Showing posts with label the stir. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the stir. Show all posts

Friday, January 20, 2012

F'd Ad Fridays: The Big Coloring Book of Vaginas

Wow, Mommy Blogs are getting pretty cool.

This item showed up in Cafe Mom's The Stir:


Ummmm....

From the blog:


"The Big Coloring Book of Vaginas is definitely (definitely!) not a kids' book. But it's a book I would like to "share" with my daughter in some way. Now, at 5, I would never let her actually near this book since it's basically porn (the writer also has a Big Coloring Books of Co*ks as well and that one is definitely grown-up), but I love the concept.  
The vagina book isn't about masturbation for men (unless you want it to be) and is much more about body empowerment. This is a lesson I want for my kids and for my daughter in particular. 
The book encourages women to commune with their vagina, which sounds so silly to say (and what does it even mean?). But if you have ever been a mom to a boy baby (and I have for almost four years now), then you know that boys start "communing" with their penises from a young age. 
We've had to actively train our son not to pull down his pants all the time and share his favorite thing in the world with the whole world. It makes us laugh how proud he is of his nether regions and most of the boy moms I know say their sons are the same. "Penis pride" is a real thing, people. 
Girls, on the other hand, have no equivalent. Maybe it's because all of our workings are more on the inside, but my daughter doesn't run around feeling so excited about herself in the way my son does. I wish she did."
Okay, Sasha Brown-Worsham. You are cool in my book. I should point out, however, that my book would use the word "vulva". So much nicer. And accurate.

Friday, January 6, 2012

F'd Ad Fridays: Appalling Holocaust-themed fitness ad



I first saw this Facebook ad on Copyranter, but The Stir had a full version.

Using the Holocaust to sell gym memberships in Dubai is some repugnant shit. So I guess it would be superficial of me to point out that it they couldn't even be bothered to design it, as the "ad" was apparently laid out on Demotivator's DIY dynamic generator.

They have since apologized on Facebook:

Monday, November 21, 2011

Talking dolls have some choice words for Christmas shoppers

The ridiculously overpriced "You & Me Interactive Triplet Dolls" set, sold at Toys R Us this Christmas season, created by LearnRight Toys, have something to say to American shoppers who are a little too obsessed with the mad rush for deals this "Black Friday":



Listen to the baby. Stop the craziness.

Via The Stir

Friday, September 23, 2011

F'd Ad Fridays: "Subtle Butt" fart-absorbing pads... and more!



This awful, awful ad is for 'Subtle Butt' disposable gas neutralizers:



Oh yes, it's real. From their site:

"Problems with smelly gas? This pack of 5 saving graces (also affectionately known as fart pads or fart filters) effectively filters the odor caused by flatulence; simply stick one in the right place and you're ready for a chili cook-off. Giving Subtle Butt as a stocking stuffer is much more useful (to you) than charcoal!

Each 3.25" square filter is made of soft fabric with an antimicrobial treatment on the side touching the skin. The fabric is impregnated with activated carbon, which faces the underwear or the pants and has a vast surface area for bad odors to adhere to and get neutralized. Two adhesive strips are strategically placed so you know which side is which. And at around 1/32" thick, you will never know it's there. Now with improved adhesive!"
Subtle Butt is just one of many embarrassing products designed to reduce embarrassment marketed by Solutions The Stick. You can also order:

Nipplomats: reusable satin concealers


The Perk Up: adhesive breast lifts


Knicker Sticker: disposable adhesive underwear


Kitty Carpet: reusable downstairs toupee


Otherwise known as a "merkin"

Trunk in my Junk: male false advertising


And Skid Out: ...skidmark remover?

No, toothpaste drool.

All I can say is this: Their copywriters must get high at the office, every single day.

Have a great weekend.

Subtle tip from The Stir