Mow The Yard
Only the British could come up with a commercial like this for a simple, utilitarian household product. It’s both oddly disturbing and extremely funny. No other nation that I know of can so successfully combine sarcasm, prurient interest and humor to such good effect – and then actually allow it to air on television.
It’s almost bikini season, ladies – time to mow the yard.
Wilkinson Sword, which is marketed as Schick in America, came up with the risque but hilariously funny commercial for their Quattro bikini razors
Sadly, this commercial is never, ever, ever going to air in the United States. Schick carefully chose to air this commercial within the US instead. That was probably a wise move on their part. The American people are largely too prudish and uptight about sex and sexuality too accept a commercial like that on television.
There would also be the problem of the American variety of Feminists. I can judge imagine the shrill shrieks of outrage from that quarter should the “Mow The Yard” ever be shown in the US. Strident howls about the exploitation of women and the “Patriarchy” would be heard from coast to coast. The calls for boycotting Schick would follow close on the sensible-and-comfortable heels of those rants.
Oh well, thank the Gods for YouTube; we still get to enjoy the humor and nobody has to listen to the complaints. 😉
Tags: Feminism | Humor | Hygiene | Media | Sex | Society | Women
April 15th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
The feminists burned their bras in the ’60’s. Lord knows those Neo femimarxist hags would do their best to facilitate a “Bare your bush because Bush hates bush” demonstration. Ugly.
April 15th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Umm…they already did sort of, remember?
April 15th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Good hell. I thought I was being clever; those clip haired vegans ruined my pun.