Ortho Promoting Promiscuity in Young UNMARRIED Women.

Ortho Evra ad ^ | 5-29-2005 | myself

[Future Useless Eater]

Ortho is promoting promiscuity and unsafe sex in young UNMARRIED women.

A commercial for birth control devices by OrthoEvra shows a young woman saying: "My life goes a million miles a minute, so remembering to take the pill every DAY can be such a hassle. So I thought the weekly patch might be a good thing." The problem is, this young woman is NOT wearing a wedding or engagement ring on her left hand's 'ring' finger but she is instead wearing a large EXTREMELY OBVIOUS ring on her NEXT finger (closer to her thumb) which typically indicates an unattached woman who is 'available' and 'on the market'. This actress was encouraged, I.M.O, to flash her 'ring hand' many times throughout the commercial, including several close-ups with her left hand by her face. By comparison, this woman (who statistically would be right handed) never flaunted her ring-less RIGHT hand even once. She was also wearing her watch on ler left wrist, which is another indication of her right-handed-ness. The ad also shows a young woman doctor recommending the patch, who is also apparently unmarried. Now even if you ignore the moral problems with this ad, the patch, because it offers NO protection at all against AIDS, should NOT be MARKETED towards UNMARRIED young women, especially those who are advertising they are 'available'. The commercial ended with the actress encouraging young women of America to: "Talk to your health care professional so you can be smart about your body, and smart about your birth control."

[Future Useless Eater]

This story is an F.R. exclusive. The EDITORIAL is my own.

[Future Useless Eater]

B.C. ping to a a horribly irresponsible birth control ad.

So if any teenage daughters catch AIDS due to this, can parents sue Ortho?

[B Knotts]

Interesting. Good job on the research!

I know I'm in the minority, but I find these ads offensive.

[Strategerist]

Oh Dear! Fire up the Torches!

[Strategerist]

So if any teenage daughters catch AIDS due to this, can parents sue Ortho?

In some surreal alternative reality fantasy universe, yes.

[bahblahbah]

It may be promoting promiscuity but it has nothing to do with where she is wearing her ring or watch.

[Desdemona]

So if any teenage daughters catch AIDS due to this, can parents sue Ortho?

There's normally a disclaimer on the ad that the patch does not protect against HIV, blah, blah, blah. So, technically, they've been warned. At least, that's what the drug companies will say.

Unbelievable. I've hated those ads since they came out a few years ago.

[SedVictaCatoni]

And they wonder why liberals get such traction out of the Republicans-want-to-regulate-your-bedroom claims.

[MikefromOhio]

It might be promoting promiscuity, I doubt it, but look around. These ads aren't causing women to make those decisions. Women (and men) are.

But you know what, we should ban Ortho!! Yeah!! Let's regulate morality!!! /sarcasm

[Arpege92]

"And they wonder why liberals get such traction out of the Republicans-want-to-regulate-your-bedroom claims."

I agree. This woman in the ad looks like an adult female who can make her own choices in life....not a teenager. There are bigger fish to fry.

[misterrob]

Amen to that....shouldn't someone be in church today taking in the fire and brimstone?

Besides, everyone knows that the best form of birth control for women is a pair of Birkenstalks and 20 extra lbs

[Caipirabob]

Ortho Promoting Promiscuity in Young UNMARRIED Women.

Sorry, amigo... When I was single there wasn't a day that passedthat I wasn't promoting the same thing. ; )

[MikefromOhio]

Besides, everyone knows that the best form of birth control for women is a pair of Birkenstalks and 20 extra lbs

LOL!!

[Mr. Jeeves]

Oh Dear! Fire up the Torches!

They've got "A"-shaped branding irons set aside for just such a purpose. ;)

[Arpege92]

"When I was single there wasn't a day that passed that I wasn't promoting the same thing."

You hussy you! ;-}

[The Coopster]

Oh for pete's sake........

Some folks just don't have enough to do......

[Arpege92]

"Oh for pete's sake........ Some folks just don't have enough to do......"

Well Caipirabob used to....he's married now.

[MikefromOhio]

[Mark was here]

So if any teenage daughters catch AIDS due to this, can parents sue Ortho?

Can a boys parents sue the girls parents if she is spreading syphilis?

[MAD-AS-HELL]

Hello! It's 2005. Did you just wake up? This is what you are now going to put your energy into? Going after ORTHO because you think they are promoting promiscuity by putting ads for the patch? You are taking a long leap with that reasoning. You think women are that stupid (and I do know some stupid women and men) that they'll see the ad and think "oh goodie, i can now go screw anyone I want cuz ortho is telling me I can!"?

COME ON! You aren't that gullible are you?

Hell, I'd rather have them doing that with the patch than what's going on today with so many women not using their heads, having unprotected sex and then having to get an abortion.

And on a factual matter that you got horribly wrong. Heterosexual intercourse isn't a main factor in HIV/AIDS increase. Fact is that HIV doesn't spread via vaginal intercourse that easily(in fact, it's extremely difficult for the virus to penetrate the vaginal wall and infection rate is). Do some research about how the VIRUS actually spreads and then you'll see I am right and you'll stop spreading falsehoods.

I would redirect you efforts and go after the biggest sexual predator and rapist we have out there. BILL "I'll rape you with my cigar" Clinton.

Thanks!

And thank you to all of the men and women who have sacrificed their life to protect our country.