These people are either stupid or driven by some crazy agenda that I dont understand. Thanks for writing, Chris. From Grey NY, the spot debuts the song "It's Time to Care (For Your Public Hair)" featuring female rapper Princess Nokia. Its women that Gillette wants. Please if your kids are old enough to hear that the 13 year old VIRGIN Mary gave birth and raised it with a 30 something year old theyre old enough to see pubic hair. Oh whats a curl to do Update: Gillette never responded to this tweet. You can write to them on Twitter at @Gillette and @GilletteVenus and on Fakebook at https://www.facebook.com/gillettevenus. Care to elaborate? Gillette's latest ad addresses pubic hair in song - Fast Company To further help de-stigmatize the term, the brand launched the viral animated video dubbed, The Pube Song.. All I can say is, tell Gillette what you think. Gillette Venus Launches New Venus for Pubic Hair & Skin Collection and It contains the following: 1) razor and refills: The patented irritation defense bar and optimally spaced blades allow the blades to cut hair while barely . You have more power than you think. You need to keep some things private. These ads are so suggestive and disgraceful in their attempt to normalize the discussion of pubic hair on prime-time television. The Creativity newsletter is editorially curated to spotlight the work thats hitting the markor missing it altogether. . Good for you, Joan. MyAnhNghiem Not even the relative higher profile heartburn and diarrhea.pubic hair. I dont want to see anyone shaving pubes ever. I named this blog The Cranky Creative for a reason, and this is one place where you will find truth in advertising. If I was going to buy a product like this, I would rather be convinced to buy it by reading what it actually does or by reviews of people who already have used it so I can hear what their experiences were as far as product quality and effectiveness to make my decision rather than watch some woman looking at herself in the mirror, dancing around, and standing outside with her friend. Society has taken the bad and made it appear good. We dont need another commercial that is inappropriate. Most of you complainingass motherfuckers wont do it. Gillette Venus Pubic Hair Commercial. I was shocked but then was disappointed immediately, expecting the first labia on TV commercials. This ad is disgusting and shouldnt be on tv. Kids DO NOT need to be exposed to this I wish for you a path towards resolving your anger. The girls are wearing bikinis, for goodness sake just like millions of women wear every year on beaches and in backyards around the world. Are you a print subscriber? Theres a war going on right now over female identities and what constitutes a woman. And we all know children repeat what they hear. This for the woman who is doing the shopping anyway and her husband, as sales numbers show, uses Gillette already, and shes used his a few times when hers was too dull and she knows they work, so why not. But what about this other world inside your underwear? soothing moisture to help reduce itch in intimate areas. Venus 2-in-1 Cleanser + Shave Gel can be used during your shave to What do you object to them seeing? Fed Up, you obviously have no couth, no moral compass. Venus x Animal Crossing. Gillette Venus, Grey NY, Director Sacha Beeley, BANG Are Back Pushing As for trying to recapture my own innocence, Anonymous sorry, but that ship has sailed. For a closer shave, reapply shave gel and carefully shave against the direction of the hair growth. The full collection is pH balanced and made without parabens, dyes, fragrance, silicones, and is dermatologist and gynecologist tested. Odd that everyone is so offended by a woman wearing more clothes than someone on a beach pretending to shave her bikini area. Ive never liked the brand. Empowerment to them is nothing more than a marketing scheme. But when they got one look at me Seriously I am TOTALLY OFFENDED BY THIS, watching TV with my 17 year old daughter and this money grabbing garbage company shows this junk its absolutely ridiculous WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANYTHING FROM THAT BRAND EVER! Personally, I think they should place these ads in magazines or online. It features rapper Princess Nokia singing and discussing pubic hair. Remedies for thrush, constipation, impotence, incontinence, spots, boils, weird smells, graphic periods, you name it, weve got it. Well start with a song about pubes, sung by pubes. or daily as a gentle cleanser. What the company and its agency, BBDO Worldwide, fail to appreciate is that not everyone is going to enjoy a full-on closeup of a stubbly crotch as they sit down to dinner. (Not to mention, the ad employed a clever visual metaphor to show how the product works and compared to this Gillette ad, it was positively adorable.). So, for the launch of its line of pubic area hair removal and skin care products, the brand began its #SayPubic platform. This years rendition doubles down on the message alongside the launch of new products within its pubic care line, a gentle trimmer and a hair-softening oil. The copywriters for the ad are young millenials who have no sense of morals and