Comments on: Motrin Versus The Moms: When Painkillers Are Attacked, Everybody Loses

By: Her Bad Mother

Her Bad Mother — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:34:00 +0000

cmwheeler – I did see it (a friend of mine made it, actually) – it’s AWESOME.

By: cmwheeler

cmwheeler — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:24:00 +0000

Have you seen this response to it?

Good fun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpqpAGLS2t4

By: courtney

courtney — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:19:00 +0000

Well, hey, I hadn’t even heard of or seen that Motrin ad. Shows how out of the loop I am. I probably would have been insulted, too. For the same reasons. Because duh, packing around a kid is harsh on your body. That’s all that there should be to the ad.

By: Jozet at Halushki

Jozet at Halushki — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:35:00 +0000

“I hate to be conspiracy theory about it, but as far as I’m concerned it is more attempt by them to try to cause mommy wars. More attempt to point out our differences.”

Pass the tin foil hat. I’m old school patriarchy blaming even for an ad written by a woman. Keep us bickering among ourselves – mainstream moms versus alternatives, middle class versus wealthy versus poor – and we won’t get enough of a power block to do the real damage to the big issues that everyone is complaining that we’re not paying attention to.

It’s because motherhood is a second-class job description that doesn’t credit a resume line. Or so we are led to believe, told over and over again by one insipid commercial after another. Well, Motrin didn’t pull any punches in laying it all out there.

I think the reaction was swift and big and I don’t think anyone lost much time out of their day in enacting that reaction. In fact, I got four loads of laundry done. Meanwhile, the “look over there” effect of pitting those crunchy granola moms against those eye-rolling hipster moms didn’t work. We’re coming for your corner office; we’re turning it into an in-house daycare with a breast pump station. Then, we’re coming for better childcare options, family leave, and equal pay. That’s for starters.

By: carrie

carrie — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:05:00 +0000

Sling or no sling, you’re going to have aches and pains hauling a baby around – at least I did and I wish slings had been more commonplace back in 1997 and 1998 (I know! eons ago!).

Anyway, I totally see your point. I felt that way about the VW Ruton (sp?) commercials even though a) I don’t drive a mini van and b) my kids aren’t babies anymore. I could see why a certain demographic would be irritated, but it really wouldn’t stop me from taking/buying Motrin if that was my anti-inflammatory of choice!

Hopefully it will blow over soon, maybe it already has!

By: Kim @ Ponytaildiaries.com

Kim @ Ponytaildiaries.com — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:39:00 +0000

I hate to be conspiracy theory about it, but as far as I’m concerned it is more attempt by them to try to cause mommy wars. More attempt to point out our differences. My opinion? They don’t realize our sameness is we CELEBRATE those differences because as mothers we want that to be the world our children inherit. And that sameness says them? “FUCK YOU, ASSHOLES!” And that is as much business as well as attention I’ll be offering those sobs.

Moronic. The whole lot of every media asshats.

By: anne

anne — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:33:00 +0000

this leaves me speechless :

http://gawker.com/5091917/twitter-mom-power-innocuous-ads-successfully-banned

By: Her Bad Mother

Her Bad Mother — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:13:00 +0000

Susan – thanks (*blush*)

By: Cat

Cat — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:50:00 +0000

Wow, I missed the whole scandal, probably because all I carry around every day is my own tired ass and a bottle of vodka. Hey I do have something in common with moms! VODKA

By: Susan Getgood

Susan Getgood — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:14:00 +0000

I remain amazed at your writing. You are by far one of the best writers I read on the blogosphere. Have you considered writing a book? You should.