New ‘this girl can’ ad praised for showing tampon string

I've now watched it and I like the add! The string placement is obviously awkward and not where it would be in real life, but it's no different or worse than showing the absorbant power of pads by using blue liquid. The add highlights what I always say, women are amazing. We have to perform the same at work or in parenting every single day, but every single day is not the same for us Our hormones shift and our periods have an impact. I liked that they depicted a woman having cramps and being on her period and going out and doing,

The string bit is fine I think. It’s just sending a message saying don’t worry if you’re on your period, there’s nothing to be ashamed of. That bit is filmed in a changing room. With only women in it.

Aw, loving going back over the missy elliot and maya Angelou ones! Haven't seen this one with the string yet.

Totally pointless part of the ad. Disappointing as the ads are usually great but this one has missed the mark, not least because my first thought was “how long must that tampon string be?!”

at the perverts could be having a kick out of it.
I wonder how you ever leave the house.

No need to show a tampon string that’s private and no one else’s business. Other less intrusive ways to make the same point.

Haven’t seen this particular ad but can’t bear them in general, just fuck off with your patronising shit

That was my first thought @tobee. If the string is so long that it can hang out of your knickers then you haven’t put your tampon in properly.

I'm not a big fan of the breastfeeding mother in it. If you can breastfeed and exercise, brilliant, good for you. But for many months during exclusively breastfeeding I found it just too much to contemplate

It's still good for women to see women doing it so they know it's OK to try though. There is no reason not to exercise while breastfeeding.

you’re being precious..

Thank you for your input; someone will get back to you as soon as possible.

They've done it to get in the news,

Of course. And it's worked so far. :)

I have no idea who (or what) Yaniv is/are.

Lucky you.

I'm not a big fan of the breastfeeding mother in it. If you can breastfeed and exercise, brilliant, good for you. But for many months during exclusively breastfeeding I found it just too much to contemplate (and logistically difficult being away from the baby). I say that as someone who regularly exercised before pregnancy and who does plenty again now I'm not breastfeeding!

I swear, the only boundary left to break is someone taking a dump in front of cameras on television.

That will be the laxative commercials. Freeing us by making our poo a topic of office chit chat.

Wait till you see what they'll do with the ED ads.

Won't there be an issue with blood wicking down the strings?

Yes, and if it's touching cloth it could potentially wick into that and make a stain.

They've done it to get in the news, the only barrier they care about breaking is the financial barrier to more publicity.

Scrimshaw that one is great. Love the mix of women in it.

Urgh. I swear, the only boundary left to break is someone taking a dump in front of cameras on television

That's a fetish too.

@CountFosco

This woman can?

@TheSandman

Google Jessica yaniv they are the person that sued Muslim home workers for refusing to wax their ummm lady balls?

Anyway, I have never got past the fact that the phrase "this girl can" is used to encourage women to do sport.

It's referencing the phrases 'girls can't run/throw/play football'. That is all. Can you suggest a better alternative?

Urgh. I swear, the only boundary left to break is someone taking a dump in front of cameras on television. There are some things no one needs to see, and no one leaves their tampon string dangling out of their pants for obvious reasons to anyone who actually menstruates as opposed to plays with tampons for feelz.

I'm starting to want a quick exit from this world the next generation seem to be busy creating, they're welcome to it.

Just watched it, i think the string bit is pretty well done to be honest, although I would worry about that catching!

I'm so glad my tampon days are behind me, mooncup all the way now!

Don't the instructions in a tampon box say to put the strings to the front, not dangle them out of your kegs? Won't there be an issue with blood wicking down the strings?

I have no idea who (or what) Yaniv is/are.

TheSandman clearly

Maybe it's because it's Yaniv that I find the thought so viscerally nauseating