Do you cringe at health adverts?

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UnIntelligent-Idea@reddit

We were watching children's Bake-Off with our 8yr old daughter, when an advert came on for some erectile dysfunction pills. We were both sat there wondering how much she was paying attention.

The closing tagline was... Get Back to enjoying Sex. So we got they "what's sex?" question and ensuing child appropriate explanation.

So while the adverts don't generally give us cringe, that one was wildly inappropriate in a child's programme.

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hhfugrr3@reddit

I'm surprised that was allowed on TV before the watershed... or that kids bakeoff was on after the watershed.

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UnIntelligent-Idea@reddit

It was on All4 or whatever the online service is called now

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Big_Chungussi69@reddit

Yes and dont worry OP, you're normal. ignore the replies telling you otherwise. Reddit is full of weirdos

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FormalAd604@reddit

The diarrhoea ads are a bit cringe but I think that’s more the content than anything else for me.

Both are bodily functions, shouldn’t be embarrassed by either. Everyone at some point in their lives will experience diarrhoea and 50% of the population experiences periods.

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hhfugrr3@reddit

You're correct, of course, but at the same time I don't really want to be thinking about anyone else's bodily functions, especially when I'm eating my dinner.

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norfolkandclue@reddit

Don't watch TV with advertising when eating then? Stream from an ad free platform if you're desperate for a TV dinner.

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hhfugrr3@reddit

I mean i try not to, but i still don't want to hear about other people's bodily functions. Not really sure why you're upset that I don't want to hear about people having diarrhoea.

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norfolkandclue@reddit

I'm not upset, just offering a solution to your issue. I'm indifferent.

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hhfugrr3@reddit

"I'm not upset" but were bothered enough to come along to tell me I'm wrong got not want to hear about people shitting themselves and should avoid TV as if nobody has ever thought of that before 🙄

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norfolkandclue@reddit

I never said you were wrong... I offered a solution to your issue. If you felt any emotions in my comment they're from your side, not mine.

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How come every ad about period products present these woman having nights out and partying? You can have the best, most absorbent pad in the world, you're still gonna be on the toilet with a stomachache and taking nurrofen, not going out with the girls on a night out.

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Correct-Couple8086@reddit

I'm sorry that you have bad periods, but for a lot of women it doesn't and shouldn't stop you going about your life. Being on my period has never stopped me going on a night out or to the gym thankfully and I would say that's quite a common experience.

I'm definitely wearing black though!

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MissKoalaBag@reddit

I don't have bad periods actually lol. I have a stomachache on the first day and that's it. I'm bizarrely lucky with them. Still don't feel like going out partying. Not in white, anyway.

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FormalAd604@reddit

They’re exaggerating but not everyone is in agony each month. I was at a 40th birthday party last night on day 2 of my period and at a push could’ve gone to a bar.

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FloydEGag@reddit

That one about ‘the gush’ annoys me, the pads they show are the lightest absorbency and wouldn’t stand up to a decent ‘gush’ ffs!

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Sea-Ad-527@reddit

It’s the ones doing ballet wearing white leotards with big smiles on their faces.

No woman in the world has that much confidence in their sanitary product.

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DameKumquat@reddit

Yeah, make it a black leotard and tights and I might be convinced! Guess what all the local dance schools have their teenage girls wear.

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Ginger_Floydian@reddit

Me when the womens euros/world cup is on and england are playing 🤣 (im a woman with horrible periods btw).

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Dabbles-In-Irony@reddit

Then there is the women's period pads. I feel soo awkward when they come on that if my relatives come over, I find myself changing the channel.

I bet you refer to it as a “lady garden” or something equally as stupid instead of saying the word vagina.

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escapingfromelba@reddit

Sounds like an overblown reaction, it's just an advert and for something that loads of people you know probably buy.

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AromaticVacation3077@reddit

Oh my god - the comments on this page absolutely primed to jump on OP and expose his MISOGYNY! You're uncomfortable with feminine hygiene talk at lunchtime?! Why - are you weird about women? Do you HATE women? It's like being in Maoist China and casually mentioning you thought Confucius wasn't all that bad. Yes OP, I've raised an eyebrow at some health ads. The nadir for me was the Tampax ads starring Scarlett Moffatt where she sat on a toilet and advised women to 'stick it right up there'. And the one with the woman who wets herself in the middle of a yoga class and jokes to her friend 'I'm letting it all go'. And I'M the weird one? What can I say? We live in an age that has mistaken dignity for oppression. And yet at the same we've made the body such a sacred object that laying a hand on someone's shoulder can be considered a violation. And yet at the same time we've given our children technology that allows them to sexually objectify their bodies like never before. We've both marketised and weaponised our own bodies. Fun times.

