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    angelina jolie-laide is a gaudy tulip: I hate to be a judgey mcjudgerson, but this comment made me want to vomit and die: "Quite frankly I love this add. I can give a not so subtle nudge t... more »
    VoxPopuli: It makes a lot more sense when you realize that they're just promoting their latest color: teabag tearose. more »
    buzzgirl: A nail polish blog? more »
    gwaste: Just incase anyone has forgot, this is a NAIL POLISH AD, you're supposed to notice the nails - an earth tone would of blended in and the nails would n... more »
    Highsmith: Funny how a product that appeals to women (apologies to the men using nail polish on here) STILL manages to stereotype women as sex objects to fulfill... more »
    ali is a cranky whiner: Are "humorous" and "offensive" the only options? If so, I'm throwing away my vote on a third party candidate. I'm torn between "dumb" and "ugly". more »
    LipstickLibrarian: Her nails are obviously still wet. How else is she supposed to get the fruit off that tree? more »
    wtfox?!: Clearly Satan deceived her into crappy nail polish color as well as eating the apple. Come on, Satan, give a girl a break! more »
    aag: The Garden of Eden did not have a nail salon. Before the fall, Eve came equipped with naturally exquisite hair, painted nails and a perfectly dewy mid... more »
    Imogen Quest: The only thing that truly offends me about that ad is how badly the nail color clashes with the rest of the photo. If it had been an earth-tone, I pro... more »
    superconnected (is it time to leave?): The Eve and apple thing got me thinking that perhaps they are going for the idea bright colour is tempting and often near forbidden in some of the mor... more »
    Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa... There are nail polish blogs? Seriously? more »
    clevernamehere: Who even notices the nail polish in that shot? I'm starting to wonder if there is anything in the world that will not eventually be advertised with a... more »
    Eric Northman is mine: Hmm, seems like tea bagging. Comment brought to you by Sex and the City. more »
    angelheadedhipster: I'm honestly more distracted/offended by the crap-tactular font than the actual image/concept... more »
    olivejuice: Ummm, there's a nail polish blog? more »
    lilbobbytables: I prefer to wear devilish red nail polish when pretending to teabag fruit in advertisements. But, that's probably just me. more »
    sinbad20: It doesn't make me want to but nail varnish. It does make me want to suck some balls, because, you know, I'm only human. more »
    sarakeet: street rat crazy: What, you guys don't get the urge to fellate a fruit tree after you get a manicure? I mean, hey, I'm only human. more »
    brinkswomanship: Camp: Offensive. I don't even think we need to dissect it, it's all the worst cliches of sexism in advertising all bundled into one egregious and fr... more »
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    Can We Just Stop This Craptacular Body Wash Madness, Please?

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    Finally, Teens Don't Like, Or Want To Be, Girls Who Wear Abercrombie & Fitch

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