll bet Trojan is thanking them.
about 5 months ago
I agree with you. It’s sending the message that gum is the most important thing to be prepared with when you get “close” with your date. Being “prepared” involves having fresh breath, not wearing a condom.
about 5 months ago
Yeah, I’m not quite sure this is going to boost condom sales like CA said. I think that may just be people that are already conscious about safe sex, since we’ll make the connection. But for people who don’t know or don’t care, I don’t think this is sending a good message.