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Kotex should be ashamed!

That a girl would change schools because a boy she likes knows she's menstruating defies any explanation I have. I know it's meant to be funny and reflect reality, but, still . . . .

(See a German ad from 1990 showing a girl openly carrying her package of pads.)

The ad comes from the July 1992 issue of an American magazine and is the second of a two-page ad, part of which has been enlarged for clarity.

Feel the Shame 1: Pursettes 1974

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Feel the Shame 1: Pursettes 1974
See also advertising for teens: Saba Ad, Pursettes ad, Are you in the know? (Kotex) (1949)(1953)(1964), Ads for Teens

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