Since women are the last slaves on earth its fitting that we are taken as a joke. Racist summers eve, I don't even know one person who rubs this crap on their body. They say wash your vagina for a raise cause they consider us whores in ther christian/muslim/jewish patriarchal society. Traditionally women have been comprimised sexually and mentally for their raise. Well we are not your slaves corporate america. I demand all self respecting women boycott this ompany and brand on a whole. They take us for fools n make a joke of our vaginas? Well their right the world does revolve around our vaginas so the joke is on them. Summers eve go eff urself. Leave my V alone!

well, the video's up there don't work, but i found them on youtube, and i'm, uhhhhh, speechless!
did anybody see the colbert 'hail to the d' spoof?
very funny, but, it is just a spoof.

oh, omg, 'my vertical smile'? le gasp!
and what's with the 'spend an extra 10 seconds in the shower'? aren't we supposed to wash our hands for 20 seconds? rofl

I am so glad you discuss this. My friend used to use douche until I threw out the products on her house and discussed this. I think the best way to educate is one on one. Take that summers eve one less vagina washer. Ps did this make anyone else think of margaret cho's wash your vagina routine?

Men designing the campaign? Figures. Just what everyone wants a stylish vagina. Hail to the V.... Sadly there are women out there who fall for this crap. PROPAGANDA at its finest.

Let the hand do the talking?

If my vagina could talk I would take it on the road.

Stereotyping is disgusting... And those who go along with it are just as bad. Anything to make a buck. The complain because someone does not take you serious. The nerve.

My vagina now smells like Berry, Summer's Eve. Can Pauline and I high five now? And then do you think I can ask for a raise?

Seriously, people. Sheesh!

If I had been shown these ads without having read the blog post first, I would have assumed that they were a spoof! The idea that a woman would need a "specialty vagina wash" for the shower is ridiculous, and I hope nobody wastes their money on these products.

It's like they took the idea of a 'vagina monologue' and twisted it into a scheme to make women feel insecure and filthy. Don't buy into this, ladies!

I asked my lady parts for a response, but they were laughing too hard to form words.

Love it! I didn't know my vagina had an accent either, or could talk. I know what it would say to Summer's Eve though...and I'll spare you because it's going to be something inappropriate. It's just plain ignorant. Save stereotyping for stand up comedy acts. Don't insult women's inteligence or their body parts. Sick of it!

This is what we get when we allow a corporation and its "in house multi-cutural experts" to tell us about our own bodies. What's sad is that they actually believe their hype about "helping" women. First, alas, they must help themselves.

Okay- yes. DO get me started! I'm going to post my response to this tomorrow!

I had my rant about Summer's Eve last year when they put that advertorial in Woman's Day magazine about how to ask your boss for a raise (the #1 tips- WASH YOUR VAGINA!) WTF?

http://www.owningpink.com/blogs/owning-pink/want-raise-wash-your-vagina

I even wrote a letter back to the marketing director who apologized on my post. And this is how they respond?

Summer's Eve- you effed up- AGAIN!

Thanks for shining a light on this, Pauline. Great article, love!

Ay yi yi
Lissa

That's just ridiculous. I can't believe they would make such ads and even put them up! As well as the fact that it is racial stereotyping, I personally see it as degrading to women. I understand they want to "provoke a reaction" but there are much better ways to go about it.