Pop-Culture | Posted by Julie Z on 09/14/2009

gendered vitamins?

So, most commercial piss me off. For the most part, they are stupid and uncreative and for every 30 second spot I watch I feel like I’ve lost a thousand brain cells, if not more. Also, it doesn’t help that my mother was in the advertising industry for many years and likes to shout out every single thing that’s wrong with every commercial. Every. single. commercial.

But one commercial recently caught my attention in the sexist arena.

I couldn’t find the actual video, but One-A-Day has a vitamin called “Teen Advantage.” Okay, vitamins for teens. We’re growing and shit, blah blah blah. But oh no, this vitamin is specific to gender. The ad reads:

“Healthy muscle function with Magnesium (for Him) and Healthy skin with Vitamins A and C, Copper, and Iron (for…

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