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Why is there a surge of deodorant products mostly advertised to women in the US? (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by MutilationWave@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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So I have balls and yeah they're the first thing on my body to start to smell. I can skip a shower if I'm in a hurry and I don't smell much. That's with working a job that's usually physical. I was a punk kid fucking punk girls when I was younger and we didn't bathe every day. I didn't notice much smell then.

Now I see these ads regularly that are like hey women you stink after 12 hrs 5/10. What's up?

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[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (5 children)

Believe it or not I watch regular TV! I travel for work constantly and I have TV on in the hotel room. It makes me feel less lonely. That's how I'm seeing these ads. On my PCs it's Firefox+ublock origin.

[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Ahh, that makes sense, definitely.

[–] nick@midwest.social 3 points 6 months ago

Actually traveling today. Watching tv and three minutes in it’s an ad for female all body deodorant. Christ.

[–] neidu2@feddit.nl 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Greetings, fellow traveler. May I ask what is your line of work?

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I've already been overly specific on this account and I don't want to get doxxed. I install and service computer networks of a certain kind.

[–] neidu2@feddit.nl 3 points 6 months ago

Reasonable enough. I do something like that myself. When a piece of remote and highly specialized computer system shuts itself, I'm the one who flies in to fix it, in addition to the occasional mobilization and servicing.

[–] nick@midwest.social 2 points 6 months ago

Same here brother. When im on the road, its ads for dick pills and antidepressants on tv for days

[–] Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Why not just play videos on your computer?

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

TV is constant background noise that I don't have to pick.

[–] Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The problem for me is the blaring, irritating, repetitive ads. I guess anything without that would be fine.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Part of the background noise really. I grew up with it so I'm used to it. I'm not really watchig the thing anyway, it's just background noise while I do other shit. When it comes to PC, or something I'm actively watching, I don't do ads at all.