Television Commercials – How They Shame and Ignore Us at the Same Time

No matter what time of day, no matter what television program I am watching, the TV is shaming me. I am not pretty enough, smell bad “down there”, need help pooping, and my eyes may bulge. If it’s not me, it’s a man’s bent or flaccid penis or your kids’ potential for ADD/ADHD.

When is this going to end? Where is the Marlboro Man? At least he was pretty to look at. Bring on the Marlboro Woman. I bet she has a lot to say right now.

Now it is the poor woman with sunglasses and a bad thyroid, kids jumping up and down in the kitchen with ADD, people sitting on the bloody can trying to poop, and products for every inch of my body so someone else will like it? I am over it.

What happened to commercials for normal stuff? I am quite perfect the way I am. Eh, except for menopause.

Now, why don’t I see ANY commercials for any products to help with menopause? Where are those? The cooling fan guys would make a gazillion if they advertised to us. Do you sell a sheet set that might actually absorb our sweat at night? TELL ME.

Stop making me hunt for products I could use RIGHT NOW.

I attempted to sell supplements, but because none of them worked for me, I won’t advocate those but give me other solutions. Please. I beg of you.

Better cooling products: Washcloths, ice packs, fans.

Better absorption products: Clothes, sheets, and hair wraps for nighttime hot flashes (I refuse to cut my hair).

We need to ban pharmaceutical companies from advertising on TV first and foremost. That’s another column in another space, but how dare they. We are still in an opioid crisis and they are peddling ADHD drugs STRAIGHT TO YOUR KIDS. Just watch the commercials.

Back to menopause. More than 1 million women enter menopause each year and it can last more than 5 years. Where are the products for us?

This is a totally untapped market. Get thinking.