boundaries. Absolute bullseye. I agree. Gillette Venus Launches Ridiculously Inappropriate Ad Campaign Rebecca I am with you 100%!! Yet, Gillette still chose to air these commercials despite their obviously controversial nature.Can you imagine what goes through the mind of a child when he or she sees these ads? Well said, Joanne. Hell yeah! Products can be found at all major retailers where you find Venus products or on GilletteVenus.com. But feel free to continue defending this shit with absolutely no argument whatsoever. Edit: No joke, Gillettes already done the trans thing: https://adland.tv/adnews/gillette-first-shave-transgender-son-2019-30-usa. How Venus Direct Works. That's precisely what Gillette and model Nicole R. Rasenti have done in this new TV commercial for the Venus for Pubic Hair and Skin razor. Gillette Venus for Pubic Hair & Skin Gentle Trimmer Plus 1oz Smoothing Theres no need to embarass our 85 year old parents or confuse our 7 year old kids. Will shave it all off if you request me to remove the whole commercialLyrics: \"You can find tutorials for the masses, for doing brows and curling lashesBut influencers won't mention me, is the word 'pubic' blasphemy?Yeah, you could ask your Mama, who wants that kind of trauma?Hope can be found - for your pubic mound!..\"LET'S MAKE SOME NOISE! Now, Gillette Venus is jumping into the bikini line fray by encouraging consumers to say pubic.. Includes 2 cartridge refills. Whichever ways your way, its all okay!. The only reason to show this is to attract attention to their brand in a salacious and uncomfortable way that will make me remember them when I buy my next razor And oh believe me I will remember you Gillette I as a woman will remember you embarrassed mothers and fathers and children and teenagers and grandmothers for no better reason than so you could sell more razors. I bet you dont teach your kids about sex, alcohol and drugs either huh? Right, Scarhide. So advertisers have a responsibility to behave, and that means showing respect and decorum. Prep for your shave with 2-in-1 Cleanser + Shave Gel, groom with precision with the Pubic Hair & Skin Razor, and maintain your smoothness with Daily Soothing Serum. Not her full-frontal beaver from the Schick ad, but the bikini zone. The place that most, if not all, women who a) shave, and b) wear swimsuits, are most concerned about. I wonder, did the idiots at Gillette bother to think how this ad would play out with mixed audiences like this? You may remember how rigorously I defended the trimming bushes ad for Schicks Hydro Silk TrimStyle razor also a product for women who shave down there. We consumers can make a difference. I hate their commercials too, not appropriate! Gillette Venus is continuing its mission of normalizing discussion of the pubic region. Gillette Venus Launches New Venus for Pubic Hair & Skin Collection and I love that Venus is using all means necessary to get people comfortable with saying pubic, says Princess Nokia, co-writer and featured artist. And society goes along with it. Commercials are not programming we have not asked to see them. Pubic Hair and Skin. If you confess with your mouth Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that He was raised from the dead, you can be saved. It was gay in a non cool gay way. If you agree these commercials are inappropriate, please sign our petition urging Gillette Venus to pull its "#SayPubic ads immediately. Its a contradictory turn for an industry that for the past century has urged women to remove or obscure all hair that wasnt sitting neatly atop their head. Agreed! For Princess Nokia, partnering with Venus to help people get comfortable with saying pubic and to show up in the world as their truest self, was a natural partnership. This is ridiculous. It depends on who you ask. Children do not need to be exposed to adult private matters. If the company would like our business, it must no longer air vulgar ads. You're an aspiring musician and you finally book a spot..and it's an awful rap about pubic hair. No. You want the end result, the smooth fuckable prize, but you dont want to see what it takes to make skin smooth. How to Remove or Trim Pubic Hair - Venus No, its because the visuals and language used here are clearly outside of accepted norms for television ads that run at all hours of the day. By registering you agree to our privacy policy, terms & conditions and to receive occasional emails from Ad Age. Youre not good enough; buy our product. Spot on, Chris. Gillette appears to be going down a similar path. TMI: Course Hair, a 15-second commercial for Gillettes Venus for Pubic Hair and Skin razor. Is this really the direction we want to take society!? This way my 6 year-old grandson who is wondering what this is all about can get a sneak preview of what the future holds for him! The ad should be removed. if I agree with you, the blue-haired crazy people might call me racist! . I believe I explained that in quite some detail in my post. Shock value meter its off the chart but the vulgarity meter is knocked off the chart! Depending on who you talk to, Steve, this ad is either empowering to women or exploitative. 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