random rant... maybe for real this time

As I was saying...
why the hell is it okay for companies to convince people they NEED things that are not only not useful, but can be harmful. I'm not jumping on the OMG MCDONALDS AND GUNS AND FILESHARING ARE EVIL BECAUSE THEY CAN BE MISUSED bandwagon. If you have half a brain, you should know that MCDonald's is unhealthy, Guns can kill people if not used safely and filesharing can steal money from executives who steal money from musicians (but that's another rant altogether).

The things I'm talking about are the things that most people don't know aren't safe, but the commercials, and hype convince us that we need them like douche, certain "vitamins" and "supplements"/and diet pills. Douche can throw off a woman's uhh... internal balance and can cause infections and irritation in her most sensitvie of parts. Most women, however would not know this unless they've had a problem th at would carry them to the doctor who would then say "have you been using a douche?". We have known for years that this is generally a harmful product, but yet the companies still sell it by frightening the poor girls into thinking they might have to go through the embarassment of feeling or smelling "not so fresh". I have news for you, If you feel or smell that badly, the only thing that is going to help is a trip to the damn doctor.

Supplements are a problem because A. they are unregulated by the FDA and B. This means that they can and do put harmful substances in the pills and say that they're a new part of the B vitamin complex or whatever other miracle they want to sell that day. Not all supplements are bad or harmful, but there are some that claimed to be vitamins that were found to have carcinogenic ingredients in them. But yet, some company convinced us that we need them to be faster, smarter, younger, etc.

Diet pills can be harmful and so called "natural" diet pills are often nothing or often contain caffeine, guarana, ephedra or some other manner of upper that speeds up your metabolism. Paying money for pill that does nothing is stupid. Paying money for a pill that keeps you hopped up all the time is dangerous and stupid. It's bad for your body to be on unprescribed stiumlants all the time, and even if you wanted to do that, you could just buy alot of coffee for alot less than people charge for those pills.

So here's the next question, is the problem that the assholes at the companies try to convince us that we need these things, or is the problem that we are so afraid of being imperfect that we buy into their propaganda hook line and sinker? Are we so self-loathing that we can't accept ourselves for who we are or be bothered to research something to make sure it won't harm us? I have news for, vagina's don't smell like daisies, some of us are fat, and people get old. The even worse thing is, there are tried and true ways of fixing problems. IF you have a female infection, go to a doctor, if you're fat, get off the damn couch, and if you're starting to feel your age, get off the damn couch or go to a doctor if necessary. The problem with this stuff is that it takes alot of work and alot of time, and in our culture we want everything done yesterday without having to lift a finger.

Honestly, most of us are more intelligent than this, and we should stop allowing ourselves to be duped into this. Look at yourself in the mirror and say "I am who I am and that's okay." Then go for a walk. Then come back and schedule any doctors appointments you might need. Please. If we all did this, maybe the corporate assholes would stop making money and they would realize that we're not all a bunch of easily lead sheep. And then maybe, JUST MAYBE, I wouldn't have to see 80,000 commercials for diet pills, "stay young" supplements, and freaking DOUCHE. It's not okay for companies to convince us that we need these things, but it's also not okay for us to buy into it. We're smart enough to know what works, and when we don't, we're fully able to do the research to find out about it.

So, Please, Big companies, stop selling us harmful shit under the guise of it being helpful and, Consumers, believe in yourself enough not to be duped into this crap. PLEASE.