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MichaelAwesome19888@reddit (OP)

You have some psychological issues lol. Im talking about health adverts in general. And also the erectile dysfunction adverts.

How am I misogynistic? What's wrong with you to come out with that? Lol.

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YourSkatingHobbit@reddit

The Pepto Bismol ad makes you cringe because it’s a cringy advert (but I’ve gotta give them credit, it’s clearly been effective marketing because we’re always talking about that advert).

Period products making you cringe? Grow up. Half the population has periods.

I remember a girl at secondary dropped her open bag upside down off a table and everything fell out before she could stop it, including the little tin she kept her pads in which burst open. Immediately some boys started grabbing them, ripping them open and sticking them to whatever they could reach. They were given a half-hearted telling off (male teacher) and she was left panicking because she was on her period, we were in the first lesson of the day, and all her products had been wasted. Fortunately us girls banded together to help her, between us we had enough spares to last her the day.

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peppermint_aero@reddit

Half the population uses period products, including half your relatives. Periods are an incredibly normal part of human existence.

How would you react if those adverts came on in front of your teenage daughter?

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Pedantichrist@reddit

More like a quarter.

Your point stands, periods are normal.

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peppermint_aero@reddit

Ok, half the population will use or have used period products in their lifetime.

I didn't think that needed spelling out given that period products are part of daily reality for so many people.

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Pedantichrist@reddit

I do not understand your response. What was spelt out? That periods are normal?

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Parking-Tip1685@reddit

Back in my day it was Claire Rayner having blue periods.

The one that really makes me cringe is that Always advert where she proudly announces she's currently pissing herself in the middle of a yoga class..

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Careless-Giraffe-623@reddit

I saw an ad for 'female hygiene' products that made a point of them performing well when 'gushing' I think is the word they used... Nice to know I guess but jeez lol

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Correct-Couple8086@reddit

To explain, sometimes if a woman has been sitting for a long time and stands up, a large amount of blood can come out and overwhelm whatever protection she is using. It can make her feel paranoid that she has blood on her clothes, especially when she's in public and can't get to a toilet straightaway. It's a common experience for women and is different from the steady but variable flow that periods mostly are.

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intothedepthsofhell@reddit

I understand it's bodily functions, but pouring a pint of red liquid into a sanitary pad is a bit much imo.

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MindComfortable6216@reddit

Exactly, I said thought the same and my partner said it. We all know what a sanitary pad is there is no need to do that. It’s just not necessary.

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peppermint_aero@reddit

If you've ever watched literally any medical show or any film where someone gets hurt, or even made a Halloween costume, you'll have seen fake blood. Period blood is no different.

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FloydEGag@reddit

It’s better than the old blue liquid they used to use, as if women were horseshoe crabs haha. It’s blood/womb lining, it’s red, it’s normal. Just be glad the ads don’t include chunks!

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peppermint_aero@reddit

Why should we pretend blood isn't red?

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R3ddit300@reddit

Tell you what would be awkward... Someone rushing to turn a TV over as soon as an advert about period pads came on.

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FunkyYoghurt@reddit

Yeah that's the real cringe. I understand eye-rolling at the Pepto Bismol advert, but feeling uncomfortable at an Always or Tena advert is weird.

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xxx654@reddit

No. I think it’s far worse to be in certain parts of the world where people don’t know about their own bodies or are ashamed of them.

I work for a global organisation. We rolled out health awareness training on breast and prostate cancers. This was given in person by doctors and led to people getting scans that they likely wouldn’t have gotten elsewhere through the company.

Be grateful you live in a place where we can talk relatively openly about these things.

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idontlikemondays321@reddit

‘If you have nausea!’🎵has become a regular singalong in our house

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Upgrade_U@reddit

In-di-gestionnn 🎶

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Dry_Action1734@reddit

women’s period pads. I feel soo awkward when they come on that if my relatives come over, I find myself changing the channel.

Grow up, mate.

