Do Men Really Need Target Advertising?

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Red Squirrel

Red Squirrel

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snoopy7548 said:
I don't know about you sissies, but I'm a real man and I feel no shame when I buy tampons for myself.
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Good to have a pack handy for emergency hemorrhoids.
 
zinfamous

zinfamous

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brianmanahan said:
one of my favorite commercials of all time

old spice deodorant and bodywash is the only type i buy
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...are you going after 14 year-old girls (well, mostly 14 year-old guys)? because that is the audience for that product.
 
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I have wondered about the topic of who adverts are targetted at. Because there are some adverts I find myself liking, even though I still don't buy the product. For example, it seems to be the case for ads for mid-to-low-end alcohol brands, like Heineken or Carling Black Label or Boddingtons. Some of their adverts were genuinely funny and clever (that last brand seemed to specialise in parodying other well-known adverts, suddenly subverting them half-way through).

Conversely there are so many ads I find cynical and insulting to my intelligence, because I can't help but immediately find myself visualising the ad-execs 'brainstorming' the ad. E.g. adverts for high-end alcohol that try to imply you are sophisticated if you drink this brand (usually they feature someone with a Continental accent at a posh dinner party), or adverts for cars that always show a handsome executive type driving in pretty much empty streets with some bland MOR rock track on the soundtrack (those always make me think of Patrick Bateman from American Psycho).

But it strikes me that maybe I'm Ok with some ads, simply because they are aimed at my general demographic bracket (even though I barely buy alcohol at all so they are kind of irrelevant to me), and if they weren't I'd be as instantly cynical about them as I am about the ones that aren't aimed at me. You don't see the manipulation when they are aimed at you.
 
snoopy7548

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I use Old Spice deoderant. Should I be using something different? Is this why I'm so alone?! Oh god, what have I been doing?!?! :eek:
 
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s0me0nesmind1

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snoopy7548 said:
I use Old Spice deoderant. Should I be using something different? Is this why I'm so alone?! Oh god, what have I been doing?!?! :eek:
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Honestly it's one of the few brands I see anymore that are just.... Deodorant. Not anti perspirant... Just deodorant.

I figured out a long time ago that when I wore the anti perspirant shit it honestly made me sweat more than just using a deodorant.
 
brianmanahan

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s0me0nesmind1 said:
Honestly it's one of the few brands I see anymore that are just.... Deodorant. Not anti perspirant... Just deodorant.

I figured out a long time ago that when I wore the anti perspirant shit it honestly made me sweat more than just using a deodorant.
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anti perspirant i like, but it's gotta be solid instead of clear

if i put the clear stuff on then i get a nasty rash within a day and it burns like crazy

never did figure out why that is
 
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Yeah, i cant use an antiperspirant as it irritates me. Deodorant only.

I don't really know if it's true but i've heard/read that you shouldn't use antiperspirant. You're supposed to sweat. Maybe only use it when really needed?
 
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s0me0nesmind1 said:
Honestly it's one of the few brands I see anymore that are just.... Deodorant. Not anti perspirant... Just deodorant.

I figured out a long time ago that when I wore the anti perspirant shit it honestly made me sweat more than just using a deodorant.
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antiperspirant is ...kinda bad for you. I honestly don't know what it is, but I know it directly fucks with your sebascious glands that are concentrated in your pits...and you definitely don't want to be putting it on your junk, like I unfortunately know a lot of dumbshits have been doing for a sad part of their lives.

It works for a little while, maybe, and then it makes everything worse, like you have experienced. ...kinda like certain types of fiber with the right kind of person, but antiperspirant is universally evil for humans. It works REALLY WELL, until it doesn't, and then all hell breaks loose.

and then the cancer and your dick falls off. :(
 
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I've been using anti-perspirant probably since I was in high school and I haven't had any issues with it. I only buy the solid, and I don't slather it on - just a light layer is enough. It helps if you trim your armpit hair every once in a while.
 
Red Squirrel

Red Squirrel

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I find I NEED anti antiperspirant, otherwise I'm just dripping all over from the arm pits, which is pretty gross. I only buy the white solid too, not a fan of the gel or other types. Downside is it's probably not that good for me because of the aluminium. Apparently too much exposure to it can cause alzeimers.
 
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