Secret Deodorant
Or, The Downfall of Civilization
Secret Deodorant. Seems harmless enough, right?
WRONG!
Over the course of my lifetime I have noticed an alarming trend in the commercials of this sneaky antiperspirant that, I believe, is a symptom of civilizational collapse.
1980s: Strong enough for a man, but made for a woman.
Early 2000s: Strong enough for a woman!
This PC shift is accompanied with a commercial that shows a bunch of women afraid to lift their arms while dancing, because they are wearing that "other" brand stuff and, well, smell bad. Cut to our Secret heroine, arms raised, cabbage patch, booty call gunslinger, arms raised with no fear because she's using a deodorant strong enought for a woman. Acceptable. But then we get to...
2007: Still strong enough for a woman, but now its even stronger. These commercials show the same cowering women (bridesmaids) afraid to lift their arms, but this time they are the Secret wearers. The raised-arm bride with the gorgeous husband and bright future is not just wearing Secret, oh no, she's wearing Secret CLINICAL STRENGTH.
Does nobody but me notice they are using the same gimmick to sell their new product, this one perscription strength? Who needs perscription strength anyway?
If we keep going down this path, ad companies using the same ads to sell stronger products nobody really needs, we're going to end up with a generation of mutants with no superpowers. Call me a hippie, but its really starting to freak me out. What's next, perscription strength energy drinks?
Secret Deodorant. Seems harmless enough, right?
WRONG!
Over the course of my lifetime I have noticed an alarming trend in the commercials of this sneaky antiperspirant that, I believe, is a symptom of civilizational collapse.
1980s: Strong enough for a man, but made for a woman.
Early 2000s: Strong enough for a woman!
This PC shift is accompanied with a commercial that shows a bunch of women afraid to lift their arms while dancing, because they are wearing that "other" brand stuff and, well, smell bad. Cut to our Secret heroine, arms raised, cabbage patch, booty call gunslinger, arms raised with no fear because she's using a deodorant strong enought for a woman. Acceptable. But then we get to...
2007: Still strong enough for a woman, but now its even stronger. These commercials show the same cowering women (bridesmaids) afraid to lift their arms, but this time they are the Secret wearers. The raised-arm bride with the gorgeous husband and bright future is not just wearing Secret, oh no, she's wearing Secret CLINICAL STRENGTH.
Does nobody but me notice they are using the same gimmick to sell their new product, this one perscription strength? Who needs perscription strength anyway?
If we keep going down this path, ad companies using the same ads to sell stronger products nobody really needs, we're going to end up with a generation of mutants with no superpowers. Call me a hippie, but its really starting to freak me out. What's next, perscription strength energy drinks?
Comments
Must. Not. Smell. Natural.
Must. Smell. Like. Flowery shit.
I use Dove because the others cause underarm dessication.
Too bad the driver didn't do us all a favor and run her over.
Too bad the taxi driver didn't do us all a favor and run her over
Pat Smith