Hilariously righteous rant on feminine products (warning: They Say

[OriginalGeek]

http://skepchick.org/2012/06/ladies-get-their-froo-froos-in-a-twist/

I know I’ve ranted about douche before, but for those just joining us, here’s the deal: vaginas (*gasp*) are self-cleaning. You do not need to hose them down with vinegar or any other kind of douche. Nothing inside you needs cleaning and you can clean the exterior of your crotch with soap just like dudes can. Using douche internally can lead to infections, which can lead to serious problems like infertility. If there’s something wrong with your vagina, see a doctor. Douches are at best useless and worst harmful. This is why “douche” is the very best insult you can ever throw at someone.

Along comes Femfresh, and like all douches, Femfresh must sell you a useless product by playing on your insecurities about your own body. You just aren’t fresh without using Femfresh! They want you to put their vile concoction in your vagina, but saying the word “vagina” requires some level of comfort with your body’s natural state, and they can’t sell douche to someone like that. So instead they use cutesy, infantilizing euphemisms like “va jay jay, kitty, nooni, lala, froo froo!” “Expert care for down there.” Down where? My feet?

Happily, women have caught on to this bullshit and they’re not taking it lying down. Femfresh’s Facebook page is currently flooded with hilarious criticisms like these (from both men and women)

Be sure to check out the screengrab from the now defunct FB page
(edit to fix link - i hope - may have to edit again lol - the pic is just way to big to post here - didn't wanna post the pic here so if you go to the article just follow the link from there)
I want to say the commenters really stick it to them hard but that would be, well, you know...

[seabeyond]

1. hey... lol

beatcha,



it was funny

[OriginalGeek]

3. :-)

I tried to post a link that didn't show up as the image because it's a huge screengrab - maybe I worry too much - but it's worth looking at.

[RZM]

2. I've noticed that Summer's Eve's new slogan is 'Hail to the V'

I find that interesting because it actually puts the use of the product front and center. A generation ago, feminine hygiene marketing involved stuff like riding horses on the beach while wearing billowing white garments.

[Arkansas Granny]

6. My nephew asked my sister to share her Tampax with him. It seems he always wanted to play tennis.

[OriginalGeek]

11. lol

if I thought it would help my game....

[love0bama-4ever]

4. Vaginas are:......

The Tunnel to Life. To Existence. To enter planet earth fully. That's how important it is.

[Riftaxe]

5. Wasn't this rant already covered....

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[Taverner]

7. Simple soap and water works for every vagina I've ever met

Some reason, unscented - Ivory type

[wendylaroux]

8. Yes,it's all that is needed

except use Irish Spring,it's like taking a shower in Ireland.

[pnwmom]

9. You're half right.

Soap increases the risk of urinary tract infections. Water alone works just fine.

[OriginalGeek]

10. See? I didn't know that

I've been married for almost 26 years and have a 22 year old daughter and I didn't know that.


Not that I'm responsible for keeping any clean - the ladies what has 'em do that fine on their own - but at least now I know not to spread half wrong information if my guidance IS ever requested.

I have 2 granddaughters (from my son) too and they ask all kinds of crazy shit and their dad or grandma might not always be around...

[pnwmom]

12. I read somewhere else (not related to this issue) that the main thing (non-bacterial) soap does

is that it makes sure that you use plenty of water just to rinse it off -- a splash of water won't get you clean.

[OriginalGeek]

13. As a non-star member I get to see ads

this is the one I saw while reading your post:



I hope nobody thinks that would be a good product for cleaning a vagina!