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dinkidoo7693@reddit

I hate the period advertising, its just unrealistic that someone is going ice skating or on a mountain hike if they have heavy periods and cramps no matter how fit they are

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ScreamingDizzBuster@reddit

How old are you OP?

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Early_Enthusiasm_787@reddit

Only ones adverting ADHD diagnosis for a cut down price

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InkedDoll1@reddit

Not really. These things are a reality of life and I'm glad we can talk about them more openly rather than using weird euphemism and metaphor like we used to.

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Commercial-Name-1853@reddit

100000%!

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NLFG@reddit

The only time I've cringed is at an advert for erectile disfunction pills which was on mid afternoon during football and consisted of dick euphemisms. And that was more because my 6 year old was in the room and wanted to know why it said "prick" in massive letters

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Commercial-Name-1853@reddit

No. I don’t find it weird. We’re all human. I think there’s a certain level of shame around particular medical conditions, and a lot of people don’t get the medial help they need because of the shame/embarrassment. Missed colonoscopies, smear tests etc. I’d rather see someone on the TV dancing and singing about having diarrhoea than feel ashamed about it. Maybe that’s just me tho. I have IBD so I have no shame about anything anymore.

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OdinForce22@reddit

Then there is the women's period pads. I feel soo awkward when they come on that if my relatives come over, I find myself changing the channel.

There's a lot to unpack here...

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hhfugrr3@reddit

Yeah they are bad. I've started muting the TV when the adverts come on so I don't have to hear them.

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EvilInCider@reddit

If someone changed channels when health products for women came on the TV, I’d assume that they had some sort of issue with women.

Like those American people who think women should stay at home and raise the man’s family and never let men know they’re experiencing any sort of discomfort at all (or god forbid, daring to bleed).

I’ve never met anyone who behaves like that with an advert.

Not a good look. People are going to notice that women make you uncomfortable and it’s not going to reflect well on you. Perhaps it’s time to grow up just a little. Think yourself lucky you don’t have to experience that level of hell, but at least have the decency to be aware of it for whatever woman deigns to accept you init their life, be that friends or partners.

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Neacag@reddit

I'd not seen any in a while but I used to like the blood donor one with Rowan Atkinson trying to get blood out a stone.

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No-Locksmith6662@reddit

Be thankful we only get ads for over-the-counter medication. Can you imagine what it would be like if this was America and we saw adverts for all the prescription drugs too?

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No_Pay1642@reddit

Deodorant, sanitary products and gastric relief seem to be the top three when it comes to adverts in the UK😂 and I find the deodorant ones to be MUCH more cringe.

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Trash_Panda_Leaves@reddit

Yeah I'd rather see a panda roling around to nice music and "By the way, buy this" but I'd like that for all ads. I like the ones that are funny and the mascots have a whole arc

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CowDontMeow@reddit

The reason for the adverts isn’t embarrassing, they’re just normal bodily functions and sometimes “shit happens”.

The sing song choreography or super serine voiceovers do my nut in though and it isnt limited to medication adverts.

I’m glad I have ads blocked on YouTube and all my other media comes from streaming services so I rarely have to deal with them

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Upgrade_U@reddit

Never felt the need to change the channel because of a period advert, it’s over in seconds. If there’s any awkwardness around those adverts in your house it’s probably developed because everyone’s wondering why you freak out and change the channel every time one comes one, Pavlov’s Dog effect

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sixxy-floyd@reddit

Why would you feel awkward about period products? Grow up

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StarSpotter74@reddit

Nah, I love the diarrhoea advert - it's too catchy and a regular jingle in this house.

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Blandiblub@reddit

I assume you mean the Pepto Bismol advert? It's catchy and memorable so the marketing company have done their job!

Have no problem with any period adverts either. In all cases, we potentially feel a bit weird about these things because of a taboo or stigma because these things have, in the past, not been spoken about publicly. Remove the taboos and the weirdness goes away. It'll just take time.

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Nook-Incs-Pet@reddit

How old are you?

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fallen_kangel@reddit

literally same but take my opinion with a grain of salt bc i cringe and get embarrassed over literally everything, idk why it just feels so icky, like the ad wants me to feel a certain way but i just wanna watch tv and chill?? like get out of my head ad lmao

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CriticalCentimeter@reddit

Butt? We are in the UK and do not say 'butt'

Arse, arse cheeks, bum, bottom, arsehole are just a few correct words

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