Tampon Art
May 29th, 2009 by timbotron
For over a year now, I have encountered in grocery stores, on billboards, and in shopping malls what could be appropriately termed as “tampon art.” Cartoonish portrayals of women with large heads, huge eyes, and long spindly limbs; on a range of women’s products and always in close proximity to words like sassy, low-fat, freshness, Oprah, or va-jay-jay.
This style of art has the power to turn even the most manly of things into a feminine hygiene ad. To illustrate my point:
May 30th, 2009 at 11:57 am
This is brilliant.
June 1st, 2009 at 4:44 am
nice hijacking of my profile cartoon Tim…..
June 1st, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Would you believe that I took my own photo of that in Redwood City?
June 2nd, 2009 at 3:13 am
should i? i just find it a bit too much of a coincidence.
June 2nd, 2009 at 3:32 am
I know you are using it.
But I can show you my photo.
On the same block as the movie theater.
June 2nd, 2009 at 3:32 am
And yes, your profile image is also tampon art.
June 2nd, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Now that’s just wrong……
June 2nd, 2009 at 5:51 pm
not very nice…down boy
June 5th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Was that the poster for “Die Hard: Teh Musical”?