Sarah Haskins in Target Women: Birth Control

Hilarious and so on point.

Awesome, insightful and hilarious... You totally used science to make this didn't you? Science!!

Oh Sarah, you are so awesome. The first time I saw a commercial for YAZ I thought it was a joke!

I want to see the Birth control commercial that you made! "Do you like sex? But don't want to have a baby?" ...good stuff!

Sarah you are hilarious.

Most commercials specifically for women, like the one for Yaz, tampons, or those douche commercials, "You ever get that unfresh feeling?" are ridiculous.

Here's a tip for the men: Women do not really talk like that. (Nor do they get into teddies and have pillow fights that lead into a realm of sexual curiosity when they are having a girls-night together. Sorry to bust the fantasy).

Awesome as usual!! Keep these coming! I doubt very seriously there will be a lack of material any time soon...

This was absolutely hilarious. Seasonique is evil, evil stuff. EVIL!

Amen! I wish she did a new one of these every day.

I enjoyed this segment, I thought it was funny, but I think that there are worse things that you can go after. These commercials just aren't very demeaning. The target isn't women. The target is women who have issues with their period. These women actually exist. I know multiple women who suffer from painful cramps, terrible mood swings and even a woman who has about two periods every month. These are people who are not sexually active too. There doctors have suggested medication like YAZ to help them not be in pain. These commercials haven't mocked women or shown them being irritable or unpleasant. Women in the commercials haven't been portrayed as dimwitted either. Like in the YAZ commercial, they explain away the required telling of possible side effects by having the woman be a doctor. Cheesy? yes. An affront to women? Not so much. The reason they're not discussing The Great Gatsby is because they are advertising a product that isn't The Great Gatsby. It just seems to me that the people who advertise these products (particularly YAZ) have gone to certain lengths not to alienate their audience and that should be taken into account. While people like you or me may not suffer from various symptoms during our periods, there are real people who do--people who need "period control" and these companies have done a service for those women.

I'm not trying to be a nay-sayer. This is just my two cents. I like the yogurt and suffrage thing :)

Periods are icky! Where's the pill that makes it come out as that blue, Windex-like liquid I always see in pad commercials?

Ha hahaha. Im so happy someone has called this out. Sarah? is awesome.

@rebecca, with all do respect nobody NEEDS period control pills. There are lots of ways to deal with these issues that are much better for your physiology.

The human body is an Extraordinary Machine. We need not take pharmaceuticals unless it's a life and death last resort.

And the target is women. Whether or not we have difficulty with our monthly friend, we all wish it would just leave and never return. Just being honest.
I do welcome her, however, because Im pretty sure the FDA is satan in a lab coat.

dear god, i love this.

um. i love this woman and segment. why did i not know of either of them before this moment?

you know what needs to be busted on....those damned 'ONE LESS' commercials.

You know, the HPV vaccine that big pharm is aiming towards 12 year girls. Making it seem like it's all empowering. Cervical cancer vaccine. Like those poor girls even know what a cervix is?!

It's bunk. There are so many different forms and types of cervical cancer and this vaccine only (might) prevent a few. Plus most of these come and go without medical intervention. Just tell the girls to keep their number of sex partners to a minimum and cancer can be detected from a PAP anyways.

So leave the children alone.

Oh Sarah, how I love you! My week isn't complete until I get to see your three minutes on InfoMania. Truly.

Most women need a reeducation on what their body and cycle is all about, instead of hating it and wanting to disconnect. Too bad all they want us to do is NOT be in tune with our bodies and and cycles. And when did it become BAD to have "unpleasant" feelings!?

Simply thanks for all of your topics...you are simply 'Fab'!!!

Man, I thought this piece was so funny. I'm still laughing. I thought it was very good, very insightful. A great jab at stupid, mindless, advertising. Funny, very funny.

Oh I'm hooked...can't wait to see more of your videos, Sarah!

AHAHAHHAAHHA HILARIOUSSS

Sarah i'm in like with you.

Sarah, each one of your pieces warms my soul and brings light to my dark, jaded heart.

Sarah,
You do great work! Can you do take 2 of birth control pills and talk about how fewer periods allows women to more effectively buy shoes? pleeese....

:) :) :)

I'm going to send all my friends an nuvaring e-card. Sarah, you are awesome!