http://www.youtube.com/embed/l50l2IUENRk

I don't know if this has been posted here or not, but of course this ad made me think of you ladies.

This seems to be another case where the media has blurred drag and trans, and this commercial actually makes me sad to watch because of the obvious dysphoria these people are going through. But apparently people think this is funny?

What are your thoughts?

Oh my god..that's absolutely horrendous! I havn't seen this on TV and I hope I never do!

Quite offensive.

Not even sure what to say...   

Made me cry. I know that desire all too well.

That's a pretty insensitive commercial for sure. I think we've all coped with feelings of biological inadequacy, because we are led to believe that certain things validate our identity, we look for that "rite of passage" that makes us "real women" or "real men." The bottom line is that rite of passage is constructed by society, and can be different from person to person.

It's too bad that most of society doesn't see it that way. Eh, it's Babylon, what you expect?! Just keep fightin' 'em. 

I'd be shocked if this made it on to TV, and even more shocked if it did and didn't get a large number of complaints.

I don't find it offensive. I find it true! I'd love to deal with a period every month - not so much just to have them, but it'd mean I could bear children and that I'd actually have a vagina.

I think any person who is not really aware of trans issues would possibly view this as funny, i've lived with a transgender aunt for almost a year now and being aware of the things i am now i find this very inappropriate- especially knowing that there are people who actually do feel this way, even though i dont think happy periods are possible. But this really is insensitive even if it was a joke or something some people might really take it to heart 

It's like they made an advert for shoes using amputee's and talking about them being people who'd love to wear a pair of shoes, let a lone a comfortable pair...

It might be true, but it's really, really insensitive.

O_o that was a strange advert... I'm not overwhelmingly offended. If they'd used Cis-women or Passable transwomen in that advert the meaning behind the ad might be lost.

As for wanting to have a period ehh maybe in exchange for fertility yeah I'd take that deal but otherwise I'm okay not having periods and begin sterile as a result. I do use it for laughs as much as I can :/

*child acting like a brat* "I'm so glad I'm sterile."

"Ever thought about having kids I did at your age?"
"IM STERILE YOU BITCH!"

I wasn't really angry I just found a stranger saying that to me offensive.

Quote from: Skyanne on August 09, 2011, 04:41:28 PM
It's like they made an advert for shoes using amputee's and talking about them being people who'd love to wear a pair of shoes, let a lone a comfortable pair...

It might be true, but it's really, really insensitive.

Very well put.  The thing is, I used Always pads almost exclusively after surgery and liked them a lot.  But that is particularly crass and insensitive, especially the slamming the door that says "gentlemen".  God it makes me shudder just to think about it.  I wonder how many complaints they got for that one?

I don't know if this add was supposed to be humorous.  How would you portray a transwoman in the media and make sure everyone knows she is trans?  If she's really passable, then it's not really obvious and the commercial might be confusing.  It is unfortunate that drag and trans are very much associated.  But when you boil it down you'd have to educate everyone to the point where our position is commonly understood in order to make a more accurate ad. 

Seeing this I saw it as saying, "Yes you may find it unpleasant but there are those who would kill to go through it so please stop complaining."  or if you want to be really insensitive, "Suck it up bitches, these peeps would stab a mofo to have what you have."  It may not have been ideal, but I do think it's a small step in the right direction.

Quote from: Maddie Secutura on August 09, 2011, 06:08:47 PM
Seeing this I saw it as saying, "Yes you may find it unpleasant but there are those who would kill to go through it so please stop complaining."  or if you want to be really insensitive, "Suck it up bitches, these peeps would stab a mofo to have what you have."  It may not have been ideal, but I do think it's a small step in the right direction.

That makes a lot of sense since I was thinking that throughout the ad right up in the very end where one of them slams the door from the 'gentlemens' washroom then I just thought that was unnecessary and stupid.

Besides there is no happy period.

 self rightous post & politcally incorrect, goes angainst the volcal majority thus, CENSORED

Kate D

Wow that was probably the most insensitive ad I've seen for ages just posted off a complaint e mail to always saying that if they had wanted to make a ad with real trans women talking about how much they wished they had periods that would have shown real pain! !

Quote from: Lily on August 09, 2011, 02:55:38 PM
Made me cry. I know that desire all too well.

That makes two of us... especially on days where I've just spent the entire day with my very feminine, rather voluptuous, drop dead gorgeous friend.  My dysphoria tends to go off the charts when I get home.  Then I see this.  Ugh.  What a disgusting ad!

I found it insensitive, and a poor advert.
I'm sure how the advert helps to sell the product.

It's just dumb

Cindy

  Geez.... ICK!  Mal de mer! This commercial IS in bad taste!
  Joelene 

Probably some ad executive's idea of getting transwomen involved.  But then they don't live on the same planet as the rest of us.  The toilet door sign was just plain offensive.

Karen.