Jinx Minx wrote:

>> No I am not kidding, and it was women who seemed to be the most offended
>> by them. My mother in law was quite irritated when my sister in law
>> appeared in one for tampons. My wife disagreed with her. Being a special
>> ed teacher at the time, and having been a social worker, she was the one
>> who suggested to me that there would be women out there who didn't know.
>> She cited the cases of girls raised by fathers who didn't know much about
>> the topic, or by strict parents who kept their kids in the dark, or those
>> who are just plain stupid. That was back in the 60s when stuff like that
>> was not discussed in public, the days when girls would have their first
>> period and not know what was happening.
>
> Well, that was 40 years ago. Times have changed. You no longer have to go
> back to the pharmacy counter and embarassingly ask for a box of product like
> it's a dirty subject.

You're right. It was 40 year ago, and it was a taboo topic. Thanks to
those commercials, in part, people have a more enlightened view.