Nurses General Nursing
Published Jun 13, 2003
SandySummers
52 Posts
Procter & Gamble pulls Clairol shampoo commercial and apologizes to nurses
June 11, 2003 -- As a result of protests from nurses, Procter & Gamble promised on June 9 to stop running a Clairol Herbal Essences television commercial that showed a female nurse leave her patient unmonitored to wash her hair in his bathroom, then dance around his room, waving her hair in ecstasy....more
http://www.nursingadvocacy.org/news/2003jun11_clairol.html
ScarlettRN
116 Posts
good!
That commercial ticked me off big time.
Shamrock, BSN, RN
448 Posts
Yea, it was pretty stupid.
funnygirl_rn
433 Posts
I think all their commericals are annoying & stupid.
FutureNurse2005
713 Posts
they should change all of those "orgasmic" commercials! its a turn off not a turn on!
I too was upset by that commercial! Glad they are taking it off the air!
armyobrn
8 Posts
that's strange It was just on my tv last night. I guess not all stations pulled it.
redwinggirlie
559 Posts
It's amazing how little thought goes into commercials, and television in general. A victory for nurses!
4XNURSE
145 Posts
Originally posted by redwinggirlie It's amazing how little thought goes into commercials, and television in general. A victory for nurses!
Actually a lot of thought goes into those commercials.
Remember that the big ad agencies are marketing to the masses, and we as nurses are a small minority. The "public" still thinks all nurses are 18 - 22 year old, playboy playmates, who run around giving shots to the patients, and idolizing the doctors. If they think it will sell shampoo, they don't really care if we get a bad rap. If every nurse in America boycotts their product it is a small minority, and if all the guys who watch the superbowl think it's cute, the ad is going to run. Truth be damned!
Think $$$$ if you want to figure out the advertising business.
Just my $ 0.02.
ken
(fat, old, long-haired, bearded, hippie friek, RN)
twarlik
573 Posts
There is another commercial that irritaties me. I believe it's a commercial for McDonald's. There is a doctor and nurse examining a patient who apparently got too enthusiastic while drinking his milk shake. The nurse is this young, sexy looking woman with long manicured nails. She certainly isn't portrayed as being very intelligent or autonomous. Kind of gets under my skin...
nursetobe-babe
31 Posts
When are they taking it off the air? I just saw it twice yesterday ( June 12)
SmilingBluEyes
20,964 Posts
i hate commercials like this, too. I wrote the company about my feelings and promised not to buy any of their silly products.
sbic56, BSN, RN
1,437 Posts
I get a little irritated, too, by the way some commercials are presented, but I think it is done partly because reality is just too boring or not as attractive as what these advertisers can dream up.
The one that bugs me is the female incontinence pad commercial where they show these 20 y.o. Victoria's Secret type models slinking around, just being shown from the waist down in their "dry"size 5 undies....you know the one I mean? Now is that representative of the typical audience they are targeting? But then, who wants to watch a bunch of middle aged, well lived women dance around with their cellulite and orange peel skin?