Letters to the Editor
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What the hell?!?
What the hell?!?!
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I could write a 1000-word defense of my position...
...but instead I shall choose sweet, sweet brevity:
The product? Awesome!!
(And an effective counterpoint to a somewhat siller belief of some feminists: that the existence of urinals gives a sexist, ummm, "advantage" to men.)
The commercial? Also AWESOME....
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It all makes sense now
I think I now understand why so many of the posts at broadsheet sound so bitter and snarky.
I think the commercial falls into the awesome category as it's certain to piss off idiots on the right and left. Not to mention the whole: "so we've got this product, it lets women pee while standing, how do you think we should market it?" thing....
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Definitely awesome
That is all.
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huh ...
OK, you ARE going to wash your hands, right?
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Awful, because
it leaves two questions unanswered: 1) does she carry that thing around with her? and 2) what does she do with it when she's finished?
If the answer to #2 is "rinse it off and put it back in her purse," then ugh.
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How about...stupid?
Why on earth would a women want to pee standing up when it is absolutely unnecessary? I can see how this could be handy if you're working in the field and there are no restrooms handy. I cannot see why a woman would want to get her private's all covered in urine just before going back to bed with a sexy man.
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@jebldmm
First off, she didn't want to get back in bed with him, that was the whole point of the commercial. Second, while I would not use the product because it would get really gross and there's no way I would put it in my purse, I would love to pee standing up in some restrooms. Women's restrooms are filty. Women pee all over the toilet to avoid sitting on it rather than using the seat covers so even restrooms in nice restaurants can be gross. If someone could find a better solution than this for that they'd be rich.
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Evolution???
Perhaps it IS real.
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way more like
This is way more like "awesome" than "awful."
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how to market this
If this takes off, there'll be an army of giggling menfolk saying seven words to women they never thought possible: "Put the lid down when you're done!"
Now THAT'S marketing. :-)
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Awesome
But... the real test... can she write her name in the snow with it??
Spud
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public restrooms
Be careful what you wish for--public restrooms, male and female, are often pretty gross. I don't think this product will do much for that. Men pee all over the toilet, rarely bothering to lift the lid and then flush, on the rare occassion that they bother to at all, by hitting the flush handle with their feet (feet that moments ago were standing in a collective pool of urine). The urinals are worse if you look at the floor beneath--probably because men stand as far away as they can to avoid any backsplash. I am betting the same woman that hover over the seat and pee on everything, will be as reckless with this funnel. The problem, as I see it, isn't anatomy, it's courtesy. I have no idea how to fix that. Try to use the restroom at home, I guess.
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Awesomely awful
Apparent whiz company is leader in urine collection technology. Question have Svutlana is who is competition? Depends? Specimen bottle?
Positioning, so speak, is for women who want for wee like men. No use me wee word. Wee is from website. Prefer me piddle.
Never ever want me piddle like man against wall or on side of road or in bathroom with door open, especial no into something that look like it belong in kitchen beside turkey baste.
Svutlana
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actually, svutlana
There is a similar product called the She-Wee being marketed in the UK.
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Awesome on both counts!
Duh. C'mon, Sarah. You know you want to write your name in the snow once before you die.
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Nah.
The commercial plays on homophobia to sell a product.
Pass.
The product seems like a waste of money and plastic. A man definately invented that piece of crap imagining women sitting around envying their ability to write their name in the snow.
Pass.
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yawn
Us Burning Man chicks have known about these things for years. They're excellent for camping -- just rinse them off and keep them in a gallon-size Zip-Loc between uses. Anyone who's that phobic about the hygiene credentials of public toilets (in most cases the door handles are an order of magnitude filthier than the toilet seats, so just wipe the thing off and sit the fuck down already) should probably stay home.
I would like to take this opportunity to say that Svutlana cracks my shit up, every time. S/he is pretty much the only reason to read the Broadsheet letters these days, IMO.
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Awesome & Awesome
Excellent on both counts.
That is a great product. Carrying around a rinse-able plastic funnel has got to be 20 times more hygienic than coming into contact with a public toilet.
Also, I read the advert as her trying to get rid of the bloke out of her apartment. Not the other way round.
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Slight Modification
They should make paper disposable ones -- just like dixie cups. Also, they should have a dispenser on the wall -- just like dixie cups!
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Odd is the word
"Odd" is the word for the ad. "Irrelevant" is the word for the product. Any gal can pee standing up. She just needs to be willing to put her hands "down there," grab hold of the pee thing, (pushing the labia out of the way) and direct the pee right into the bowl. Works for camping as well as your one-night-stand situations.
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Awesome!
I have a similar product that's disposal (it is made of coated cardboard so it is one time use only), the P-Mate, which I carry in my car--gas station restrooms are so gross in the US, this product is wonderful. They are also great for camping or hiking--no more splash on the feet. P-Mate, I love ya!
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Homophobia
The commercial isn't "playing on" homophobia, since the homophobe is the jerk she's trying to get rid of, right? He immediately assumes the worst, and obviously if he doesn't pause to think WTF or wasn't paying attention last night, he's a dumbass. Plus, it's Australian, and IIRC they are a bit more mature on subjects like this. Europeans are, anyways. Either way, it's nothing like that super bowl ad, remember that? Where John Steward later played a fake clip of the two guy basically trying to kill each other to prove they weren't gay?