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Crikey am I glad I missed out on the email and anything else related to this subject on Q. I had quite a chuckle thinking how my Mum would have reacted and me and Mr V frequently comment about our Mums reactions when ads for incontinence products, period tampons, erectile disfunction, condoms etc come on the TV.
My Mum would have thrown her pinny over her head whilst waving her arms about and telling anybody in the room to turn the telly off as such things should be kept private. She was proud of the fact that when her and my Dad married, she honestly didn`t know how babies came about and that he never once saw her totally naked and she never ever ever talked about periods and the like. She made Mary Whitehouse sound quite liberal lol. Mind you none of those ads existed when Mum was alive and she passed away in 1987 so wasn`t around to see how base TV ads have become. Mr V`s Mum was obviously very similar going by what he`s told me about her.
 
Crikey am I glad I missed out on the email and anything else related to this subject on Q. I had quite a chuckle thinking how my Mum would have reacted and me and Mr V frequently comment about our Mums reactions when ads for incontinence products, period tampons, erectile disfunction, condoms etc come on the TV.
My Mum would have thrown her pinny over her head whilst waving her arms about and telling anybody in the room to turn the telly off as such things should be kept private. She was proud of the fact that when her and my Dad married, she honestly didn`t know how babies came about and that he never once saw her totally naked and she never ever ever talked about periods and the like. She made Mary Whitehouse sound quite liberal lol. Mind you none of those ads existed when Mum was alive and she passed away in 1987 so wasn`t around to see how base TV ads have become. Mr V`s Mum was obviously very similar going by what he`s told me about her.
Your Mum’s attitude obviously didn’t rub off on you, V (can we say “rub off” here?). At least you’re in good company on this forum.
 
Maybe the Q should use Innes Sibun (British blues artist) rendition of 'She Don't Care' to promote this new string to their selly telly products bow. Snigger I apogies to anyone who listens and us offended but it always makes me laugh out loud but I get I am um quirky
 
At least they're using 'vulva' rather than '******' to describe it. Meg Matthews was presenting her range on Q telling everyone her wash was for the ****** yet the label was telling purchasers that it wasn't for internal use.

I agree that they're selling snake oil, though. If you have a problem there you should see your GP. It shouldn't be accepted that irritation or dryness is normal. I was prescribed a gel for my 'granny fanny' that has worked wonders. I had a moan to my friend about my 'below woe' and she told me she had had similar symptoms that our pharmacist had sold her a cream for for a tenth of that crap on QVC.

Seriously, though, I'm happy that women are now talking about this sort of thing. My friend's daughter was diagnosed with lichen plants of her vulva at the age of 8 which was not nice for her as she was squirming and trying not to scratch in school and it was attracting the attention of the boys who'd started calling her Squirmy Wormy and other unpleasant names. It's not nice for anyone of any age on any part of the body, but even worse for a child.

An ex-colleague very sadly died from vulval cancer after ignoring her symptoms due to embarrassment. Another friend was diagnosed with cervical cancer at 74. Her treatment couldn't go ahead until she'd used dilators to open her ******. She was crying telling me this. She'd been widowed at 50, had ignored the dryness that had plagued her through menopause and the walls had 'stuck' together as a result. I was so upset for her when she admitted that it was such a relief to no longer have to endure a terrible *** life with an abusive alcoholic that she wanted anything below the waist to just go away. Awful.

It's a fact of life that many women will have problems with their skin, intimate area or otherwise (I started getting cystic acne on my jawline) around menopause age. There is no need for anyone to buy these hideously overpriced items, though. See a medical professional if it really bothers you and/or buy a gentle moisturise. From experience I can recommend a zinc-based nappy cream to soothe and help skin heal. I used Boots Zinc and Castor oil nappy cream which I'd used on my daughter's nappy rash but I can't get it these days as it's been replaced with more fashionable (expensive) creams with more ingredients than the 4-ingredient Boots version. I object to buying these items that are often linked to 'celebrities' when the old-fashioned stuff worked as well if not better.

Not to bang on about inequality (but I will), can you imagine men buying pricey snake oil for their old chaps? Well, I can, but only if it promised the unattainable like god-like proportions or go-all-night stamina (who perpetuates these myths?). I can't imagine many men hitting their GP for skin problems unless prompted by a partner or family member (my nephew had balanitis after using one of these snake oil creams, which - surprise - contained CBD and had to be nagged by his girlfriend to go as she kept having irritation). Most of us are excellent at ignoring a problem and hoping it will go away but men are champions at it!

I worked in a geriatric unit at a hospital for a few years and while they don't get problems as frequently as women, older men were suffering with skin problems that were age-related (not incontinence as that had its own issues) with intimate skin. Some are caused by hygiene issues but quite a few just had OAP (old age p*nis).

