Re: the Venus razor
From: Nina (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 3 May 2001 15:23:06 -0500 (CDT)
OH MY GOD THAT IS HYSTERICAL!!!!!!!!!!!!
At Wed, 2 May 2001, jodi wrote:
>
>has everyone by now seen the new Venus razor? basically, i guess the
>makers of the Mach III realised women were using their product, and
>decided to market it in girly colors (and probably at a higher price!)
>in a fashion similar to the release of the Gilette Sensor for Women a
>few years ago. It's a three bladed razor, in case anyone doesn't know.
>
>ANYWHO... :)
>
>i saw a commercial for them the other day. it had a bunch of women in
>bathing suits sitting on towels and showing off their gorgeous, smooth
>legs... to the tune of Venus, by Bananarama, I believe...
>
>and all i can think is, darn it, the kind of women who need to go in for
>a three bladed razor sure as heck don't look like that!!!
>
>i can't help but wonder if the release of such a product is just a sign
>of how rampant PCOS really is. i mean, i can't see any reason a women
>with normal leg hair would shell out the extra bucks for a triple bladed
>razor. these things are EXPENSIVE, in case you didn't know. (i find
>the disposable three bladed ones to be cheaper, and they are often on
>salle at my store...) it just seems like schick (pr whoever) got wind of
>the fact that a lot of hairy, bumpy legged cysters were using their mach
>III's and capitalised on the fact.
>
>so... i'm tickled at the fact that a sexy name (Venus) and sexy women
>(smooth legs from crotch to toes, not a trace of bumps or stubble) are
>being used to promote a product that is probably not going to be used by
>particularly _conventionally_ sexy women... and oh, i don't mean that
>insultingly... note the use of conventionally... :)
>
>i would like it a lot better if the ad had a bunch of rashy legged women
>sitting around saying, wow, i had ten minutes of smooth after using this
>razor!!!! that's five minutes longer than with a double blade!!!!!!
>
>and... i'm glad that this razor makes it obvious that there are other
>hairy women out there. :) at least, i think it makes it obvious...
>
>- jodi
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Nina K.
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