It really does make me wish for an axe.

[katranna]

I am really hating the Axe body spray commercials. I know they are being really sexist on purpose, and they think it's cute, and maybe it's "tongue-in-cheek," but no. I am this close to going out and trying to find a store that has samples of it, so I can find out how it smells and strenuously avoid anyone wearing it.I'm not even going to mention

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[glamourcorpse]

And people wonder why I am so reticent to step back into the world of dating!

Can I link to this post from my journal? It's amazing and so sadly, frighteningly true.

[katranna]

Sure. :-)

To cheer you up, as I said, it's mostly middle-school boys who are eating this up. So it'll be the next generation of guys who'll really reap the benefits.

[sinclair_furie]

Middle school boys are scary, and emotionally stunted. Actually, middle school is a rather harrowing, hormonally fueled joke.
As for the Axe, I've never seen these commercials. I only saw the Pied Piper one, which I though was cute years ago. But the post hookup shame one sounds really, really horrendous.
I think I shall join your Axe boycott.

[lotus_faerie]

Wow. I didn't see the post-hookup shame one, either, but that's pretty crappy.

I will admit I found some of the earlier commercials funny, but not for the intended reason; instead, I thought, "How pathetic! Do people really believe this will get them the female attention they can't otherwise garner?" Now I'm not laughing, because apparently, the answer is a disgusting, resounding "yes."

I'm with katranna. Let's all get axes and go chop down all the Axe displays in stores.

[dangermousie]

warm penis pockets

ROFL. I was eating, you know. And I almost choked.

I think those ads are funny in their tastelessness, but then I find most ads annoying and/or offensive (you think these are bad, watch some beer ads). Lots of young guys like to think they are players, so the cologne people are trying to exploit it. Ehhhh.