For your topiary, of course.
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The New Schick Quattro for Women Trimstyle (SLSP)

For your topiary, of course.
posted by ZenMasterThis (34 comments total)

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posted by ZenMasterThis at 5:17 PM on April 3, 2009


That is a great commercial about women's pubic hair.
posted by Stonestock Relentless at 5:19 PM on April 3, 2009


Also: Brazilian = dead tree; food for thought.
posted by Stonestock Relentless at 5:21 PM on April 3, 2009


I'm actually surprised that there wasn't one where the topiary disappeared entirely.

[NOT PUBE-IST]
posted by paisley henosis at 5:21 PM on April 3, 2009


LOLPUBES
posted by dersins at 5:21 PM on April 3, 2009


I feel sorry for that poor woman who was the "landing strip," though.
posted by paisley henosis at 5:22 PM on April 3, 2009


...and there's this as well.
Fucking. Shoot. Me.
posted by piratebowling at 5:22 PM on April 3, 2009


Pepsi Pube?
posted by nola at 5:23 PM on April 3, 2009 [2 favorites]


I thought this was going to be about the print ad which is more suggestive than any of them.

I would even go so far as to say NSFW, but I saw it in a magazine in the break room, so I guess it's cool.
posted by louche mustachio at 5:25 PM on April 3, 2009


We are all slaves to media.
posted by Max Power at 5:27 PM on April 3, 2009


"Mow the lawn" makes the other ad seem subtle.

No, never mind. It just makes the first ad more infuriating.
posted by theefixedstars at 5:28 PM on April 3, 2009


Haha I loved the bit where the woman walked past the tree. Extremely clever.

Thank you for linking to this! I'll keep this brand in mind when I go shopping.
posted by dydecker at 5:32 PM on April 3, 2009 [2 favorites]


I read this post as "The New Schick Quatto for Women Trimstyle" and thought it was about the mutant character from Total Recall.
posted by brundlefly at 5:32 PM on April 3, 2009 [6 favorites]


Am I a bad person for thinking that "Mow the Lawn" song is surprisingly catchy?
posted by decagon at 5:33 PM on April 3, 2009


Probably, but it is stuck in my head, too.

Much to my wife's dismay.
posted by paisley henosis at 5:35 PM on April 3, 2009


Pepshick Blue?
posted by xbonesgt at 5:35 PM on April 3, 2009


QUATTRO MORE LIKE TWATTRO AMIRITE?
posted by dersins at 5:36 PM on April 3, 2009 [2 favorites]


Very Wet Spots-esque. NSFW, mind you.
posted by ooga_booga at 5:37 PM on April 3, 2009 [1 favorite]


I liked the version where the man closed his eyes and imagined he was having sex with a 12 year-old girl.
posted by GuyZero at 5:39 PM on April 3, 2009 [2 favorites]


Total Recall

You know, they're remaking that.
posted by You Should See the Other Guy at 5:43 PM on April 3, 2009


MEHTAHFILTAH
posted by loquacious at 5:44 PM on April 3, 2009




But are the adds effective? No, really, that's my question. Will people be more likely to buy this product because the ads are silly/sexist/whatever your take?

Getting into the "should the ad be" is actually meaningless because it is, and any attention received, whether good or bad, was both welcome and intentional.

...and there's this as well.
Fucking. Shoot. Me.
posted by piratebowling at 5:22 PM on April 3 [+] [!]


Ahhhhhh our friends in the UK. That one is a little more proper nuts.

Further questioning, what is the difference between a television doing something racially stereotypical and commercial? (There is one, but I'll give input later)

Also to get weird for a moment, I don't know how many african-american/asian women the makers of this commercial have dealt with, but the nature of their claims on african-american/asian pubic hair seems rather false, and instead some sort of vague implication on actual vagina size... which is a) scientifically false and b) actually racist.
posted by Lacking Subtlety at 5:45 PM on April 3, 2009


These overly trimmed bushes are giving me a weeping willow.
posted by orme at 5:53 PM on April 3, 2009 [2 favorites]


We're all watching the ads and talking about it.

That means the marketers are winning.
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 5:54 PM on April 3, 2009


We're all watching the ads and talking about it.

That means the marketers are winning.
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 5:54 PM on April 3 [+] [!]


Wholly and truly. I work with the marketing dept everyday.
posted by Lacking Subtlety at 5:58 PM on April 3, 2009


Ah, thanks, Maudlin, I was just going to ask about men's body hair trimmers, since men seem to do this sort of, uh, manscaping a lot. (There really isn't a pretty way to talk about nard-shearing, is there?)

People, both men and women, have been shaving or shaping their pubes for a while. A friend in a business where she sees a lot of normal people naked once asked, "Whatever happened to pubes? Nobody has them anymore." I guess I'm not picking up that the ads are necessarily any more sexist than ads for other women's products. They're risque and kind of weird, but they're responding to a popular trend in grooming, and pitching a product to a specific market.

Y'know, the one that usually just used beard trimmers or Magic Shave before.
posted by louche mustachio at 6:00 PM on April 3, 2009


Let's all share the smarm and some wincing, shall we?

LOL - that ad campaign actually got my attention enough to buy one a few years back. Love it.

As a hairy guy... I'd permanently get rid of all hair from my sideburns down if I could. I just like the look and feel of being groomed so much more.
posted by mdaugherty82 at 6:10 PM on April 3, 2009


Still not as offensive as the "Boston" fan from the Buffalo Wild Wings commercial who actually wants his team to fail to score so that the game can go on longer.
posted by Stylus Happenstance at 6:12 PM on April 3, 2009


"I'm angry because women shave their pubes."





Absolutely mind-boggling.
posted by Zambrano at 6:13 PM on April 3, 2009 [1 favorite]


I have one of those stupid Venus razors so I just checked to make sure they're a different parent company, otherwise I'd have happily and wastefully thrown it away to never give them another buck for their sucker cartridges.

I know ad schmucks think all talking is effective, but as long as people have some integrity I'm not sure why that would ever have to be true. I have zero problem avoiding certain brands or stores. If I can avoid Target entirely, I'm sure a shitty razor isn't going to be hard. It's not like the razor is ever going to come out with some super cute Orla Kiely design that leaves me at home biting my knuckles everytime I see it on yet one more blog.
posted by birdie birdington at 6:13 PM on April 3, 2009


nola: "Pepsi Pube?"

That joke is so 1991.
posted by not_on_display at 6:19 PM on April 3, 2009


We are all slaves to media.
posted by Max Power at 5:27 PM on April 3


Eponysterical? Assuming your name was taken from a hair dryer.

You're only a slave if you follow their orders. You don't point and laugh at your masters (unless it's some sort of ironic laughter, which is then followed by two-fold purchases, all sarcastically).
posted by filthy light thief at 6:20 PM on April 3, 2009


I realize my comment is indicative of my privilege and financial comfort. I know it's not easy for everyone to just throw away shit that's offensive, but I'm happy to read this post and learn what this company's marketing department thinks of my sex so that I can make informed purchasing decisions. Transparency is sexier than calling your pubic hair a hedge, is all.
posted by birdie birdington at 6:23 PM on April 3, 2009


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