ETA to ask WTF is with their MTick/MGen crap? I did a quick look at it at Companies House and it seems like they're the very definition of snake oil sellers.
 
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At least they're using 'vulva' rather than '******' to describe it. Meg Matthews was presenting her range on Q telling everyone her wash was for the ****** yet the label was telling purchasers that it wasn't for internal use.

I agree that they're selling snake oil, though. If you have a problem there you should see your GP. It shouldn't be accepted that irritation or dryness is normal. I was prescribed a gel for my 'granny fanny' that has worked wonders. I had a moan to my friend about my 'below woe' and she told me she had had similar symptoms that our pharmacist had sold her a cream for for a tenth of that crap on QVC.

Seriously, though, I'm happy that women are now talking about this sort of thing. My friend's daughter was diagnosed with lichen plants of her vulva at the age of 8 which was not nice for her as she was squirming and trying not to scratch in school and it was attracting the attention of the boys who'd started calling her Squirmy Wormy and other unpleasant names. It's not nice for anyone of any age on any part of the body, but even worse for a child.

An ex-colleague very sadly died from vulval cancer after ignoring her symptoms due to embarrassment. Another friend was diagnosed with cervical cancer at 74. Her treatment couldn't go ahead until she'd used dilators to open her ******. She was crying telling me this. She'd been widowed at 50, had ignored the dryness that had plagued her through menopause and the walls had 'stuck' together as a result. I was so upset for her when she admitted that it was such a relief to no longer have to endure a terrible *** life with an abusive alcoholic that she wanted anything below the waist to just go away. Awful.

It's a fact of life that many women will have problems with their skin, intimate area or otherwise (I started getting cystic acne on my jawline) around menopause age. There is no need for anyone to buy these hideously overpriced items, though. See a medical professional if it really bothers you and/or buy a gentle moisturise. From experience I can recommend a zinc-based nappy cream to soothe and help skin heal. I used Boots Zinc and Castor oil nappy cream which I'd used on my daughter's nappy rash but I can't get it these days as it's been replaced with more fashionable (expensive) creams with more ingredients than the 4-ingredient Boots version. I object to buying these items that are often linked to 'celebrities' when the old-fashioned stuff worked as well if not better.

Not to bang on about inequality (but I will), can you imagine men buying pricey snake oil for their old chaps? Well, I can, but only if it promised the unattainable like god-like proportions or go-all-night stamina (who perpetuates these myths?). I can't imagine many men hitting their GP for skin problems unless prompted by a partner or family member (my nephew had balanitis after using one of these snake oil creams, which - surprise - contained CBD and had to be nagged by his girlfriend to go as she kept having irritation). Most of us are excellent at ignoring a problem and hoping it will go away but men are champions at it!

I worked in a geriatric unit at a hospital for a few years and while they don't get problems as frequently as women, older men were suffering with skin problems that were age-related (not incontinence as that had its own issues) with intimate skin. Some are caused by hygiene issues but quite a few just had OAP (old age p*nis).

ETA to ask WTF is with their MTick/MGen crap? I did a quick look at it at Companies House and it seems like they're the very definition of snake oil sellers.
Excellent post.
Though, the auto correct (?) of planus to plants did make me giggle. I’d be squirming too with plants in me knickers.
 
At least they're using 'vulva' rather than '******' to describe it. Meg Matthews was presenting her range on Q telling everyone her wash was for the ****** yet the label was telling purchasers that it wasn't for internal use.

I agree that they're selling snake oil, though. If you have a problem there you should see your GP. It shouldn't be accepted that irritation or dryness is normal. I was prescribed a gel for my 'granny fanny' that has worked wonders. I had a moan to my friend about my 'below woe' and she told me she had had similar symptoms that our pharmacist had sold her a cream for for a tenth of that crap on QVC.

Seriously, though, I'm happy that women are now talking about this sort of thing. My friend's daughter was diagnosed with lichen plants of her vulva at the age of 8 which was not nice for her as she was squirming and trying not to scratch in school and it was attracting the attention of the boys who'd started calling her Squirmy Wormy and other unpleasant names. It's not nice for anyone of any age on any part of the body, but even worse for a child.

An ex-colleague very sadly died from vulval cancer after ignoring her symptoms due to embarrassment. Another friend was diagnosed with cervical cancer at 74. Her treatment couldn't go ahead until she'd used dilators to open her ******. She was crying telling me this. She'd been widowed at 50, had ignored the dryness that had plagued her through menopause and the walls had 'stuck' together as a result. I was so upset for her when she admitted that it was such a relief to no longer have to endure a terrible *** life with an abusive alcoholic that she wanted anything below the waist to just go away. Awful.

