Bald Wingman (Rogaine ad)

[rdawg]

I wouldn't mind the commercial IF ROGAIN ACTUALLY WORKED. But it doesn't for most people, and certainly regrow a significant amount of hair in most responders. So not only are they poking fun at their target audience, they aren't even offering a treatment that will do them any good. I hope bimotoprost works and puts minoxidil out of business, but unfortunately that doesn't look like the case.

They are probably just trying to scrape whatever money they still can until the next viable treatment comes, we've honestly never been closer and BIM is a real possibility to be the successor of rogaine, i.e something that isn't a cure but is much more effective.

Rogaine is useless, it helps give volume to the hair and maybe gives regrowth to 10% that use it, 90% of the time it doesnt do anything for people. Usually only works for slow hair loss sufferers, never aggressive.

[Occulus]

I wouldn't mind the commercial IF ROGAIN ACTUALLY WORKED. But it doesn't for most people, and certainly regrow a significant amount of hair in most responders. So not only are they poking fun at their target audience, they aren't even offering a treatment that will do them any good. I hope bimotoprost works and puts minoxidil out of business, but unfortunately that doesn't look like the case.

[Helix]

What I meant was that being bald is not as bad as this ad is trying to portray.

The ad itself is awfuly insensitive though.

[tipsfedora]

Colored chinos, oversized oxford shirt buttoned all the way up and of course a pencil in a front pocket. Come on guys...nerdy outfit, nerdy body language,nerdy smile...If baldness is really that inferior they woudn't have to use all this other cues to prove the point.

It's bad, but it's not that bad.

Oh come on, this degeneracy today in society is going on my nerves. I understand the movement about racism. After all you can not change it, there are no differences except visually.


On the other hand we have fatacceptance movement with their blabbering about ' muh genetics, accept them " while pounding the 4 litres of Cola daily and everyone going rampant about #sexism #bodypositive #effyourbeautystandards.


It's not like these women are getting attention from bunch of males ( which in reverse rarely happens even with male models ). Yet we are openly demolished for something that was once an evolutionary advantage, genetic, hardly changeable, nonthreatening, nonlethal physically, health visual condition, get scrutinized for it.


What the fawk am I supposed to be scrutinized ? Fatness causes a wide range of problems, and I should celebrate the laziness ? Yes, there are certain cases of people having trouble regulating their weight but majority are lazy fuks.



This is disgusting.




Put a black man instead of a baldy. Say it " It's bad, but it's not that bad. "

Put a (fat) (wo)man instead of a baldy. Say it " It's bad , but it's not that bad. "



#BaldIsBeautiful #BaldDomesLivesMatter #BaldIsOk

[Helix]

Colored chinos, oversized oxford shirt buttoned all the way up and of course a pencil in a front pocket. Come on guys...nerdy outfit, nerdy body language,nerdy smile...If baldness is really that inferior they woudn't have to use all this other cues to prove the point.

It's bad, but it's not that bad.

[hellouser]

isn't it possible to sue them for this?
at least create a huge shitstorm on twitter and FB.

LMAO! You think anyone cares about bald mens feelings? Bahaha... society uses us as the butt of all jokes, what makes you think theyd want to stop that?

[Dimoxynil]

Seen the ad. Don't let the bastards get you down

[allTheGoodNamesAreTaken]

The reaction to this would be completely different if their product actually ****ing worked.

[champpy]

I suggest that anyone using rogaine switch brands. If you have success w minox keep using, just dont give your money to rogaine anymore.

Ive persoanally never had any growth with minox, but know my shedding increases when i stop now. I only buy equate or other off brand names though. Rogaine needs to feel our dissatisfaction by losing profit, asap

[joachim]

isn't it possible to sue them for this?
at least create a huge shitstorm on twitter and FB.

[Swooping]

Terrible, especially for very young hair loss sufferers.

The worst thing about it all is that I have a feeling that minoxidil is still going to dictate the market for the coming 5 year at least as the best compound for stimulating hair growth. It will be approaching 40 years of dominance soon. Total joke. Time for another compound.

[sagat]

Why didn't they select a masculine bald wingman (THE ROCK, Zinedine Zidane) and not some sickly looking guy? Simply because that's the stereotype they're aiming to label bald men. Or perhaps this is true :/

[xyz123]

That's all well and good but what do we do in the meantime? Quality of life is definitely an issue for us. I've passed up on promotions and career opportunities simply because I don't have the confidence I used to have. I settle for a girl that I don't even really like, when I know I could do a lot better. Again, confidence related to hairloss is preventing me from pursuing my goals and aspirations. Sad, I know but that's just how it is and you're made to feel not good enough by society and ridiculous ads such as these.

I know - the impact on our quality of life is horrible and this ad hurts because we know there's truth to it... It's maddening that something so seemingly trivial as hair loss has such a negative impact on how people are viewed - but it's real...

There is no changing the way society views AGA - it's been like this for thousands of years - I mean, there's reference to bald discrimination in the freaking bible... And today - no matter how successful you are, it still hurts. F.ck confidence - even Lebron James, Jordan Spieth, and Larry David (you know deep down he obsesses over this) have lost excessive amounts of sleep over hair loss and they are three of the most successful humans on earth right now...

Hellouser is right - the only solution is an effective treatment for AGA - and it's coming...

So what do we do right now - we wait... But unlike past generations, who were destined to a lifetime of insecurity with no real chance of hope - things are going to change for us - it's just a matter of when - and I find that reassuring.

[StayThick]

This ad only confirms what I already believe on society (especially women) views people who are bald or balding compared to those that aren't.

If you didn't think what was displayed in this advertisement actually is what it's like to be bald or think women didn't view men who are balding this way is living in a cave. Period.

I'm not sensitive personally, but I can absolutely understand those who are irate and bothered by this. Me? I've always known and accepted what was displayed in this video as fact in my life, it's the reason I try to do everything in my absolute power to save my hair.

I agree with this ad. They are using baldness as a punchline no doubt, but that's how it is and what it is. A big punchline. I just happen to think what they mock is not far from the truth from those suffering from this in real life.

I'm thinning baldy, but this video only encourages me to fight until my last breath to prevent my inevitable fate.

[diffuseloser]

That's all well and good but what do we do in the meantime? Quality of life is definitely an issue for us. I've passed up on promotions and career opportunities simply because I don't have the confidence I used to have. I settle for a girl that I don't even really like, when I know I could do a lot better. Again, confidence related to hairloss is preventing me from pursuing my goals and aspirations. Sad, I know but that's just how it is and you're made to feel not good enough by society and ridiculous ads such as these.