Comments on: Target Women: Birth Control

By: Lauren

Lauren — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:59:29 +0000

Heathor, you put in your own ring every week.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuvaring

By: Heathor

Heathor — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:23:06 +0000

Are the Nuva Ring advertisers out of their minds? “Break free” from a tiny pill you swallow every day by instead seeing your doctor EVERY MONTH to have a plastic ring put in place? I’m pretty sure I don’t know anyone who’d be stupid enough to think a doctor visit every four weeks is more convenient than swallowing a small pill.

By: prairielily

prairielily — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:31:16 +0000

The first time I watched “Yogurt” was right after my mother made me go to the grocery store to buy her yogurt. She was wearing her grey hoody. It was so beautiful that it brought tears of hysterical laughter to my eyes.

By: EvilSlutClique

EvilSlutClique — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:29:40 +0000

I think ‘yogurt’ is still my favorite, but these are all hilarious. And the Evil Sluts are all sending each other NuvaRing ecards now.

By: brista

brista — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:37:02 +0000

Wow. I guess I’ve had blinders on or something since I’ve honestly never ever noticed the fact that birth control commercials don’t actually mention the birth control aspect, other than vague “98% effective!” blurbs.

There is one commercial (not for a pill, something else) that features a quintessential suburban family hanging out on the front lawn by the minivan and the parents chat about how they are so sure they don’t want to have any more kids. That’s the only one I can think of that actually mentions the ‘prevent pregnancy’ aspect and the only reason I remember this is because the voice-over dude advises that only women who have already had children should consider that method.

I do hate the Nuva-Ring creepy Sim swimmers commercial. It’s just so…odd. Kind of like The Polar Express.

By: Becca

Becca — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:25:36 +0000

Haha, I love it!

By: mk

mk — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:04:20 +0000

@Holly- Yup, just watched them all. (Including her stint as election updater.) I love it when people I know get (sort of) famous!

By: emfole

emfole — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:02:27 +0000

fucking awesome- what is this womon’s website?

By: Renee

Renee — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:55:40 +0000

I have such a girl crush on her

By: Holly

Holly — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:34:09 +0000

mk, did you see that there are five more on the same website? They're all gems. I especially liked "Yogurt."