It's a fact of life that many women will have problems with their skin, intimate area or otherwise (I started getting cystic acne on my jawline) around menopause age. There is no need for anyone to buy these hideously overpriced items, though. See a medical professional if it really bothers you and/or buy a gentle moisturise. From experience I can recommend a zinc-based nappy cream to soothe and help skin heal. I used Boots Zinc and Castor oil nappy cream which I'd used on my daughter's nappy rash but I can't get it these days as it's been replaced with more fashionable (expensive) creams with more ingredients than the 4-ingredient Boots version. I object to buying these items that are often linked to 'celebrities' when the old-fashioned stuff worked as well if not better.

Not to bang on about inequality (but I will), can you imagine men buying pricey snake oil for their old chaps? Well, I can, but only if it promised the unattainable like god-like proportions or go-all-night stamina (who perpetuates these myths?). I can't imagine many men hitting their GP for skin problems unless prompted by a partner or family member (my nephew had balanitis after using one of these snake oil creams, which - surprise - contained CBD and had to be nagged by his girlfriend to go as she kept having irritation). Most of us are excellent at ignoring a problem and hoping it will go away but men are champions at it!

I worked in a geriatric unit at a hospital for a few years and while they don't get problems as frequently as women, older men were suffering with skin problems that were age-related (not incontinence as that had its own issues) with intimate skin. Some are caused by hygiene issues but quite a few just had OAP (old age p*nis).

ETA to ask WTF is with their MTick/MGen crap? I did a quick look at it at Companies House and it seems like they're the very definition of snake oil sellers.
I agree that nowadays people should be able to discuss any physical or sexual problem with their friends, immediate family or their GP but the snake oil sellers will jump on any kind of bandwagon to make a few bob.
The one thing I like to see is the open dialogue between parents and their kids these days regarding body issues, sexual issues and puberty. I had none of that and neither did my Mum.
Her Mother died when my Mum was just 13 and she was the oldest girl in the family, she had older brothers though. Her dad made her leave school, get a part time job in a weaving mill and take care of the house, the other kids and the cooking and cleaning. Her Mother had never told her the facts of life , neither did her dad and when she started her periods at age 14 she didn`t have a clue what was happening.
She met my Dad is 1939, married him in 1941 and he literally had to tell her even the most basic things about her body and the birds and the bees. He`d lived in Canada as a Barnados boy from the age of 12 and worked on a farm in the middle of nowhere so unlike many men of that era he had no issues talking about births, bodies and how animals including humans mated.
Sadly my Mum adopted the same attitude towards myself and my sister and told neither of us the facts of life and never explained about periods. We knew we could always ask dad but as young teenage girls we felt embarrassed in doing so.
I now see my teenage granddaughters being open and honest with their parents especially their Mum and she`s ensured they were well prepared for their bodies changing during puberty and not only the physical but also the mental and emotional issues which comes with it. I totally applaud how responsible parents deal with things these days.
 
Can you just imagine Simon Biagi presenting this, or god forbid it Rezzy??

I think they are trying to come up with a myriad of ideas for selling stuff that you really don’t need to max out the profits.

We all know that financially things are not good for QVC, I just think that this is insane.

There are some things that should remain quietly in the background - not blasted out to all and sundry.

I said to a good friend a couple of years ago, it’s bliddy well embarrassing being a woman with all these adverts at the moment. She laughed and agreed. The truth is it is and QVC did no one any favours with their menopause ‘sales drive’ either. If they are not careful they will lose credibility rapidly!
 
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What music will they have in the background? How about Tom Jones and *** Bomb 😀 or even
oui je t'aime 😀. Maybe we could do a hit list of music tracks to flog the gear with - what an idea 🤣
 
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Crikey am I glad I missed out on the email and anything else related to this subject on Q. I had quite a chuckle thinking how my Mum would have reacted and me and Mr V frequently comment about our Mums reactions when ads for incontinence products, period tampons, erectile disfunction, condoms etc come on the TV.
My Mum would have thrown her pinny over her head whilst waving her arms about and telling anybody in the room to turn the telly off as such things should be kept private. She was proud of the fact that when her and my Dad married, she honestly didn`t know how babies came about and that he never once saw her totally naked and she never ever ever talked about periods and the like. She made Mary Whitehouse sound quite liberal lol. Mind you none of those ads existed when Mum was alive and she passed away in 1987 so wasn`t around to see how base TV ads have become. Mr V`s Mum was obviously very similar going by what he`s told me about her.
My mum thought that pregnancy (even within marriage) was something to be ashamed of, and that women should wear a large smock, not talk about it in public and avoid drawing attention to the bump.
 
Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination.

Dusty Springfield - In Private

Pink Floyd could be interesting with Comfortably Numb or even Wish You Were Here

Imagination - Body Talk

Bee Gees - More Than A Woman

Thompson Twins - Doctor Doctor

There would be loads - they could do a special compilation CD to flog.
 

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