what the fuck? i don't even know where to start with this one . . .

Wow.

I can safely say that I've never made a connection between bagles and vaginas before, and I kind of wish that this ad hadn't done so for me.

By the way, is it just me, or is that picture just about the least appetizing picture of bagels ever?

It does absolutely nothing to make me want to eat bagels, and it definitely doesn't make me want to associate vaginas with those bagels.

I just don't understand where people get the idea that this sort of thing is a good idea. I mean, really, what kind of consumer is actually going to be swayed by this?

On a side note, I much prefer donuts to bagels.

Clearly this ad is marketing toward those that like to eat vagina. As a hetero female, I feel kind of left out and turned off bagels. Truth is, if my privates are going to be compared to food items like this, I'd much rather be compared to something like devil's food cake donuts. The least they could have done is hang the bagels on a piece of meat male. JK, JK, JK

okay, i went to the blog where jessica found the ad and APPARENTLY (according to the people leaving comments), the ad was supposed to say "proud supporter of the vagina monologues" but that somehow got left off. so that at least explains it. even if it still was a bad idea.

There's got to be a yeast infection joke in here somewhere...

Yeah. . .I mean, I guess the up up with vaginas attitude is good, but still. . .I'm never too keen on comparing them to consumer goods or using them as a marketing ploy.

This ad just makes me go "Eh?".

And yes, the yeast infection jokes were in some posts on the message board where I first saw this ad.

Oh great, the website was greenlit on Fark. Get ready for the sexist brigade!

In conjunction with the Vagine Monologues it makes perfect sense. It is an homage to the vagina from a sponsor who makes bagels. Without that reference it's just stupid. The graphic artist who screwed it up is undoubtedly in big, big trouble.

Uhhh, kegels with your bagels?

What about the rest of the world. Are we chopped liver???????(No,I didn't get it either.It's not just you.)

I think it's an attempt at creating a syllogism

Vagina's are good. Bagels are like vagina's. Therefore, Bagels are good.

they could have done a little more work establishing the premise, but if you don't assume their being assholes it's kind of obvious.

Here's a news report; apparently they meant to mention the Monologues, but it got left out.

You're right. It _IS_ impossible to find a good bagel outside NYC. Quit hogging all the good bagels, dammit. (The same may apply to vaginas; I have no idea.)

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