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godawful Gillette ad of man shaving his pubes

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ThatNimblePeer · 20/03/2025 21:51

Sorry for the unpleasant topic but it’s driving me mad! Is this happening to anyone else? Every time I try to watch any video on YouTube, the ad that comes up is a Gillette ad of a man in the shower with a deep voice intoning ‘going to groom down there are we?’ There then follows a close-up of the man shaving hair off his body, not actually his pubes but as close as they can decently show. It is absolutely emetic and this has been going on for months. YouTube won’t show me any other ad. Apart from anything else I’m female so male shaving products are not relevant to me!!!! But also it’s so gross!!!! Not sexy or trying to be. It actually makes me feel sick. How do I make it stop?!!!!! I’m guessing I must have selected at some point that I didn’t want ‘targeted’ ads (I.e. ones they think are relevant to women in their early forties, of anti-aging cream etc) and this is how YouTube is punishing me. It’s relentless!

YABU - never seen or heard of this ad, you must have hallucinated it. Accept the targeted ads and come over to the world of Dove face cream

YANBU - it’s following me around too and yes, it’s unforgivably awful

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SabrinaToolmaker · 20/03/2025 22:22

I remember once seeing a ball-shaving kit advertised on YouTube as a Father’s Day gift. It wasn’t Gillette though. Maybe one of those brands you only see online.

sorechalfonts · 20/03/2025 22:22

i also dislike the new sure deodorant for everywhere with the ‘ balls ‘ resembling a large camel toe

Fagli · 20/03/2025 22:21

What have you been googling for that advert to come up on YouTube?!! I thought the adverts were based on your searches?

Treesandsheepeverywhere · 20/03/2025 22:19

Similar to woman on the loo with period on pad.

Redpeach · 20/03/2025 21:58

The ad sounds awful, but even worse that men feel the need to do it

fluffyblanky · 20/03/2025 21:58

I don’t think it would particularly bother me.

BatchCookBabe · 20/03/2025 21:57

No. I haven't seen it.

ThatNimblePeer · 20/03/2025 21:56

ItGhoul · 20/03/2025 21:54

It makes you feel sick? What’s sickening about it?!

I don’t want to watch an unsexy stranger shaving his pubes. I don’t actually think anyone does?

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ItGhoul · 20/03/2025 21:54

It makes you feel sick? What’s sickening about it?!

Poppyseeds79 · 20/03/2025 21:53

I haven't seen this ad ... I'm not going to look it up so it haunts me either 🤣