Browsing bicycle images on the internet and I was struck by how many feminine hygiene products use bicycles to show how comfortable and active you can be, while suffering the 'womanly curse'. I have put together a collection of ones from different eras. Each one makes me laugh, honestly who creates these commercials? I even include some that didn't have bikes but were too funny to miss!
Getting pushed on bike on sand is just stupid.
For that yodeller behind you...
Do we really have to wear white in order to be free?
Its all about throwing a leg over..
Still with the bicycles...
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This lady could wear anything under that dress and considering the era,
it was probably nappy-sized.No white dress for her!
This lady could wear anything under that dress and considering the era,
it was probably nappy-sized.No white dress for her!
The picture below is recent. Two girls from Melbourne entered a competition to promote Libra and did so by riding around with a giant tampon on the back of a bicycle and handing out samples. I don't know about you but someone wearing white, riding on horseback or bike and frolicking in some sort of way with a smug smile is not really going to make me pick one brand of femine hygiene product over another. Had the girls below turned their giant tampon into a tampon/rocket launch-pad then maybe I could be persuaded but thats just me.
In researching this blog post and all the commercials of menstruation's past, I was disturbed to discover that I don't know every femine hygiene product still in production. Boys if you don't want to be enlightened, now is the time to stop reading...
No not the product in this ad, but I felt someone should have mentioned it to me like this ad is scripted...
This picture below is the only commerical I could find for this product and my face looked as uncomfortable and somewhat disgusted as hers does when I discovered this...
What is it you ask, well its a menstrual cup (google it if you don't know, because I don't really want to explain). And because there are weirdos on the net who crochet tampons just for fun (see below example)..
You can bet that another weirdo will crochet a menstrual cup.
Oh yes, check it out.
Image from www.touchinglynaive.wordpress.com
(if you want the pattern its included on their page)
Now how to promote said product you ask? Well you can do what these two girls did and travel across America by bicycle to hand out menstrual cups... Not only that but they take everyone's email addresses who they hand them to so they can check up how they are going... Over-sharers unite!
Read all about their feminine hygiene adventures here: www.sustainablecycles.wordpress.com
The two sustainable cyclists bringing their message of eco-friendly virtue to the world... If I was wearing one of these I think I would be hopping on my bike this awkwardly as well..
So the supposed benefit of these menstrual cups is they are more eco-friendly than tampons but you know so is the pill. The cups are re-usable, just boil them in some water after use. Yep, think of how much fun this would be to do in a share-house, in the kitchen, in a saucepan or living with your boyfriend. And so my final word on this is: be eco-friendly, its a great thing, but do it riding a bike, recycling, growing your own vege patch, the 'Diva Cup' is one carbon-reducing step too much for me.
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