Seriously, I tried to have this conversation with a former orger but she kept laughing and didn't answer the questions so I'm asking here:

Why do they market deodorant pantyliners, FDS spray, personal wipes, Vagisil, Summer's Eve personal wash, etc., to us?

Do women smell and do they smell that bad that there's a whole department devoted to us in the grocery stores? If you wash your ass everyday, shouldn't that kill any funk? Don't the cruel bastards that market this stuff realize that this gives us complexes?

Discuss.

Stymie said:

because insecurity is BIG MONEY!!!!

and they are not even selling you a remedy anyway, all cosmetics sell is "hope"

(and ladies if you believe your nether regions are malodorous, see your doctor! )
[Edited 11/2/06 20:17pm]

something that has stuck in my mind from when i was a preteen
my sister's response to an add for some feminine deodorant product on tv...

"or... you could just reach down and wash yourself!"

my response
in the way only a 12 year old could

ZombieKitten said:

See, that's what I was thinking.

I've never really felt that I needed any of that stuff and if I did, I would hope someone would fill me in.

it all boils down to this: $$$$$

women were raised/taught to think that our cooch isn't supposed to smell, and if it does smell at all, it'd better smell springtime fresh. any other kinda smell makes you appear as if you don't take care of yourself. truth of the matter is that, yes, pussy is supposed to smell; if it smells totally outta whack, then it should get checked out by a doctor or something. it doesn't need to be douched, sprayed, pantylined, none of that--stuff like that's bad for your cooch, as well as a total waste of money.

emm said:

Exactly!!! Why spend all that money?

The commercial that used to make me cringe was:

Mom, do you ever feel 'not so fresh'?

I was so embarassed by that.

Speaking of embarassed, why are some women embarassed to buy things like tampons or feminine pads?

ZombieKitten said:

You hit the nail on the head.

I'm pretty sure that doctors say to stay away from all that perfumed crap.

Isn't Vagisil medication, though?

seriously i knew a girl in highschool who had a odor problem. she was very clean but she always had a odor. i don't know if she was using too many chemicals or if it was just her hormones. i don't really know. she was one of my best friends so me and my other friends never made fun of her like the other kids would do

JustErin said:

So of it is, they have a cream and a powder for itch and chafing. But if you're itching, shouldn't you be seeing a doctor?

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Thanks Dej.

What is it supposed to smell like? Seriously, if there is a problem but you didn't know because you think that's the regular smell, how would you ever know?

all of that stuff is just bad for a woman, it can make you worse off

brownsugar said:

Did you guys ever tell her?

Tiff, if you are ever around me and the coochie pops are outta whack, you better tell me.

we aren't the first ones to attach a stigma to feminine physiology

i was reading a book (fiction, mind you) where a woman who had given birth
was not allowed out of her home for a month as she was deemed unclean.

may we embrace all that makes us women and not be ashamed of it

Stymie said:

we told her. and she tried. i don't know what it was. i don't if it has anything to do with it but her body was developing much faster than ours were and she was already having sex.

Stymie said:

all cooch has its own distinct smell, so that's kinna hard to answer. i guess it's like you should know what you smell like normally, in case something goes wrong. and damn, i can't believe i'm saying this shit as an example, but...i smell kinda comfortable. seriously, my stuff has this nice little comfy aroma to it.

Best question is, who around here's pussy stinks?

Stymie said:

Don't doctors recommend to use that as treatment? I dunno, I don't think it belongs on the list of products meant to tap into woman's insecurities.

Brownsugar: I can't imagine how horrible it must have been for your friend. Poor girl.

I don't know because my panties actually smell better after I wear them.
I got one sweet hooch.

CortestheKiller said:

CortestheKiller said:

don't tell me we gon' have to do a friggin smell-check up in here now...and no, my cooch smells fine.

I think this is gonna be the funniest thread I've ever read

brownsugar said:

Maybe she had an sti.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Me too. It's so fresh and clean!
[Edited 11/2/06 20:46pm]

oh shit mine is like a bouquet of roses baby!

Stymie said:

It's all about the money honey ~~~~~ and BTW ~ you smell DEElicious ~~~~~well, the parts of you I got to smell. Why don't they sell any of that stuff to guys for those "special places"? Our natural scents are part of the design to make us attracted to one one another and it is disgusting and unhealthy to cover them up with alcohol/formeldyhyde artificial products.

CortestheKiller said:

ain't no pussy dope as mine, iiiiit's just so fresh, so clean (so fresh and so clean-clean!)
don't you think it's so sexy, iiiiit's just so fresh, so clean (so fresh and so clean-clean!)

Stymie said:

I'm not embarassed now, it's just part of life, but when I was a kid...OMG...I was mortified.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I cant take it anymore