In my ‘I Blame Kindergarten‘ post I jokingly mentioned spraying your kid down with Lysol to keep germs at bay, and by “at bay” I meant away from me.
Apparently, way back in the day Lysol already had a similar idea…
Aimed at women… And is wasn’t for colds and flu!
Uh. No! And eeewwwwww.
Really?? Ya’ know what else incompatible means? Fuck off.
Shipwrecked?? “Lysol has prevented many such tragedies??” Hahahaha.
Maybe YOU can plant one of those rationed kisses on my ass.
I think I threw up a little reading this one. The last Q&A is the worst.
“…and use every means in her power to remain glamorous, dainty and lovely to love.”
I really don’t know how women survived back then with ads like these. They’re so degrading and sexist. I would’ve NEVER gotten married.
Oh, but wait. Men used Lysol back then too.
Aw. For their sensitive skin..
I can think of another use.
Try putting some Lysol on those bad boys!
And PS – Um. Yeah. I’m pretty sure we can all resist “schweddy balls.”
I know people say, “it’s just the way it was back then” but I don’t buy it. I think women are women and offensive is offensive. They knew it then just as we know it now.
But what could they do?
Back then the men were barely out of the caves and still thought it was okay to grab their woman by the hair and drag her home to cook and clean.
But apparently, no sex until after Lysol.
Kudos to the women who went before me and actually had to put up with this bullshit and lived thru it.
There is no way I’d be swishin’ my “hoo hoo” with Lysol just to have sex with some guy!
Mimi’s quote for the day –
And if he tells you to put Lysol on your “Hoo Hoo” you don’t have to do that either.
Everything was the women’s fault back in the day. I remember. It drove my mother bonkers.
Have a fabulous day my friend. ☺
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Ya’ know what should’ve been the women’s fault back then? The steadily shrinking population of men! – Ugh. I really don’t know how women put up with it.
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Wow, never saw those ads before! Can’t STAND the smell of Lysol…so that would be a game killer for me, dissenfected or not!!! Lol
Where do you find these nuggets?
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NO KIDDING!!! It’s just so gross, not to mention, “Hoo Hoo’s” are sensitive. I can’t even imagine what that must’ve felt like! – You can find these nuggets in a Google search of retro ads. 🙂
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Ha ha ha ha! Where did you find these gems, Mimi! I found the q&a pretty gross. Thanks for the laughs!
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Hahaha. Thank you Vidya and you’re welcome! I just did a Google search of retro Lysol ads. And yeah. That Q&A??? Omg. I just know I’d of been in prison back then for murdering every ad exec. that put out this crap!
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Giggle. I just squeezed my legs tighter the moment I read “lysol” for my hoo haa. Eww.
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Haha. I did too Vidya. Cringing at the thought of Lysol on my “Hoo Hoo!” It’s just wrong.
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I can not comment.
You know i’m a WASP right?
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But you’re not a practising WASP so it’s okay. 😉
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OMG! This is the best thing I read today. Wow! I Don’t know if I want to laugh or cry reading the q&a. Pity the women who used lysol on their hoo-hoos. Thank you for sharing it!
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Hahahaha! Well thank you Jan! 😀 Can you imagine?? Omg. I so would not have made it back then. I’d of be a single, old maid and happy for it. But guess what?? This old maid’s “Hoo Hoo” wouldn’t have been smellin’ like Lysol! – Or anything else disgusting… Ugh. Those poor women…
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That’s sooooo gross. OMG. I can’t imagine shoving lysol up your vajayjay is very good for it either. I bet it was the cause of a lot of cancer.
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Isn’t it just disgusting Joanne?? But ya’ know? What did they know back then? I would think just the smell of it would tell you NOT to put it anywhere near your “Hoo Hoo” but apparently women did.. Can you imagine walking around smelling like Lysol???
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Oh! That is just plain awful! I’m old and I don’t remember those ads and I never would have used something as nasty as Lysol! Ick!
