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Dr. Jen Gunter debunked several science myths about vaginas in recent Twitter posts criticizing beauty brand Vagisil s line of products for teens.
Word to the wise: when Dr. Jen Gunter comes after your company’s junk science, listen to her.
The Canadian gynecologist known for debunking Gwenyth Paltrow’s Goop is now taking on Vagisil, calling out the brand’s new line of products for teens as “predatory” for profiting off of young people’s insecurities about how their vulvas smell. In series of tweets, starting on Feb. 4, Gunter took aim at pressuring Vagisil to pull its brand OMV!, which markets three confetti-decorated products to cisgender teenage girls. They’re meant to tackle so-called “period funk” and help young people with vulvas do an “intimate care glow-up.” Because apparently that’s something vulvas need.
WTF? Vagisil is targeting teen girls for having smelly vulvas
The safest way to clean your vulva is with water.
As if teen girls don’t already have
a complicated relationship with their ever-changing bodies, Vagisil is marketing a new product to make them feel even worse and create shame.
Vagisil, the company that makes washes and wipes for women’s “intimate” areas, has launched a new line called OMV!, aimed specifically at teenagers. Its star products the “All Day Fresh Wash” and “No-Sweat Wipettes” are apparently meant to rid young women of, among other things, their “period funk.”
It’s long been known that products aimed at cleaning and removing odours from women’s vulvas are completely unnecessary at best, and potentially dangerous at worst. “Your
‘Jeopardy’ Fans, and Some Past Contestants, Are Not Happy That Dr Oz Is Guest Hosting
“He stands for misinformation: exactly the opposite of what Jeopardy’s supposed to be,” tweeted past champion Dan PawsonPhil Owen | February 3, 2021 @ 4:07 AM Last Updated: February 3, 2021 @ 5:26 AM
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It’s just about impossible to replace the man who hosted “Jeopardy” for nearly four decades and more than 8,000 episodes, but somebody will have to take over Alex Trebek’s legacy sooner or later. Whoever they pick among the guests hosts Sony is trying out won’t satisfy everyone, but there’s one person slated for one of those guests slots who a whole lot of fans and even some past contestants! are already rejecting: Mehmet Oz, aka Dr. Oz, whose guest spot was revealed Tuesday evening.