Vicks VapoRub... WTF?

Vance87 · 2016-02-14T22:12:47+00:00

Imagine if we saw:

When women get their period, they turn from loving angels into hysterical she-beasts. With the patented formula of Midol®, your grumpy, irritable fem-baby will transform your grouchy girl into that wonderful woman you know her to be!

not_just_amwac · 2016-02-14T21:02:26+00:00

My 2yo boy has a cold, so I went looking to see if this stuff is safe for kids his age... was horrified to read the description.

Stephen1985 · 2016-02-14T23:14:11+00:00

Fuck you vicks

SchofieldSilver · 2016-02-14T21:16:19+00:00

http://mensrightsaustralia.com/2014/11/04/casual-misandry/

HeForeverBleeds · 2016-02-14T21:19:36+00:00

This kind of demeaning of men is so commonplace in society that most people don't even bat an eye at it. Mainstream companies like this can get away with it because they know they won't come under any serious scrutiny for it

Because then if you do take issue with it or speak out against it, then you're just being a whiny Man Child. See how that works? It's a lose/lose situation

TR6Cool · 2016-02-15T01:22:53+00:00

email proctor and gamble to complain https://pgconsumersupport.secure.force.com/ContactUs/

HiberniaSon · 2016-02-15T01:38:57+00:00

Be like me and let Procter and Gamble know what you think of their man-child campaign: http://us.pg.com/contact_us/investor-relations

Then choose a competitor's product: https://www.google.com/search?q=alternative+to+vicks+vaporub

or make your own for much less: https://www.google.com/search?q=homemade+vicks+vaporub

Frankly_George · 2016-02-15T00:44:57+00:00

sigh

This is more "man-flu" shaming by people whose bodies actively fight the disease aimed at those who get hit the hardest by the disease.

chmbrs · 2016-02-14T21:21:02+00:00

"when cold strikes men revert to little big boys"..." Big Strong Hubby"... "man child".

Many here may respond to the patronizing tone, but the real offence is that someone was paid to write this shitty copy. What the hell are little big boys? Shouldn't a man acting like a child be a big little boy?

enjoycarrots · 2016-02-15T00:17:47+00:00

Wow, I wasn't expecting that to be as bad as it was.

Il128 · 2016-02-15T03:17:30+00:00

Never used it anyway and won't for sure now.

AloysiusC · 2016-02-15T06:48:13+00:00

The part that's astounding is that their market researches must have found that women are more likely to buy this product when it denigrates men. So now lets wait for the feminist outcry calling that misogynist.....

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still waiting....

AlexReynard · 2016-02-15T09:58:57+00:00

Because I'm a prick, here's the review I left on their page:

"Vicks! So easy a woman can use it!

You're absolutely right, Vicks. My mum and grandma did use Vicks. After the men unscrewed the top for them! and you're right that I become a big manbaby when I have the flu. Thankfully, Vicks cures that right up so I can go back to being the breadwinner of the house and bringing in money so my wife can buy groceries and make me dinner."

SlashSero · 2016-02-14T22:14:04+00:00

That is what happens when you combine affirmative action with internships in the tech industry. At least this is rather harmless and humorous in it's absurdity. The real deal is that men are being pushed out of education and tech jobs to give ludicrous people like this a free stay to meet quotas.

TR6Cool · 2016-02-15T01:09:43+00:00

I see a boycott coming up.

SolarStun · 2016-02-15T05:09:49+00:00

What on earth is going on here guys? I think I'm missing something

supermoore83 · 2016-02-15T11:55:02+00:00

At first I thought you guys were overreacting, then I read the overview!

samsc2 · 2016-02-15T01:49:02+00:00

I think they must have changed it? Can anyone tell me what they had it as before?

Sega1993 · 2016-02-15T01:37:20+00:00

https://pgconsumersupport.secure.force.com/ContactUs/

Email and complain! this is completely outrageous, when i'm sick I use vicks to feel better; not be insulted and called a "man child".

rg57 · 2016-02-15T03:41:53+00:00

Holy crap. I'm not even in Australia, but I will be buying store brand from now on.

don_Mugurel · 2016-02-15T09:30:21+00:00

When cold strikes, men revert to little big boys– and the only way to get your Big Strong Hubby back is to lovingly nurse your Man Child with the secret weapon his own mummy used against colds when he was just a wee boy – Vicks VapoRub.

Porn films descriptions aren't this blatantly sexist.

EvilPundit · 2016-02-15T02:57:48+00:00

It's a review page, and you can post your own review like I did. :)

ThePigmanAgain · 2016-02-14T21:43:15+00:00

Shit copy from a shit company. I'll bet the crap doesn't even work and that you'd get better results by inhaling Vegemite!

bigal55 · 2016-02-15T08:13:25+00:00

it wasn't the description of the man cold that got me, it was the PRICE of that jar!

RacelessSexlessName · 2016-02-15T09:42:51+00:00

Be sure to submit your review and note the sexist text.

thegrimraeper · 2016-02-15T19:36:48+00:00

this is so over the top that it has to be a joke

tomsix · 2016-02-15T03:41:26+00:00

Did it change? I'm not seeing anything. Original text please?

anarchop · 2016-02-15T10:03:41+00:00

Manflu is real: http://news.health.com/2016/01/18/it-turns-out-man-flu-might-actually-be-real/

Imagine if someone tried to claim period paid is not real?

frizbee2 · 2016-02-15T07:24:04+00:00

Why is this an issue? Words can't hurt you. Campaign against biased family courts, not non-problems like this one.

JerryShrimpsticks · 2016-02-15T17:50:56+00:00

Eh, I tried to get offended but this reads like a bad joke. It's not something I'd get worked up over.

anunusualname · 2016-02-14T23:36:11+00:00

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Title	Vicks VapoRub... WTF?
Author	not_just_amwac
Upvotes	115
Comments	84
Date	February 14, 2016 9:01 PM UTC (10 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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