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I KNOW SJ!!!!! I wonder how many women actually did tho. I’m sure there were other ways…
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hahaha… this is awesome. Loved the points you raised. 🙂
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Thank you Pytho! 😀
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I think my whole body clenched up while reading this. Because: #1 Ow. #2 The woman is to blame for everything!
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Mine did the same when I came across those ads and then my brain did it’s own clenching while I was reading them over and over again. Just a real mind blower for me.
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Lysol? In that delicate place?
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Yeah. NO!!!!!!!!!
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Holy crap!
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I know, right??? I wonder how many women followed this advice. I can’t imagine any but hey, coulda’ been some kind of trend back then. Who knows. Not for me. I’d be quite happy to kick back and not be trending.
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You want me to put what in my where??!!
If those ads were ran today, they’d have to add a ‘WARNING:MAY CAUSE DEATH’ disclaimer as well. Because I’m guessing that if you asked a woman nowadays to put Lysol or her foof, she’s gonna get a bit stabby.
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Well, ya’ know.. You could kill two birds with one stone if you make your man put it on his face FIRST. – Hahahahaha.
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OMG Woman! You are too much! It’s 4:30 am and here I am howling with laughter!!! 😀
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Yay for laughter! 😀 I like that much better than the alternatives.
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An interesting post on sexism embodied by Lysol. Thanks for sharing images.
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Thank you V! 🙂
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Lysol where??? OMG, that would burn and ugh, cannot even think about it! Blaming incompatibility on “ignorance of feminine hygiene” and touting how Lysol has prevented marriage tragedies? And that asinine Love Quiz! Karen, I think I threw up a little reading all that too!
A demented group of ad men must have come up with the Lysol campaign! Such blatant ignorance and what a terrible way to promote the product. Did this really bring them sales? Were there men out there bringing home bottles of Lysol (which hopefully some of those women threw right back at their husbands’ heads!)? I’m thinking about all those poor women who actually followed this to keep some a-h of a man happy! Also offensive that women were considered so full of germs in their “hoo hoos” that they had to be sanitized. I really don’t know how those women survived then and kudos to them. I think the Lysol ad men who came up with the campaign should have used Lysol directly on their own balls! Wow, this was eye-opening and I’m sure not opening my “hoo hoo” for Lysol for any man, ever!
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I know JLil. It was very difficult for me to attempt to put some humor in this post because I found every photo absolutely infuriating. And then that Q&A?? I just wouldn’t have made it back then without being arrested I’m certain of it. And I feel for those women. I can’t imagine having to deal with all of that day in and day out.. Breaks my heart a little and makes me thankful.
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Ugh! So true, women definitely knew it then like they know it now. But what could they do! And oh my, those ads! Unbelievable! 😂
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I know Dashy and I’m so frustrated for all of those women of the past because society dictated that they were helpless to do anything except “go along.” I’m so happy we are no longer in that place.
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Oh My Goodness! I snorted so loud reading this post…not the Lysol part. I agree 100% with you. I cannot see any woman just thinking, “Oh, thank you Lysol.” so disgusting.
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Hahaha. We laugh but can you imagine??? Like that was seriously a thing back then? Surely women were not foolish enough to use it but ya’ know. What do we know..
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What an absurd round up of ads. Todays marketing hides its sexism better…but it is still there. This was a funny way to address a real issue.
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Thank you, Anna and I agree. Sexism is alive and well but you’re right, they’re better at hiding it now.
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Hahah!! What an amazing round of questions and answers! And Lysol! Where did you find all the ads? Here, we have Lizol as our brathroom cleaner?! Lol
Cheers
Geets
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Hahaha. 🙂 Well, fortunately for the modern women here, Lysol is now just a household cleaner and NOT a “Hoo Hoo” cleaner! 😀
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Whaaaat? omg that’s crazy! Funny but also kinda scary that those are real!
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Makes you that much more grateful to be a “modern woman” doesn’t it Beth? 😀
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